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Scientists reveal Eos, a massive molecular cloud hidden near Earth

NASA Space News:

Sometimes, the universe hides its greatest secrets just beyond our reach. Recently, astronomers uncovered a stunning example of this truth: a colossal, previously invisible molecular cloud named Eos, floating only about 300 light-years from Earth. Thanks to an innovative new detection method, Eos has emerged from the cosmic shadows, offering scientists a rare glimpse into a nearby cradle of star formation.

Finding Eos required stepping beyond traditional astronomy tools. Typically, scientists identify molecular clouds by detecting emissions from carbon monoxide (CO) molecules using radio and infrared telescopes. However, Eos was virtually invisible to these methods because it is CO-dark—it contains very little carbon monoxide.

Instead, researchers led by Blakesley Burkhart at Rutgers University used a completely different strategy: searching for far-ultraviolet (FUV) fluorescence from molecular hydrogen itself. They analyzed data from the FIMS-SPEAR spectrograph aboard the South Korean satellite STSAT-1, which had recently been made public. more

12 Comments on Cool. It Looks Like a Cotton Ball.

  1. That’s nothing,
    I used a device that I developed especially for my own use called.”Far-reaching Astronomical Reconnaissance Telescope”, or F.A.R.T.,

    What I discovered is, if the government pays me $40 billion, then I can party my ass off for the rest of my life and by the time they figure out my research is full of s*** I’ll be dead.

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  2. Jason, I knew somebody who was a muckety-muck with a state police agency. That agency was going to work with Washington to help find stolen cars. He was asked to come up with a name for the joint program. Knowing how governments like acronyms, he suggested:

    Federal
    Auto
    Recovery
    Task force.

    They came up with something else.

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  3. I have lost my interest in anything to do with astrowhatevers since those moronic broads thought they all went into “space.” And not one person from ANY space agency called them and Bezos on it.

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  4. In my mind this is no small thing. It should be a concern of everyone. Any filthy rich brain damaged idiot,Bill Gates, think they know how to save the plane. Bill Gates advocates for cutting down all the trees. I’ve heard others that want to build a big space deployed sun screen to protect us from the evil sun. Research the effects of a 2 degree temperature drop on earth. Scary AF. I’m hardly joking. There’s a shit load of them that want to seed clouds non stop. And because they’re rich and famous they are implementing some of this shit. Rich retards need to be stopped. They don’t have the right or expertise to fuck with the rest of our lives.

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