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- Sanchez, on 10/12/2007, -0/+19Somewhere in those galaxies, there's a good chance that there's a planet almost just like earth, with a digg and a similar article with the title "AMAZING OUR GALAXIES ARE COLLIDING"
Mindblowing. - killinger777, on 10/12/2007, -0/+14...because we are replacing it.
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/11/29/webb_mirrors_begin/ - BlackCow, on 10/12/2007, -0/+9Except the article would be a dupe now because its 500 million years old.
- pbeesley1989, on 10/12/2007, -1/+10And we're abandoning this amazing piece of technology because...?
- noclips, on 10/12/2007, -0/+7index of better images:
http://www.spacetelescope.org/images/html/heic0615a.html - jamessavik, on 10/12/2007, -0/+6The Hubble is closing in on being 20 years old. It was launched in 1990 after waiting around for the shuttle for a few years (the shuttle was on a stand-down after Challenger).
I think that it should be kept alive. Even when the new space telescope is launched, 2 eyes in the sky are better than one. - peritonlogon, on 10/12/2007, -0/+6and there are probably civilizations being obliterated
- schnitzi, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5Whenever I encounter someone who thinks the universe is only 6000 years old, I point them at a picture like this, and ask them if they think these galaxies were created mid-collision, with the light from them already 99% of the way to Earth.
If they say yes, then there's no point in continuing the conversation. Because, there could be no other evidence I can give them for the age of the universe that they couldn't also be explained away in a similar pigheaded fashion. - Roger, on 10/12/2007, -1/+4Sexy time!
- schnitzi, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3Then what of the claim that the universe was created last Thursday? And that we were all created with memories of earlier times?
I hope you at least have the intellectual temerity to call that baloney. But then, there's no real difference between that and saying it was created 6000 years ago. Both theories directly deny the evidence at hand, which to me is the very definition of pigheadedness. - neave, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Interesting factoid: our galaxy the Milky Way and Andromeda will collide like this in about 3 billion years or so. But by that time our sun will have become a red giant star and have fried planet earth long before that happens, anyway.
- Mand0lesi, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2From TFA: "seemingly a violent clash between a pair of once isolated galaxies, but in reality a fertile marriage. "
Not really a fertile marriage to any of the living life forms that could inhabit any of those planets. Imagine being able to see the planet in the sky that will eventually be smashing right into you. Fascinating stuff!
"The give us (sic) a preview of what may happen when our Milky Way galaxy likely collides with the neighbouring Andromeda Galaxy about 6 billion years from now."
If anything is still alive on Earth at that time, there most likely won't be after this!
(Sorry for double post) - soogy, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2I had to digg this story because of the title and description. For once, well done!
- neave, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Most galaxies are receding from one another, but galaxies also gravitate around other galaxies in what we call 'local groups' or clusters. Within these clusters some galaxies are moving toward each other and some may eventually collide, but together these individual clusters of galaxies are moving apart from each other due to the expansion of the universe.
Does that make sense ;) ? - Mousse, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Hey baby, I feel we have a gravitational attraction. What do ya say you and I collide and make some stars?
- estvir, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1I imagine this is what was happening in the beginning of the Lensman series. ;)
Awesome photo.. - schnitzi, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Which ignores all evidence of humanity that predates 6000 years ago. But you can believe what you want. (I for one know that the Universe was sneezed out of the nose of a being called the Great Green Arkleseizure.)
- almalax19, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Better start planning our escape now.
- peritonlogon, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1what I want to know is:
is the Milky way in such a cluster?
This is an issue of national, ney, global security.
We need a movie, perhaps, say, a Bruce Willis movie, to explain the dangers of such an event on our, here, galaxy (and be sure that some French people suffer the consequences). - inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Jesus! Get a universe you two. ;-p
- Funkomoto, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0I would think this would be more of a Baby Boom, than love like the title says.
- rjpaez, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1http://www.spacetelescope.org/images/screen/heic0615a.jpg
What an amazing image! - Miyazaki, on 10/12/2007, -2/+2Kinky
- mofomojo, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1Have fun, not love.
- MeiLynSam, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0the colours are really pretty
- GrayV, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Willis isn't up to it. He can stop a meteorite hitting the Earth but there's no way he could handle a whole galaxy.
You're gonna need Gibson. - ray901, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0thank you
- Mand0lesi, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1From TFA: "seemingly a violent clash between a pair of once isolated galaxies, but in reality a fertile marriage. "
Not really a fertile marriage to any of the living life forms that could inhabit any of those planets. Imagine being able to see the planet in the sky that will eventually be smashing right into you. Fascinating stuff! - ruthiechan, on 10/12/2007, -1/+0God probably used all the materials at his disposal in the universe, materials that have been around for million or billions of years. . .
I bet God's time is different from our time. In the original version of the bible what was translated as one day was an "indeterminable amount of time" in hebrew. So one day to God is many many years earth time.
After creating Adam and Eve God rested on the 7th day, so Adam and Eve were probably in the Garden of Eden for quite a long time before being cast out since the events that transpired happened after the 7th day. The Garden was a place on the earth so other creatures were living outside Eden.
Who knows what method God used to create this earth. It may have been more involved than just a snap of the fingers. While it doesn't make sense that humans came from apes I do believe that the theory of evolution and religion aren't mutually exclusive.
So yes, the earth and various materials used probably existed for far longer than 6000 years, but it has been 6000 years since Adam and Eve left the garden methinks to multiply and replenish the earth. - jeredutt, on 10/12/2007, -1/+0I agree that 2 eyes are better than 1. No reason to not continue to use something that is outdated technology as long as you get value out of it. Kinda like using my PC as an external hard drive while my Mac dominates the universe.
Jere
PS - now that some of you mention it..that is pretty sexy - soupyc, on 10/12/2007, -3/+1Playing devils advocate here, but couldn't your opinion be considered just as 'pig-headed'? When you speak in reference to a being that is supposed to be infinite, in numerous aspects (including capability) as most Christians claim, wouldn't it be within that beings abilities to create the galaxies in mid collision with the light from them already 99% of the way to the Earth?
I mean, its just something to consider. I don't personally believe that the universe is 6000 years old, nor do all Christians. But, when you consider an 'all-powerful' god in that respect, I don't think it'd be outside of the realm of possibility.
Like I said, just something to consider. - sime, on 10/12/2007, -4/+1If the universe is expanding, how do two galaxies collide? Didn't someone tell these galaxies that they were never meant to be together, that they've been slowly growing apart for millions of years? Perhaps the universe is not expanding, just Hawking's head is shrinking: scientists incapable of understanding the power of love.
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -13/+8because GWB needs it's maintenance money for wars.
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