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Scientists Find Doublehelix at Center of Milky Way

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the that's-no-moon dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Astronomers report an unprecedented elongated double helix nebula near the center of our Milky Way galaxy, using observations from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope. The part of the nebula the astronomers observed stretches 80 light years in length."

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  1. I was going to joke about DNA... by Gamiac · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    But then I realized it wasn't a double-helix.

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    A horse with 2 back legs and fore-legs has 6 legs-an odd number of legs. The only number odd and even is infinity.
  2. Scientology, It's true!! by resonte · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Yet another 'Sign' from the heavens that we were created in the image of our beloved mystical alien gods. They must've made this nebula after the wonderous design bestowed upon us. ....Yes, it makes perfect sense

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