Hubble Catches Some Cosmic Fireworks

Posted by michael on Friday July 4, 2003 @05:05AM from the bombs-bursting-in-air dept.

Roland Piquepaille writes "On this Fourth of July, it's usual -- at least in the U.S. -- to watch fireworks. But I want to invite you to see very special ones, celestial fireworks discovered by the Hubble Space Telescope. Astronomy Magazine has the story. "In a newly released image, the Hubble Space Telescope peers into a neighboring galaxy to capture a gorgeous view of a supernova remnant called LMC N 49. Also known as DEM L 190, the nebula lies within the Large Magellanic Cloud approximately 160,000 light-years away." Read this summary for more details and a nice illustration from the Hubble Heritage Team. You can find additional tons of information at this Hubble Heritage Project page."

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God is alive and he is not happy! by isn't+my+name · 2003-07-04 05:07 · Score: 5, Funny

Check out this Hubble picture
That makes sense by TheVidiot · 2003-07-04 05:09 · Score: 5, Funny

...a supernova remnant called LMC N 49. Also known as DEM L 190...

Good thing they chose a non-technical name that would be easier to remember!

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