Milky Way Is Surrounded By Halo of Hot Gas 121
New submitter kelk1 writes "If the size and mass of this gas halo is confirmed, it also could be an explanation for what is known as the 'missing baryon' problem for the galaxy [...] a census of the baryons present in stars and gas in our galaxy and nearby galaxies shows at least half the baryons are unaccounted for [...] Although there are uncertainties, the work by Gupta and colleagues provides the best evidence yet that the galaxy's missing baryons have been hiding in a halo of million-kelvin gas that envelopes the galaxy."
Re:1,000,000 K ?!? (Score:3, Funny)
These insignificant lumps came together to form the first union, our sun, the heating system. And about this glowing gas bag, rotated the Earth, a cat's eye among aggies, blinking in astonishment across the face of time.
Re:1,000,000 K ?!? (Score:4, Funny)
Well, we were covered with a molten scum of rocks, bobbing on the surface like rats. Later, when there was less heat, these giant rock groups settled down among the land masses. During this extinct time, our Earth was like a steam room, and no one, not even man, could get in. However, the oceans and the sewers were simmering with a rich protein stew, and the mountains moved in to surround and protect them. They didn't know then that living as we know it was already taking over.
Re:1,000,000 K ?!? (Score:3, Funny)
Animals without backbones hid from each other, or fell down. Clamosaurs and oysterettes appeared as appetizers. Then came the sponges, which sucked up about 10% of all life. Hundreds of years later, in the Late Devouring Period, fish became obnoxious. Trailerbites, chiggerbites, and muskquitoes collided aimlessly in the dense gas. Finally, tiny, edible plants sprang up in rows, giving birth to generations of insecticides and other small, dying creatures.
Re:1,000,000 K ?!? (Score:4, Funny)
Millions of months passed, and, 28 days later, the moon appeared. This small change was reflected best, perhaps, in the sand dollar, which shrank to almost nothing at the bottom of the pool, where even dumb amphibians like catfish laid their eggs in the boiling waters, only to be gobbled up every three minutes by the giant sea orphans and jungle bunnies, which scared everybody. And so, IN FEAR AND HOT WATER, MAN IS BORN!!!
Re:Wha? (Score:5, Funny)
that envelopes the galaxy
Surely you meant to use the verb, i.e. "envelops".
Forming a letter of galactic proportions without a stamp.
Re:1,000,000 K ?!? (Score:2, Funny)
"No, Mr. Bond. I expect you to die."
-- Auric Goldfinger
Re:1,000,000 K ?!? (Score:4, Funny)
What are you talking about, Bozo?
Wow... (Score:5, Funny)
Re:1,000,000 K ?!? (Score:4, Funny)
but if it isn't very dense, then that might not matter.
That was perhaps the best worst pun ever.