• Betelgeuse dying

    From Dreamer@VERT/SETXBBS to All on Fri Jun 24 16:41:44 2011
    I thought this was pretty cool.

    I found a couple comments I thought were hilarious, see below. :)

    Dying Star Betelgeuse Spews Fiery Nebula
    Posted by Soulskill on Friday June 24, @12:16PM
    from the lights-in-the-sky dept.
    astroengine writes "Betelgeuse is dying a nasty death. The star is in the final, violent stages of its life, shedding vast amounts of stellar material into space as it quickly approaches a supernova demise. But now, with the help of the European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope, Betelgeuse's extended nebula has come to light. Comprised of silica and alumina dust, ESO astronomers have been able to image the nebula in infrared wavelengths for the first time. This is the most detailed view we've ever had of the imminent death of a titanic red supergiant star."


    Worried (Score:1)
    by lightbox32 (1903946) on Friday June 24, @12:39PM (#36557772)
    What will this mean to Ford Prefect's home planet?
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    Re:Worried (Score:3)
    by Ukab the Great (87152)
    Good News: they won't panic, as they're hoopy froods who know where their towels are.
    Bad News: Earth has the largest supply of towels in 1000 light-years, so we can expect an invasion any day.

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