Possible Supernova In Nearby Spiral Galaxy 69
New submitter Zburatorul writes "In an electronic telegram to the IAU, an Italian astronomer reports his discovery of a possible supernova (magnitude R = 15) near spiral galaxy M95 on images taken March 16th. Many more independent and confirming observations are trickling in. The Bad Astronomer, Phil Plait, has a more layman-friendly article about it. The bad news: it won't be visible with the naked eye. The good news: it's not going to kill us."
I've got some bad news and some good news. (Score:5, Funny)
The bad news: It won't be visible to the naked eye.
Bummer man! Bummer!
The good news: It's not going to kill us.
Well THAT sucks!
Wait, what?
Probably not a supernova. (Score:5, Funny)
Bad news for the dinosaurs (Score:3, Funny)
Since it occurred 40 million years ago, it must have killed off the dinosaurs.
How very advanced of them! (Score:5, Funny)
An "electronic telegram?" Great, let's head up to Mauna Kea and confirm their results. I propose we travel by horseless sleigh.
Re:Bad news for the dinosaurs (Score:2, Funny)
Hear that WOOOOSH? That's the joke flying overhead 25.5 million years too late. [wikipedia.org]