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Beautiful Cartwheel Galaxy

science.nationalgeographic.com — This false-color view of the Cartwheel galaxy was created by combining images captured by 4 space telescopes:Galaxy Evolution Explorer,Hubble Space Telescope,Spitzer Space Telescope,and Chandra X-ray Observatory.Astronomers think a smaller galaxy,possibly one of two galaxies(bottom left),passed through the center of the Cartwheel galaxy 100 M years

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  • inactive, on 08/19/2008, -1/+15Looks like there is life on this galaxy, and they've installed neon lights.
  • inactive, on 08/19/2008, -4/+14It truly is. Bless His noodly appendage.
  • mfpratte, on 08/19/2008, -1/+9good job astronomers you got me a new background
  • inactive, on 08/19/2008, -6/+12this is one of the most beautiful statements I have ever read in regards to the subject matter. I look at this picture and realize that no matter how solid it looks, there are billions of light years separating each dot. This multiplies the chances of other life by many multiple factors. I would like to know that humanity is not an accident, a freak of the cosmos. In fact I really feel inside that there is more communication in this universe than can be accounted for in a literate manner.
  • DemonWasp, on 08/19/2008, -1/+7Physics works just as well. Plus, the whole thing is in false-colour, so no it really doesn't look like that.
  • tastynuggets, on 08/19/2008, -0/+6A little too grainy, or I'd make it my wallpaper.
  • PaulC, on 08/19/2008, -0/+6Well it has been decided. We're all living in a virtual simulation of Geometry Wars.
  • simmsa, on 08/19/2008, -2/+8God didn't create anything, man created god...
  • MisterEX, on 08/19/2008, -0/+6I don't think that works here.
  • LeviTheSmith, on 08/19/2008, -0/+5http://pic.stardusts.net/sources/20060112_CXC_cart ...
  • Lephisto, on 08/19/2008, -2/+6Well that image was combined by 4 telescopes, the beauty of it was made by man.
  • tastynuggets, on 08/19/2008, -0/+4Thank you :)
  • lpmiller, on 08/19/2008, -0/+4i prefer the Triple Axel Somersault With A Half Pipe Twist galaxy. Though it rarely sticks the landing.
  • inactive, on 08/19/2008, -0/+3It does look somehow delicious, doesn't it.
  • SLockhart, on 08/19/2008, -3/+6The "dots" are not billions of light years apart. Most are just 10's of light years apart.
  • IphtashuFitz, on 08/19/2008, -0/+3Beautiful. Imagine what it would be like to be able to view this live from a lot closer.
  • MisterEX, on 08/19/2008, -0/+3Yeah, they love their casinos.
  • patho, on 08/19/2008, -1/+3Cartwheel - good. Now do a barrel roll!
  • plhofmei, on 08/19/2008, -0/+2Looks like a fireworks display on the 4th of July.
  • LeviTheSmith, on 08/19/2008, -1/+3About 4
  • mrwoo, on 08/26/2008, -0/+1I'd love to do a job creating these photo's. Must be a really great feeling when it's finished.
  • bezz, on 08/19/2008, -0/+1Anyone have an estimate how many stars this galaxy consists of?
  • theatheist, on 08/19/2008, -0/+1extraordinary
  • Maddoktor2, on 08/19/2008, -0/+1Bullseye!
  • Ghostalker, on 08/19/2008, -0/+1The radiation from that thing is probably on it's way here to kill everyone, but it's just so damn nice to look at!
  • Tallon29, on 08/19/2008, -0/+1It looks like they mixed up their galaxy photos and their Boom Boom Rocket screenshots.
  • mrspurs16, on 08/19/2008, -0/+1Geometry Wars
  • chaos7, on 08/19/2008, -0/+1i don't like fake colors being added to space pics
  • pauls88, on 08/19/2008, -0/+1man that level was hard although gymnastic mario did help with it.
  • inactive, on 08/19/2008, -2/+2***** IT, WE'LL VIEW IT LIVE!!!
  • elbeem2, on 08/19/2008, -0/+0IT'S A PORTAL!
  • abdo, on 08/19/2008, -1/+1Subhanallah
  • nebloof, on 08/19/2008, -0/+0The King of All Cosmos has to be in there somewhere...
  • hazyeight, on 08/25/2008, -0/+0Unfortunately flamboyant name for a galaxy, for a pretty "bright" galaxy
  • boejangles, on 08/19/2008, -2/+1There is exactly three life in that galaxy.
  • inactive, on 08/19/2008, -1/+0Looks like a giant vagina floating through the space
  • Aznpaswazn, on 08/19/2008, -1/+0If you look at the picture, it looks like a face. Almost like this one typed ---> >.O
    The cartwheel galaxy as the left eye wide-open, the pink galaxy as the right eye, and the green galaxy as the mouth.
  • chestertonb, on 08/19/2008, -13/+10Isnt it amazing how God can create such beautiful things.
  • kendallnm, on 08/19/2008, -3/+0Images like this assure me that there is beautiful in our world!
  • LeviTheSmith, on 08/19/2008, -5/+1.com
  • oinyo, on 08/19/2008, -5/+1What a sexy little galaxy. Yeah.. I would tap that.
  • shutaro, on 08/19/2008, -7/+2God didn't do that, you did! You're a ***** narcotics agent, I knew it.
  • dedknedy, on 08/19/2008, -7/+2"Astronomers think a smaller galaxy, possibly one of two galaxies seen here (bottom left), passed through the center of the Cartwheel galaxy about 100 million years ago."

    Pfft... I think these Astronomers need to read The Bible again.
  • shutaro, on 08/19/2008, -11/+4OM NOM NOM!

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