io9.com — You are looking right into the burning, hydrogen gas-shrouded heart of one of the biggest star nurseries that Earth astronomers have ever seen. This image was created by the European Organization for Astronomical Research (ESO), and shows part of the Gum 29 region, which researchers say is probably about 1-2 million years old.
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jeffkeeOct 22, 2008
Ha ditto on the sarcasm.
kamikaze134Oct 22, 2008
Gum 29? If it's anything like the gum I chewed today, it won't last very long.
noozehoundOct 22, 2008
You hop on Digg in the middle of a film? Must've been really bored with the movie.
exekutorOct 22, 2008
FTA: "The really cool part? This was taken from a ground observatory in Chile, not a satellite telescope. Amazing clarity for a ground-based system."The ground telescopes in Chile are in the middle of the Atacama Desert, really low humidity and no clouds or cities nearby. Perfect for taking these pictures.
captainanndorOct 22, 2008
You could try Harvey Dent?
eviljollyOct 22, 2008
"creating a blaze of X-ray radiation."That sounds pretty f**king metal.
jellygraphOct 22, 2008
"What does the scouter say about its power?""It's over NINE THOUSAAAAAAAND!""WHAT?! NINE THOUSAND?!"