Another awesome Hubble deep space pic

[THE_DEVIL]

Behold this cosmic blue bubble.

The stunning celestial sight was recently captured by the Hubble Space Telescope.

Circling the Wolf-Rayet star known as WR 31a, which is located in the constellation of Carina some 30,000 light-years from Earth, it's actually an interstellar cloud of dust, hydrogen, helium and other gases.

Scientists think the nebula formed 20,000 years ago when stellar winds interacted with outer layers of hydrogen ejected by the star.

 

[who r u]

Behold this cosmic blue bubble.

The stunning celestial sight was recently captured by the Hubble Space Telescope.

Circling the Wolf-Rayet star known as WR 31a, which is located in the constellation of Carina some 30,000 light-years from Earth, it's actually an interstellar cloud of dust, hydrogen, helium and other gases.

Scientists think the nebula formed 20,000 years ago when stellar winds interacted with outer layers of hydrogen ejected by the star.

so this star shot its load and we are using the most sophisticated telescope we have to take pictures of the aftermath? sounds kinda pervy to me.

 

[Herkmeister]

How much did that photo cost taxpayers?

 

[naturalmwa]

How much did that photo cost taxpayers?

Nothing, that photo made money. NASA more than pays for itself. Each dollar of NASA spending is a catalyst for $10 of economic benefit.

 

[Herkmeister]

Nothing, that photo made money. NASA more than pays for itself. Each dollar of NASA spending is a catalyst for $10 of economic benefit.

I was just trying to antagonize some rednecks.

 

[joelbc1]

Looks like smoke rings to me. I bet this pic was taken in Huntsville, Alabama, too. You really think man went to the moon? Really??