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General Discussion => Science & Nature => Topic started by: sam on November 25, 2010, 04:18

Title: Space Pictures This Week: Flaming Runaway, Moon Avalanche
Post by: sam on November 25, 2010, 04:18

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A galactic collision sparked a powerful "explosion" of star formation that until now had been hidden from view by a cloak of dense gases, as seen in a NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope picture released last week.

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2010/11/photogalleries/101124-best-space-pictures-comet-science-sun-moon-stars-mars-aurora-121/?now=2010-11-24-00:01

Title: Re: Space Pictures This Week: Flaming Runaway, Moon Avalanche
Post by: Clive on November 25, 2010, 10:58

Stunning photos Sam.  I just can't get over the clarity they are achieving these days.  But the article writers should be sacked for "Like a hot-headed teenager, the star AE Aurigae is racing away from its birthplace after getting into a "fight" with its neighbors, as seen in a new picture from NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, or WISE, released Tuesday.     :laugh:

Title: Re: Space Pictures This Week: Flaming Runaway, Moon Avalanche
Post by: sam on November 25, 2010, 14:26

 :laugh: