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Hubble Captures the Violent Birth of a Star

Posted by timothy on from the in-space-no-one-gets-an-epidural dept.

The Bad Astronomer writes "In what is one of the most staggeringly beautiful Hubble pictures ever taken, a newly-born massive star is blasting four separate jets of material into its surrounding cocoon, carving out cavities in the material over two light years long. But only three of the jets appear to have matter still inside them, and the central star is off-center. This may be a gorgeous picture, but the science behind it is equally as compelling."

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  1. Goatse has scarred me by regular_guy · · Score: 5, Insightful

    That's the first image that immediately came to mind when I saw this picture. Not the awesomeness of the universe, but someone's bum. Tragic.

    1. Re:Goatse has scarred me by SirGarlon · · Score: 5, Insightful

      You're only crazy if you see Jesus in toast and think it's not a coincidence.

      --
      [Sir Garlon] is the marvellest knight that is now living, for he destroyeth many good knights, for he goeth invisible.