Two Totally Unique Star Systems Discovered

esocid writes "Astronomers have spied a faraway star system that is so unusual, it was one of a kind — until its discovery helped them pinpoint a second one that was much closer to home. In a paper published in a recent issue of the Astrophysical Journal Letters, Ohio State University astronomers and their colleagues suggest that these star systems are the progenitors of a rare type of supernova. In research funded by the National Science Foundation, they found a star system that is unusual, because it's what the astronomers have called a 'yellow supergiant eclipsing binary' — it contains two very bright, massive yellow stars that are very closely orbiting each other. In fact, the stars are so close together that a large amount of stellar material is shared between them, so that the shape of the system resembles a peanut."

Interstellar Directions

[EdIII]

"Dude, I can't find you."
"What do you mean you can't find me? Did you follow my directions?"
"I already flew by there five fucking times, I can't find you!"
"Jeezus Christ! It's the one that looks like a peanut you pendejo! How many of them look like a peanut? How could you miss that!?"

Scrotal

[minginqunt]

A peanut? SPACEBALLS, more like.

Waitaminute...

[Anonymous Coward]

That's no peanut

Re:Two?

[eebra82]

If you have two of something, by definition it is no longer unique...

It is in fact unique divided by half now.

Re:Two?

[Anonymous Coward]

What? I've had hundreds of Uniques in Diablo!

uh...

[transiit]

This year's April 1st jokes are just a bit too esoteric, I think. Celestial peanut? What?

Re:Two?

[minginqunt]

If you have two of something, by definition it is no longer unique...

Indeed. It becomes 'duique'.

Re:Unique or two

[jimmux]

Wait, there's more. Why do we say that a peanut has been shelled when the shell has been removed? Is it not now unshelled?

Oops, Let me try that again.

Why do we say that a pair of half-nuts have been shelled when the shell has been removed? Is the double-half-nut not now unshelled?

peanut shaped star system

[OrangeTide]

found a peanut, found a peanut,
found a peeeeeanut just now,
just now I found a peanut,
Found a peanut just now.
(feel free to share the rest of the lyrics with the class)

one thing leads to another

[doti]

Now, imagine the size of the squirrel!

The DARE....

[Notquitecajun]

I DARE someone to fly in between them. I DOUBLE-DOG dare ya.

Re:OMG PONIES

[siride]

That would be the ultimate April Fool's joke: good stories, grammatically correct summaries, no dupes, etc. And at the end they'd say "April Fools! Just kidding!"

Re:uh...

[ozbird]

This is Slashdot; April Fool's Day submissions will probably starting appearing around 3 April.

Article Correction

[siglercm]

Ahem. That's THE Ohio State University. I have relatives who've graduated from there. Thank you.

Re:The DARE....

[maroberts]

I can do this in less than 12 parsecs....

Re:Totally!

[david.given]

Now, if the grammar NAZIs would pull their heads from their asses...

You do realise that Nazi is a proper noun, not an acronym, and therefore should not be capitalised?

HTH. HAND.