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A Supernova In Red/Blue Plaid, Please

Posted by Hemos on from the build-it-for-them dept.

Snotnose writes "The New York Times is reporting that scientists have found a a supernova factory . From the article, scientists estimated that the cluster alone, which contains up to a million stars, probably produces a supernova once every two years. That is a rate 50 times higher than usual in entire galaxies. Stars explode in Earth's home galaxy, the Milky Way, only once in a century.. Sounds pretty awesome. "

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  1. a riddle by L.+VeGas · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    Q: What's the difference between a supernova factory cluster and Wil Wheaton's sex life?

    A: In their cluster, they have stars that get off at least every two years.

    kidding, kidding

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