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Star cluster thrown out of galaxy at speed of more than 2 million mph
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| April 30, 2014
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Posted on 05/03/2014 9:30:01 AM PDT by SunkenCiv
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An artist's rendition of a star cluster.HARVARD-SMITHSONIAN CENTER FOR ASTROPHYSICS
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posted on
05/03/2014 9:30:01 AM PDT
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SunkenCiv
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I have TheOldLady to thank for this one. :’) Extra to APoD.
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05/03/2014 9:31:14 AM PDT
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SunkenCiv
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I have TheOldLady to thank for this one. :')
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posted on
05/03/2014 9:32:24 AM PDT
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SunkenCiv
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To: SunkenCiv
Quick! Sign that guy up to our team!
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posted on
05/03/2014 9:33:25 AM PDT
by
left that other site
(You shall know the Truth, and The Truth Shall Set You Free.)
To: SunkenCiv
Seen the article at sciencedaily.com. That is one cosmic curveball to say the least.
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posted on
05/03/2014 9:37:09 AM PDT
by
factoryrat
(We are the producers, the creators. Grow it, mine it, build it.)
To: SunkenCiv
passed through two black holes?
WTF?
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posted on
05/03/2014 9:46:06 AM PDT
by
hattend
(Firearms and ammunition...the only growing industries under the Obama regime.)
To: hattend
Their initials are BO and RL.
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posted on
05/03/2014 10:05:26 AM PDT
by
CdMGuy
To: SunkenCiv
well, if this guy’s coming right at us....
we may as well enjoy today (despite the crooks and enemy agents in WashDC)
since they gonna take over a smashed=up earth, anyway...
all they gonna wind up with is rubble, debris, and space dust
Its the weekend, ENJOY!
(Apres moi, le deluge)
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posted on
05/03/2014 10:11:08 AM PDT
by
faithhopecharity
((Brilliant, Profound Tag Line Goes Here, just as soon as I can think of one..))
To: SunkenCiv
Better sell stock in insurance companies on Monday. This will do a lot of damage here on earth!
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posted on
05/03/2014 10:19:01 AM PDT
by
HereInTheHeartland
(Obama lied; our healthcare died.)
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posted on
05/03/2014 10:27:48 AM PDT
by
RedMDer
(May we always be happy and may our enemies always know it. - Sarah Palin, 10-18-2010)
To: SunkenCiv
My pleasure, Mr. Civilizations.
To: SunkenCiv
Maybe this is the quickest way to travel between galaxies. Just flung a star cluster out.
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posted on
05/03/2014 10:38:30 AM PDT
by
Sawdring
To: SunkenCiv
It’s the Borg, and we are so dead when they get here.
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posted on
05/03/2014 10:50:22 AM PDT
by
lurk
To: SunkenCiv
I’ve always had an avid interest in what goes on “out there”, and watch every offering on the subject on TV, as well-and I thought there was agreement that the speed limit in the universe was the speed of light, as per Einstein’s findings-have I missed something?
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posted on
05/03/2014 10:54:39 AM PDT
by
Texan5
("You've got to saddle up your boys, you've got to draw a hard line"...)
To: lurk
You will be assimilated-resistance is futile...
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posted on
05/03/2014 10:55:59 AM PDT
by
Texan5
("You've got to saddle up your boys, you've got to draw a hard line"...)
To: SunkenCiv
Star cluster thrown out of galaxy at speed of more than 2 million mphYou have to really T somebody off to have that happen.
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posted on
05/03/2014 11:05:58 AM PDT
by
TigersEye
(Stupid is a Progressive disease.)
To: hattend
passed through two black holes? WTF? likely meant between. At one time, the publisher would have had copy editors.
To: SunkenCiv
“a star cluster” ... “a dozen light years across” ... is heading for Earth ... and this broad cluster ... “is expected to endlessly drift through space” ... “rocketing.”
Doesn’t really sound like it will:
a) drift
b) endlessly
Given its speed of “more than two million miles per hour” and that it’s *not* “generally in the direction of earth” but *IN THE DIRECTION of earth.*
Given how broad the cluster is, it sounds like earth is pretty much in the path.
Given that, “endlessly” also does not sound likely?!
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posted on
05/03/2014 11:32:26 AM PDT
by
First_Salute
(May God save our democratic-republican government, from a government by judiciary.)
To: LoneRangerMassachusetts
No mention of how many light years away, or an ETA?
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posted on
05/03/2014 11:33:14 AM PDT
by
DocJhn
To: DocJhn
One Light year is 10 trillion Km so yea I’d say Mother Earth may need a net!
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posted on
05/03/2014 11:37:19 AM PDT
by
DocJhn
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