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Panich52

(5,829 posts) Fri Mar 20, 2015, 12:07 PM Mar 2015

Ancient dust factory found at our galactic core

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Ancient dust factory found at galactic core

Through the use of a monster telescope attached to a modified Boeing 747, astronomers discover the dust of an ancient supernova near the center of the Milky Way.

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Ancient dust factory found at our galactic core (Original Post) Panich52 Mar 2015 OP

And I thought the dust factory was under my bed Sanity Claws Mar 2015 #1

Time to launch a mammoth can of Pledge LiberalEsto Mar 2015 #2

Sanity Claws

(22,440 posts)

1. And I thought the dust factory was under my bed

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Fri Mar 20, 2015, 12:17 PM

Mar 2015

LiberalEsto

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2. Time to launch a mammoth can of Pledge

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Fri Mar 20, 2015, 12:29 PM

Mar 2015

into that supernova.

Lemon, of course.

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