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Pillars of Creation Destroyed

Posted by kdawson on from the eat-your-heart-out-Hercules dept.

anthemaniac writes with news about the Pillars of Creation, an iconic structure in the Eagle Nebula some 7,000 light-years distant. The Hubble Space Telescope's image of this structure is one of the most widely recognized astronomy images ever captured. Now a new image from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope suggests that the pillars probably toppled 6,000 years ago. From the article: "Astronomers think [a] supernova's shock wave knocked the pillars down about 6,000 years ago. But because light from that region of the sky takes 7,000 years to reach us, the majestic pillars will appear intact to observers on Earth for another 1,000 years or so.'"

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  1. Damn Taliban! by Jah-Wren+Ryel · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    They tore down the Buddhas of Bamyan, so we chased them out of Afghanistan, and where did they go?

    Freaking Outer-Space!

    And now they are tearing down the Pillars of Creation! Can't those guys just accept that other people have other ideas about religion and Creation?

    Geezus!

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  2. Re:Ah ha! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    i just love faggots who have to beat their message into others. no wonder most people ignore atheists... your PR is done by assholes.

  3. Re:Ah ha! by TomHandy · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    faggots? And now I know why most people ignore bigots. They're PR is also done by assholes.

  4. Sorry about that! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I farted.

  5. Re:Ah ha! by IdleTime · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    i just love faggots who have to beat their message into others. no wonder most people ignore atheists... your PR is done by assholes. If you love faggots, come around. I have a few friends who would fuck you in the ass. Besides, atheism is not an organization and I'm sure my friends will convince you about that after a few minutes...
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  6. Re:Ah ha! by Ingolfke · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Besides, atheism is not an organization

    Sure it is... http://www.atheists.org/

  7. Re:Ah ha! by redcane · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Well played sir. Of course that is *an* athiest organisation, just like I am *a* god (but not *the* god).