Friday, May 12, 2006

Seems Like a Gigantic Dusty Potato Crisp


"The beautiful edge-on spiral galaxy NGC 3190 with tightly wound arms and a warped shape that makes it resemble a gigantic potato crisp"

Light's Most Exotic Trick Yet: So Fast it Goes ... Backwards?

As if to defy common sense, the backward-moving pulse of light travels faster than light.

Confused? You're not alone.

This guy in the photo can tell you more about it..

BS (before scriptum): this post hasn't yet been posted here... :)