| Supercluster
suggests early evolution
The Australian, March 3, 2005
I found this
article quite informative as well as interesting. One
merit of the journalism is that it was very easy to understand.
The author explained things in such a way so that people
with very little scientific background could understand
the significance of this discovery. For example, in the
article they briefly explain what galaxy clusters are
and the “Big Bang” theory.
They have also
used direct quotes from authority figures NASA and ESA,
as well as other (probably well known) astronomers from
various universities and observatories to support what
they are saying.
It is a very
informative, concise and well constructed piece of journalism
The author introduces the article with a short paragraph
that concisely says what has been discovered and what
conclusions can be drawn from it. He then goes on to explain
in more detail where and how the supercluster was discovered,
including who discovered it and what technological equipment
was used. He also tells us what they still have yet to
discover – how fast galaxies mature. Most importantly
though he explains what can be concluded from the discovery
– the universe developed faster than previously thought.
Often in these types of articles the most important message
that the writer is trying to impress upon the reader is
the significance of the discovery. He also included a
sentence at the end of the article to tell readers where
they can find more information about the discovery if
they wanted to research it further.
I learnt a
few interesting facts from this article, one was that
older stars emit light in the red part of the spectrum.
I also found the article interesting because I think that
it is really amazing that we are continuously making new
discoveries, and that these new discoveries are continually
updating our understanding of the universe. It makes me
wonder what we will discover next.
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