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- wordsnatcher, on 10/12/2007, -0/+7Meanwhile, a few light years away, a ray-gun carrying alien ship just scored 200 points.
- PissedGodzilla, on 10/12/2007, -0/+6Stuff like this really makes me hate the fact that they are going to end the Hubble project. Hubble was the best thing (problems and all) to come out of the space program in a long time.
- deathcloset, on 10/12/2007, -1/+4Can you believe this amazing telescope only costs the American taxpayer about $3 a year? Can you imagine what we could do if these kind of research programs had the amount of money we spend on movies yearly. (mind you that I understand that money does not directly equal innovation - but more money never hurt research and development of technology, at least to my knowledge).
- Falcorian, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3And it really will be a detriment to research to lose it. Ultraviolet Spectroscopy is impossible to do well from the ground, and key in many projects, for example the study of the accelerating universe.
- capn_caveman, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3Good find: http://www.spacetelescope.org/news/html/heic0605.html This is also a direct link to the source.
- Superfluous, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3if you find that interesting look into neutron stars, specifically pulsars. 30km wide but the mass of multiple suns rotating incredibly fast.
- deathcloset, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3...why, do you have a better example of a "dramatic breakup"? Perhaps something involving the bitter end of a relationship involving you and a significant other arguing about proper use of adjectives in astronomy?
- Strongoloid, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2It's hell of hard to think about pieces of ice the smallest which are "the size of a house" flying though space that fast.
- roadies, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Good video and all, but I was expecting some Deep Impact type of explosion. Still very cool for the old geezer of a telescope Hubble to pick it up.
- stomicron, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2You call that a "dramatic breakup"?
- thewise1, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Nah, they missed earth
- DarkJedi375, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1So now, instead of seeing this one comet every 5 and a half years...we're going to see 33 tiny ones? That's cool I guess...
- iWorks, on 10/12/2007, -2/+3Man, that sound wave is really causing all sorts of problems everywhere huh.
- Superfluous, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1i agree, but i dont think UV spectroscopy is that vital to detecting the acceleration of the universe. We do that with dopler shifts which show across the whole spectrum, not just UV.
- elnerdo, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Which makes me wonder why this says EUROPEAN scientists were using it. I hope they were paying for their time.
- Hickeroar, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1$3 a year? Not saying you're "wrong" but how do you figure? Might we ask for a source? :-P
- Superfluous, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1...or the amount of money we spend on the military yearly... you do realize multiple hubbles were made, right? They just only point 1 away from earth...and hickeroar, i think he means $3 per person per year.
- EODMpink, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Damn, the link to the video made me think Hubble could capture video (I would pay $3 a year to see that).
- deathcloset, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1http://www.space.com/news/hubble_cost_991206.html
hmm. well, I can't find the orginal source of the exact estimate (hehe, "exact estimate" :P ) - but this article claims less than a happy meal. - mcddor, on 10/12/2007, -1/+0Passed that link on to my sister. She is an astronomy buff. Thank you for the link.
- vertigoblue, on 10/12/2007, -2/+133 more possible impacts, into the earth!
when are we going to get the fricken laserbeams on the moon? (Dr. Evil pinky to the mouth) - inactive, on 10/12/2007, -5/+2inspiring.
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