Dead Star Set to Escape the Milky Way 132
slackah wrote to mention a NewScientist.com article discussing a fast-moving stellar corpse on its way out of our galaxy. From the article: "The object, called B1508+55, is a rotating neutron star, or pulsar. It is the superdense core of a massive star that exploded as a supernova about 2.5 million years ago. The explosion seems to have ejected the pulsar with such force that it will eventually escape the Milky Way entirely, says team member Shami Chatterjee, an astronomer with NRAO and CfA."
Rogue star (Score:1, Funny)
It can't be a space station. (Score:4, Funny)
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You know your life is sad... (Score:4, Funny)
I want a name like that! (Score:2, Funny)
In other news... (Score:5, Funny)
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Careful (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Did anyone else... (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Amazing (Score:5, Funny)
Wow. I knew we had a central black hole, but I didn't realise it distorted space that much. What value is the pi where you live?
OMG (Score:3, Funny)
OMG! DON't LET IT GET AWAY! SEND THE AMERICANS TO RETRIEVE IT!
ON second thought.. I slightly recall the "retrieving"-abilities of the US army and some guy who's bin pretty laden.
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Re:no time to waste! (Score:2, Funny)
Has to be done (Score:3, Funny)
"Bring out your dead!"
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