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An Anglo-American team of astronomers have used the Advanced Camera for Surveys on the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) to obtain the first direct optical images of the aftermath of a recent titanic explosion that took place in a star system 5,000 light years from Earth.

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  • Avg rating: (+0/-0 0)mrbs
    mrbs
    April 19, 2007, 6:59 a.m.

    the only important project is the space program

    • Avg rating: (+0/-0 0)m-simon
      m-simon
      April 19, 2007, 7:16 a.m.

      The only way to solve our problems is more knowledge.

      You never know what will be useful.

      • Avg rating: (+0/-0 0)VoyceofR3asun
        VoyceofR3asun
        April 18, 2007, 6:50 p.m.

        why does the picture look fake?

        • Avg rating: (+0/-0 0)airglide
          airglide
          April 19, 2007, 2:16 a.m.

          One important question. When it exploded, did it make noise since there was no one to hear?

          • Avg rating: (+0/-0 0)antiquarian
            antiquarian
            April 19, 2007, 8:23 a.m.

            how many of you have used a zip lock bag ? Aerojet General corporation, 1964 was the first time I saw one, used on Apollo and Gemini Liquid rocket engine parts from the level 1 clean room. Who knows what the fall out from Hubble will be? Perhaps the minds we are filling with violence and distrust will find a little room for the beauty of nature and the wonder of Nature.

            • Avg rating: (+9/-1 8)WCFIELDS
              WCFIELDS
              April 19, 2007, 1:46 p.m.

              How can this be? One of those shouting, begging T.V. Christians was telling us the other day that everything was created a couple thousand years ago.

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