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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Re:God is alive and he is not happy! by niko9 · 2003-07-04 05:17 · Score: 0, Offtopic

He's only flipping you the bird because of the massive ./ he's anticipating. All these feeble brains contemplating if God is dead or not.

I'm a dyslexic atheist.

I don't beleive in Dog.
4th of July only in the USA?? by yelims · 2003-07-04 05:24 · Score: 1, Offtopic

So what day is it everywhere else?
boom - by Cally · 2003-07-04 05:25 · Score: 0, Offtopic

why does my star go "boom"?

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where else???! by sbwoodside · 2003-07-04 07:08 · Score: 0, Offtopic

On this Fourth of July, it's usual -- at least in the U.S. -- to watch fireworks.

Is there somewhere else in the world where it's usual to watch fireworks on July 4?

simon

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