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Local Galaxy Cluster About to Go Boom

Posted by timothy on from the about-to-is-relative dept.

A. Price writes "The Slacker Astronomy podcast reports on a recently discovered super star cluster located just 10,000 light years away. This system is expected to spawn 1500 supernovae in about 40 million years. I don't plan to be around to see the fireworks, but I wish I could. The show will be awesome. SA is a weekly look at astronomy by astronomers as told by a 20-something gal from Harvard and two of her friends. It's funny and cheesy, like the Dr. Who of podcasts."

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  1. Clever, Saddam by AtariAmarok · · Score: 2, Funny

    Clever, Saddam. Hiding those WMD's in distant star cluster. But you never thought the hiding place would be betrayed when Waphoon Zugbart carelessly detonated it when he dropped a cigaratte butt from one of his 5 hands. Never trust those Altarians to guard anything again.

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    Don't blame Durga. I voted for Centauri.
    1. Re:Clever, Saddam by jd · · Score: 1, Funny

      For purposes of the continued respect in the quality of the reporting on Slashdot, I wish to remind you that Lord Zugbart can regurgitate the contents of his stomach into the form of a sixth hand as needed.

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      It's a small world and it smells funny; I'd buy another if it wasn't for the money; Take back what I paid (SoM)
  2. This is awesome by __aaudsj459 · · Score: 2, Funny

    This show has me on the edge of my seat every week waiting for a new broadcast to come online. Thanks guys. You are awesome.