Dead Star Set to Escape the Milky Way

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Dead Star Set to Escape the Milky Way

Posted by Zonk on Friday September 2, 2005 @08:16PM from the ware-the-undead dept.

slackah wrote to mention a NewScientist.com article discussing a fast-moving stellar corpse on its way out of our galaxy. From the article: "The object, called B1508+55, is a rotating neutron star, or pulsar. It is the superdense core of a massive star that exploded as a supernova about 2.5 million years ago. The explosion seems to have ejected the pulsar with such force that it will eventually escape the Milky Way entirely, says team member Shami Chatterjee, an astronomer with NRAO and CfA."

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Rogue star by theufo · 2005-09-02 20:18 · Score: 1, Funny

I wonder how long before Bush declares war...
1. Re:Rogue star by babyblink · 2005-09-02 23:09 · Score: 3, Funny
  
  When I bet the star itself yelled "freeeeedom!"
  
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2. Re:Rogue star by LordNimon · 2005-09-03 03:35 · Score: 2, Funny
  
  It's in your pants.
  
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It can't be a space station. by nounderscores · 2005-09-02 20:22 · Score: 3, Funny

It's too big to be a space station.
Re:Tracking by DrEldarion · 2005-09-02 20:27 · Score: 3, Funny

Blah, forget that scientific mumbo-jumbo nonsense. I want to see what happens when it hits something. Shit, they could put it on pay-per-view and make a mint.
You know your life is sad... by Dogun · 2005-09-02 20:27 · Score: 4, Funny

when you find yourself envying a neutron star.
I want a name like that! by skaap · 2005-09-02 20:30 · Score: 2, Funny

If only my parents had been creative enough to give me a name as cool as B1508+55!

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In other news... by elgatozorbas · 2005-09-02 20:37 · Score: 5, Funny

Dard Vader not amused
Comment removed by account_deleted · 2005-09-02 20:51 · Score: 4, Funny

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Careful by ImaLamer · 2005-09-02 21:37 · Score: 3, Funny

It's a trap!

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Re:Did anyone else... by Anonymous Coward · 2005-09-02 21:58 · Score: 2, Funny

Oh! You misread the title in an unexpected way and posted about it! Haha! Everyone quick, mod this guy up!
Re:Amazing by meringuoid · 2005-09-02 22:05 · Score: 4, Funny

Milky Way Galaxy is: ~100,000 light years in diameter; ~250,000 light years in circumference.
Wow. I knew we had a central black hole, but I didn't realise it distorted space that much. What value is the pi where you live?

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OMG by ZeroExistenZ · 2005-09-02 22:44 · Score: 2, Funny

Dead Star Set to Escape the Milky Way

OMG! DON't LET IT GET AWAY! SEND THE AMERICANS TO RETRIEVE IT!
ON second thought.. I slightly recall the "retrieving"-abilities of the US army and some guy who's bin pretty laden.

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Re:no time to waste! by thc69 · 2005-09-02 23:12 · Score: 2, Funny

Yes, and fill the spaceship with hairdressers, telephone sanitizers, and middle managers.

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Has to be done by Conspiracy_Of_Doves · 2005-09-03 00:11 · Score: 2, Funny

Radio transmissions have been detected from an area in space outside of our galaxy that lies on the star's path. When decoded, a voice could be heard to say:

"Bring out your dead!"

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