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Hubble Telescope Infrared Impressionist Artwork

Hubble Telescope Infrared Impressionist Artwork

Forget Monet and his ability to provide his own impression of his surroundings, NASA this past week had an artist take infrared impressions from the Hubble Space Telescope and a ground-based telescope and then create artwork from what they believe the galaxy looks like. The images on this page were taken from NASA’s Image of the Day and showcases the core of our galaxy and it’s nearly 2,000 stars. The image according to io9 showcases the “densest known gathering of young stars in our galaxy.” Here’s an even more detail piece of the artwork: Side Note: Don’t actually forget Money, his artwork still kicks this artworks butt and if he Read more »

It's a good day for astronomy fans

It's a good day for astronomy fans

Galactus needs to take better care of himself. I didn’t even know he was a smoker. In reality, Hubble captured this spectacular image of a “three-light-year-tall pillar of gas and dust” that’s under attack from within and without. Infant stars inside are firing off jets of gas, while bigger stars outside the pillar are gobbling it up with their super-bright light. I guess you could call it a big ol’ pocket of star fuel. Hubble released the image to celebrate its 20th anniversary, and you can bet your warp drive it’s been composited and enhanced out the wazoo. But that doesn’t make it any less amazing (see higher-res versions here). Read more »

Scientists discover "unidentified object"

The Supernova Cosmology Project announced that it has a found an “unidentified object“. Before you all go painting pictures of martians in your head, the said object is located within the area designated as CL1432.5+3332.8. The said cluster was observed to grow in luminosity for about 100 days and reached a brightness of the 21st magnitude in two infrared colors. The object then subsequently faded for the next 100 days. This pattern has baffled scientists who contend that this behavior is so unlike that of a supernova. And to make it more mysterious, the said object is not even part of any known galaxy. Read more »