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Old 07-18-2016, 05:16 AM
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NASA captures image of "Starburst Galaxy": forms 100s of stars yearly.

A very star productive galaxy has been captured by the Hubble Space Telescope. This galaxy produces hundreds of stars yearly.

Our Milky Way produces on the average one star per year.

https://www.rt.com/news/351783-nasa-...rburst-galaxy/
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Old 07-18-2016, 09:44 AM
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I wonder how many it's producing now.
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Old 07-18-2016, 09:50 AM
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A very star productive galaxy has been captured by the Hubble Space Telescope. This galaxy produces hundreds of stars yearly.

Our Milky Way produces on the average one star per year.

https://www.rt.com/news/351783-nasa-...rburst-galaxy/
Is that where the candy comes from?
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Old 07-18-2016, 09:50 AM
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Eye candy.
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Old 07-18-2016, 09:54 AM
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NASA has a stellar marketing department.
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Old 07-18-2016, 10:12 AM
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^^^^

Ha!
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Old 07-18-2016, 10:22 AM
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Is that where the candy comes from?
Nope, they're from Mars.
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Old 07-18-2016, 10:28 AM
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NASA has a stellar marketing department.
they need it given the dolt society we have become since the rise of the wingnut
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Old 07-18-2016, 10:29 AM
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NASA has a stellar marketing department.
NASA has to justify its budget.

An average of $15.818 billion per year in real terms over a 50 year period.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Budget_of_NASA
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