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XMM-Newton discovers the star that everyone missed

esa.int — The nova V598 Puppis, accidentally discovered in the XMM-Newton slew survey. The X-ray contours, which indicate the position of the nova, are overlaid on an optical image taken from the Digitised Sky Survey. Credits: Contours: ESA/ XMM-Newton/ EPIC (adapted from A. Read et al.), Background: Digitised Sky Survey

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  • bzaks, on 07/18/2008, -0/+1I know its important to study the skies and know what's out there... but crap... we're spending tax dollars on research to find a star that can barely be seen? I hate the thought of trolling with this note, but c'mon... lets get into space... we'll go "infinity and beyond" after we've finally established a stable presence out there. (Note: ISS doesn't count)
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