Looks like a ball of string of rainbows! Pretty!
Abigail | Homepage | 10.24.07 - 2:48 am | #

Hi Abigail,
definitely holds all the colours of the rainbow and so much more
Quasar9 | Homepage | 10.24.07 - 6:36 am | #

Just when we think we have something figured out, the Universe throws us a curveball!

Cool pic!
dad2059 | Homepage | 10.24.07 - 7:51 am | #

The picture looks like the MRI of a person having a seizure.
Dr. John | Homepage | 10.24.07 - 9:23 am | #

Fascinating! Even stellar explosions can be unpredictable.

That image is certainly colorful! Maybe they should name G292.0+1.8 the Pepperland Nebula.
The Moody Minstrel | Homepage | 10.24.07 - 9:38 am | #

in uniformity lies strangeness. the chaotic nature of supernova itself may bend the rules of physics to immortalize new phenomena. what is exciting is that even when we brand the stellar explosions, the differences that assures us that we will never stop learning about the universe.
gp | Homepage | 10.24.07 - 11:00 am | #

I see mitosis... or is that miosis?
candoor | 10.24.07 - 12:47 pm | #

Hi dad2059,
you could say in this case it is a matter of seeing more clearly and deeper into the past, after the fact.
Quasar9 | Homepage | 10.24.07 - 3:45 pm | #

lol Dr John,
well it is the image of a cosmic seizure
Quasar9 | Homepage | 10.24.07 - 3:46 pm | #

Wow! Its soo beautiful.
Casdok | Homepage | 10.24.07 - 3:48 pm | #

Hi Moody Minstrel.
Pepperland Nebula is a good one
And how about Cosmic Rainbow Supernova
Quasar9 | Homepage | 10.24.07 - 3:48 pm | #

Hi Ghost Particle,
not only are we humans 'each' unique
but so too is every Star and every Supernova
Quasar9 | Homepage | 10.24.07 - 3:49 pm | #

Hi Candoor,
so you recovered from the Oklahoma trip or still feeling blurry eyed from lack of sleep?
Quasar9 | Homepage | 10.24.07 - 3:51 pm | #

Hi Casdok,
Just saw your comment pop up
The Universe is full of truly magical and wondrous sights
Quasar9 | Homepage | 10.24.07 - 3:52 pm | #

Wow! To have x-ray telescopic vision and be able to walk outside at night and see such sights would be so cool! Oh, wait, we do - thanks to Nasa and other scientific institutions (and your blog).
Pandabonium | Homepage | 10.25.07 - 7:04 am | #

Q9,
However, the kick direction and the pulsar spin direction do not appear to be aligned

They could name this part of G292.0+1.8 GWB II...
thepoetryman | Homepage | 10.25.07 - 9:21 am | #

On second thought...just because GWBush's brain is misdirected and full of "spin" is no reason to diminish the beauty of such wonders.
thepoetryman | Homepage | 10.25.07 - 9:23 am | #

Hi Pandabonium,
that's what the net is all about, closing distances even cosmic ones, and bringing it all closer on earth.
Intergalactic travel from the comfort of your own home.
Quasar9 | Homepage | 10.25.07 - 12:29 pm | #

lol Poetry Man, long time no see
I shan't comment on GW's state of mind, but that's a curious profile pic you are showing.
Quasar9 | Homepage | 10.25.07 - 12:31 pm | #