China Posted August 24, 2007 Share Posted August 24, 2007 Astronomers find a hole in the universe By SETH BORENSTEIN, AP Science Writer Fri Aug 24, 7:45 AM ET WASHINGTON - Astronomers have stumbled upon a tremendous hole in the universe. That's got them scratching their heads about what's just not there. The cosmic blank spot has no stray stars, no galaxies, no sucking black holes, not even mysterious dark matter. It is 1 billion light years across of nothing. That's an expanse of nearly 6 billion trillion miles of emptiness, a University of Minnesota team announced Thursday. Astronomers have known for many years that there are patches in the universe where nobody's home. In fact, one such place is practically a neighbor, a mere 2 million light years away. But what the Minnesota team discovered, using two different types of astronomical observations, is a void that's far bigger than scientists ever imagined. "This is 1,000 times the volume of what we sort of expected to see in terms of a typical void," said Minnesota astronomy professor Lawrence Rudnick, author of the paper that will be published in Astrophysical Journal. "It's not clear that we have the right word yet ... This is too much of a surprise." Click on the link for the full article Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
codeorama Posted August 24, 2007 Share Posted August 24, 2007 Uranus? :paranoid: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rincewind Posted August 24, 2007 Share Posted August 24, 2007 Please disregard this story. Turns out they were looking at the most recent Terrell Owens CAT scan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skins24 Posted August 24, 2007 Share Posted August 24, 2007 The Eagles bought a bigger trophy cabinet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SKINS@THEGOALLINE Posted August 24, 2007 Share Posted August 24, 2007 The Eagles bought a bigger trophy cabinet? :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ax Posted August 24, 2007 Share Posted August 24, 2007 Britney, is that you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheDoyler23 Posted August 24, 2007 Share Posted August 24, 2007 Its the Death Star. Is it fully operational? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zguy28 Posted August 24, 2007 Share Posted August 24, 2007 Yeah, I found that the other day on Google Sky. Dec 16° 14' 26.45" RA 3h09n20.42s Old news. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkinsFanAnt Posted August 24, 2007 Share Posted August 24, 2007 Sources finally confirmed that the astronomers weren't actually looking into space, but instead, an X-ray of President George W. Bush's skull. A fellow astronomer devised the plot as a simple prank and there is no word that 'foul play' was involved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zguy28 Posted August 24, 2007 Share Posted August 24, 2007 Sources finally confirmed that the astronomers weren't actually looking into space, but instead, an X-ray of President George W. Bush's skull. A fellow astronomer devised the plot as a simple prank and there is no word that 'foul play' was involved.Ah yes, the obligatory President Bush's empty head joke. :laugh:I never can tell if people that hate him think he is uber-stupid buffoon or an uber-cunning villain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corcaigh Posted August 24, 2007 Share Posted August 24, 2007 Nothing to see here. Move along. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GibbsFactor Posted August 24, 2007 Share Posted August 24, 2007 Ah yes, the obligatory President Bush's empty head joke. :laugh:I never can tell if people that hate him think he is uber-stupid buffoon or an uber-cunning villain. figure head of uber-cunning villain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RVAbrendan Posted August 24, 2007 Share Posted August 24, 2007 Nothing to see here. Move along. :laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corcaigh Posted August 24, 2007 Share Posted August 24, 2007 The local police have also found a large hole. They are looking into it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Weirdo Posted August 24, 2007 Share Posted August 24, 2007 The local police have also found a large hole. They are looking into it. OMG Booo!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midnight Judges Posted August 24, 2007 Share Posted August 24, 2007 Ah yes, the obligatory President Bush's empty head joke. :laugh:I never can tell if people that hate him think he is uber-stupid buffoon or an uber-cunning villain. Oh that's easy. He's an uber-stupid buffoon surrounded by uber-cunning villains. seriously. :logo: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zguy28 Posted August 24, 2007 Share Posted August 24, 2007 Oh that's easy. He's an uber-stupid buffoon surrounded by uber-cunning villains. seriously. :logo: Oh. Ok. Makes sense now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spaceman Spiff Posted August 24, 2007 Share Posted August 24, 2007 They found the hole in the liberal thought process. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popeman38 Posted August 24, 2007 Share Posted August 24, 2007 They found heaven! Proof of the existence of God!:cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FunBunch7 Posted August 24, 2007 Share Posted August 24, 2007 Maybe they are just looking back in time to the Redskins defense of last season...? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellis Posted August 24, 2007 Share Posted August 24, 2007 The Eagles bought a bigger trophy cabinet?:laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :applause: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellis Posted August 24, 2007 Share Posted August 24, 2007 Ah yes, the obligatory President Bush's empty head joke. :laugh:I never can tell if people that hate him think he is uber-stupid buffoon or an uber-cunning villain. In my experience, Bush supports simply say he's not "articulate" but very wise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corcaigh Posted August 24, 2007 Share Posted August 24, 2007 They found heaven! Proof of the existence of God!:cool: It's empty too.:laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUSkinsFan Posted August 24, 2007 Share Posted August 24, 2007 The Eagles bought a bigger trophy cabinet? ZING!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tastes Like Chicken Posted August 24, 2007 Share Posted August 24, 2007 They looked between Vinny's ears Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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