http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/02/24/odd_explosion/
Fundamentalism ruled out By Chris Williams Published Friday 24th February 2006 12:11 GMT New year, new job? Click here for thousands of tech vacancies. A mysterious new kind of cosmic explosion has been spotted by scientists, according to NASA. The baffling blast was detected about 440m light years away in the constellation Aries, on 18 February. Investigators using NASA's space-based Swift Ultraviolet/Optical Telescope say the signal is similar to a gamma-ray burst. However, the phenomenon is much closer and, at over half an hour, lasted 100 times longer than a typical gamma-ray burst. Rather than portent that the universal cataclysm is nigh, Italian astronomers working on the data have hinted that it may be first view of a supernova from start to finish. Earth-bound amateur astronomers in the northern hemisphere may be able to observe the enigma for themselves next week. NASA's pictures are available here. ® Related stories By the three moons of Pluto! (23 February 2006) Stars discovered flashing (15 February 2006) Xena is bigger than Pluto, Germans show (2 February 2006) Scientists 'microlens' Earth-like exoplanet (25 January 2006) Weirdly big galaxy found in young universe (28 September 2005) Hot young stars baffle astronomers (21 September 2005) Astronomers spy hot spots on neutron stars (25 April 2005) Extra-solar planet snapped by galactic paparazzi (11 January 2005) Swift blasts off on dying star mission (22 November 2004) Supernova revealed in gamma rays (3 November 2004) http://www.paranormalpalace.com/ http://groups.yahoo.com/group/paranormalpromotions/ [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& Visit our Psychic/Paranormal message boards at http://www.skatemd.com/forums/index.php Arcade, Journals, Chats, Boards, Fun! Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/paranormal_stuff/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
