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NASA - Strange Ring Found Circling Dead Star

nasa.gov — NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope has found a bizarre ring of material around the magnetic remains of a star that blasted to smithereens.

Who dugg this? Made popular May 29, 2008

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  • N00F, on 05/29/2008, -0/+47Oh no, they saw us looking at them. We're next!!
  • neocr0n, on 05/29/2008, -1/+43Space is completely mind boggling. I still love to read about it.
  • aladrin, on 05/29/2008, -1/+25Certainly not yours.
  • egthareal, on 05/29/2008, -2/+25cloaked ship, obviously. silly vulcan n00bs
  • BXRWXR, on 05/29/2008, -2/+24It's a simple question really: Would you eat the moon if it were made of ribs?

    I know I would.
  • PapaBoojum, on 05/29/2008, -4/+23Its just CGI F/X George Lucas added to the original...

    Oh, wait... DEAD Star....
  • spunkmyer, on 05/29/2008, -6/+19It's the Halo ring ..
  • MetalGear7, on 05/29/2008, -0/+13See what happens when you ***** over Pluto?
  • cubicledrone, on 05/29/2008, -2/+15Anything written on the ring?
  • lasombragh, on 05/29/2008, -1/+13IT'S A TRAP!
  • fani, on 05/29/2008, -2/+13All that space in the universe. We occupy such a small insignificant space in the grand universe.
    Puts everything in perspective. especially if you're looking at earth from that ring ( alien viewpoint ).
    None of the stupid fights, wars, football, 2008 politics, religion nothing matters from there.
    That to me is alway such a wow moment. Its the feeling of awe.
  • spaceboy, on 05/29/2008, -1/+12Clearly it's shaped like a Cylon Raider and it's the next sign on the way to earth.
  • ChzPlz, on 05/29/2008, -1/+10Astronomy nerds are so cute when they get riled up. :)
  • o0joshua0o, on 05/29/2008, -1/+10That is some tired schtik.

    Educate yourself: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gore_Bill
  • Godlike, on 05/29/2008, -0/+8It looks like a Scarab! Maybe we'll need to assemble an elite team of world-saving scientists and soldiers that will have to kill Apophis like fifteen ***** times.
  • inactive, on 05/29/2008, -2/+9Wow, 10 million miles???

    Me thinks you need to work on your interstellar distances. It is more like 228,000,000,000,000 miles away.
  • counterplex, on 05/29/2008, -1/+8Dyson Sphere.
  • banderwocky, on 05/29/2008, -0/+6It looks like a tadpole. Eater of worlds, demolisher of stars! Space Tadpole!
  • specter19, on 05/29/2008, -2/+8Magnetic.....there is ring of material surrounding something magnetic in a place with no gravity. My god this is mind boggling.....how can this be possible?
  • slapded, on 05/29/2008, -1/+7totally. its crazy to think we are all made of stardust
  • ahhell, on 05/29/2008, -0/+6Oh NOES!!! It's Xenu!

    Everybody hide your thetans!!
  • ihavebeenseen, on 05/29/2008, -7/+12Halo? RingWorld? Alderson disk? Dyson Ring?
  • EarlOfLade, on 05/29/2008, -0/+5They? Who are "they"?
    We know it's not the Galactic Federation, nor is it the Imperial Inter Galactic Council nor is it the Warlords of the Outer Rim, so who are "they"?
  • wildmXranat, on 05/29/2008, -0/+5Eye of Sauron. We're dooomed !
  • Chebsi, on 05/29/2008, -0/+5I think you forgot how to question?
  • fluidfoundation, on 05/29/2008, -8/+13Its a moon.

    Wait... that's no moon..
  • Duositex, on 05/29/2008, -1/+5Pass some of that stuff around.
  • F0RMLESSNESS, on 05/29/2008, -5/+9it's a star fart
  • veijeri, on 05/29/2008, -3/+7It's Forerunner.
  • evolsoulx, on 05/29/2008, -5/+9*****...

    Someone call Master Chief.
  • MacEnvy, on 05/29/2008, -0/+3Sweet, I'll join. I call Teal'c!
  • inactive, on 05/29/2008, -0/+3clearly it magnetic resonance from a cylon raider.... frack!
  • chesscat, on 05/29/2008, -0/+3Stranger still: The rings found around Uranus.
  • PicaroonUSN, on 05/29/2008, -8/+11Here's an enhanced Hubble image, courtesy of NASA

    http://i28.tinypic.com/2iuqscn.jpg
  • cesclaveria, on 05/29/2008, -1/+4go here everyday and you will feel like that: http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/
  • piesforyou, on 05/29/2008, -0/+3How can you be so sure it's not them?
  • Nougat, on 05/29/2008, -0/+3Thank you, Mr. Ferrell. Thank you.
  • Anomaly100, on 05/29/2008, -0/+2It's a Cylon trick used to hide the way to Earth......JUMP!
  • Icyfenix, on 05/29/2008, -0/+2I thought it was funny.
  • viperzonedotcom, on 05/29/2008, -2/+4Looks like Lens Glare
  • romistrub, on 05/29/2008, -0/+2*Type II

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kardashev_scale
  • romistrub, on 05/29/2008, -0/+2^ retracted: a ring would not be enough to harness the output of an entire star. Therefore: Type I civilization.
  • rhbama13, on 05/29/2008, -0/+2Then I'd polish it off with a tall cool Budweiser
  • jgzman, on 05/30/2008, -0/+2If it were a sphere, I would expect it to be more, you know, spherical.

    Additionally, a Dyson's Sphere shouldn't be easily detectable, on account of intercepting most of the energy released by its star.

    Also, RingWorld was my first thought as well.
  • beckerist, on 05/29/2008, -0/+2Yes, but you have to throw it in a gigantic fire first
  • Sithseth, on 05/29/2008, -0/+2That's no ring...
  • MidnightRadio, on 05/29/2008, -0/+2Spitzer Scope? sounds dirty
  • Phen0m24, on 05/29/2008, -0/+2Wonder how long the turnaround time will be for the replacement from Microsoft?

    Good luck getting that RMA.

  • beingdevious, on 05/29/2008, -0/+2well i appreciated the sarcasm.
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