Dying Star Betelgeuse Spews Fiery Nebula 574
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."
Re:Worried (Score:4, Interesting)
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.
Re:Awesome (Score:3, Interesting)
isn't the point that we DO know more about outer space than we do about our oceans (in terms of raw data available)
NOT
that we WILL know more about outer space than we can ever about our oceans at some unspecified point in the future as your argument concludes.
while your conclusion is probably correct it doesn't relate to the original statement.