Eddie from NYCJul 25, 2023
Corey S Powell
If we're going to talk about an X, I'd rather talk about this one: the wonderfully weird Red Rectangle nebula, located 2300 light years away in the constellation Monoceros.
#science #geometry #astrodon
Jul 25, 2023 at 1:10pmTusky
Show threadCorey S PowellJul 25, 2023
It's hard to believe that nature can make things that look like the Red Rectangle nebula -- but nature is more creative than human imagination.
Here's how astronomers think the Red Rectangle formed.
https://hubblesite.org/contents/news-releases/2004/news-2004-11.html
#astronomy #nature
Show threadBarry GoldmanJul 25, 2023
@coreyspowell i don't understand
Show threadMark T. TomczakJul 25, 2023

@coreyspowell Yeah, that's a good idea.

... WTF is up with that nebula? That is not a normal shape for a space thing. Why the diagonal jets? Are they jets? What's at the center? Spinning neutron star? What is going on here?

Show threadDJDWadeJul 25, 2023
@coreyspowell Lol, so neither Elon nor Zuck REALLY control the rights to "X"...
Show threadCorey S PowellJul 26, 2023
@DWade25 Apparently the universe is bigger even than their two egos!
Show threadDJDWadeJul 26, 2023
@coreyspowell I would certainly like to think so! But who's gonna tell them🤔
Show threademurphy42Jul 25, 2023
@coreyspowell I blame JJ Abrams.