When Galaxies Collide

Posted by michael on Friday September 24, 2004 @10:59AM from the a-fox-special dept.

neutron_p writes "An international team of scientists announced today, they observed a nearby head-on collision of two galaxy clusters. The clusters smashed together thousands of galaxies and trillions of stars. It is the most powerful events ever witnessed. Such collisions are second only to the Big Bang in total energy output. The event was captured with the European Space Agency's XMM-Newton observatory. Scientists are calling the event the perfect cosmic storm: galaxy clusters that collided like two high-pressure weather fronts and created hurricane-like conditions, tossing galaxies far from their paths and churning shock waves of 100-million-degree gas through intergalactic space."

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hm.... by schnits0r · 2004-09-24 11:29 · Score: 2, Funny

I felt a great disturbance in the force. As if millions of voices suddenly cried out in terror, then was suddenly silenced.

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Time by Alsee · 2004-09-24 21:00 · Score: 2, Funny

Crap! Two galaxy clusters collide and I missed it!
Anyone know what time it happened?

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targeted advirtisement by tloh · 2004-09-24 21:07 · Score: 2, Funny

Did anyone notice the "Mergers & Acquisitions" ads by google? Considering the funding woos of NASA, perhaps......

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Bastard operator from hell by Alosja · 2004-09-25 02:53 · Score: 2, Funny

This seems like an good excuse for the network beeing down yesterday :)

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