The Universe

[Izalude]

While bored, I was looking over some images from the Hubble telescope. I happen to stumble upon this: http://imgsrc.hubblesite.org/hu/db/2004/28/images/a/formats/print.jpg

I kind of blinked in disbelief, seeing how about 80% of them are full galaxies. Each galaxy contains somewhere between 40 billion - 1 trillion stars.

Are we alone out there in the universe? To me, it would be ignorant to think so based on the sheer amount of stars alone.

[Kadumi]

omg and then the gould mothership attacked and everyone on earth died!

[The Korean]

Of course, I would have already escaped through the Stargate to the Alpha site, preparing a counterstrike.

[Keller]

cool picture, thanks for sharing.

[Makkah]

Yea, that pic was on POTD about a week ago; I found myself asking the same thing as you. Quite impressive.

Here's the pic of the day website, I recommend checking it everyday. Always something really cool on it:

http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap041004.html

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[Latrinsorm]

On the subject of astronomical solitude: http://www.station1.net/DouglasJones/drake.htm

[Iriscience]

Originally posted by Makkah
Yea, that pic was on POTD about a week ago; I found myself asking the same thing as you. Quite impressive.

Here's the pic of the day website, I recommend checking it everyday. Always something really cool on it:

http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap041004.html

rht

You loser.

[Makkah]

<<You loser. >>

Apparently, Niqk would rather spend the 5 minutes it takes to check the new pic on playing Gemstone IV a text-based ROLE PLAYING GAME. Fucking loser.


rht

[xtc]

Thx for the pic. The utter vastness of the Universe has always begged 2 questions.

1. How could we possible be alone considering the unfathomable size of it all? (same as you)

2. Could all of this been created by random chance?

[Parkbandit]

1) It can't.
2) Yes