Huge gas cloud will hit Milky Way (BBC) {probably not Bu**sh**'s fault}

[eppur_se_muova]

By Paul Rincon
Science reporter, BBC News, Austin

A giant cloud of hydrogen gas is racing towards a collision with the Milky Way, astronomers have announced.

Smith's Cloud, as it is known, may set off spectacular fireworks when it smacks into our galaxy in 20-40 million years.

It contains enough hydrogen to make a million stars like the Sun, say experts, and its leading edge is already hitting gas from our galaxy.

When it does hit, the cloud could indeed set off a new burst of star formation in the Milky Way.

Details of the work, by a team at the US National Radio Astronomy Observatory and the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, were unveiled at the 211th meeting of the American Astronomical Society in Austin, Texas.
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more: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7184521.stm

[xchrom]

1. how cool is that? -- would be nice to see the ''fireworks''. nt

[emanymton]

2. Pluto Was Lost As A Planet While shrub Was President. So It Follows ...

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Smith's cloud is shrub's fault. @;-/
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[RuleOfNah]

3. Is that the biggest fart joke ever or what?

[Ian David]

4. If there is a Bush in The White House in 20 million years....

"No one could have anticipated a collision with a giant gas cloud."

[htuttle]

5. The Andromeda galaxy swears that "it wasn't me!"...

[lovuian]

6. the pics are so cool

http://youtube.com/watch?v=uqfsCe0kUzM

[Crunchy Frog]

7. Is that like shit hitting a fan?

[n2doc]

8. I thought this was about Rush Limbaugh eating a candy bar n/t