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HL Tauri, a newly born star showing a solar system in formation
Posted on 6/25/18 at 9:40 pm
Posted on 6/25/18 at 9:40 pm

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HL Tauri (abbreviated HL Tau) is a very young T Tauri star[5] in the constellation Taurus, approximately 450 light-years (140 pc) from Earth[1] in the Taurus Molecular Cloud.[6] The luminosity and effective temperature of HL Tauri imply that its age is less than 100,000 years.[7] At apparent magnitude 15.1,[3] it is too faint to be seen with the unaided eye. It is surrounded by a protoplanetary disk marked by dark bands visible in submillimeter radiation that may indicate a number of planets in the process of formation.[2] It is accompanied by the Herbig–Haro object HH 150, a jet of gas emitted along the rotational axis of the disk that is colliding with nearby interstellar dust and gas.
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An image of the protoplanetary disk made at submillimeter wavelengths by the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) was made public in 2014, showing a series of concentric bright rings separated by gaps. The disk appeared much more evolved than would have been expected from the age of the system, which suggests that the planetary formation process may be faster than previously thought.[14] ALMA's Catherine Vlahakis said, "When we first saw this image we were astounded at the spectacular level of detail. HL Tauri is no more than a million years old, yet already its disc appears to be full of forming planets. This one image alone will revolutionize theories of planet formation."[14]
Posted on 6/25/18 at 9:53 pm to DavidTheGnome
Many astrophysicists think the Universe is in the early era of solar system formations that can support life. This means that second and third generation stars that form in dust clouds rich with the metals and other elements necessary for life will become more common than they are now.
In other words, life, and presumably intelligent life is only now getting started in the Universe. We may be rare indeed.
In other words, life, and presumably intelligent life is only now getting started in the Universe. We may be rare indeed.
Posted on 6/25/18 at 9:55 pm to Kentucker
So you’re saying I can be an Ancient One?
Posted on 6/25/18 at 10:07 pm to SundayFunday
shite, what if we're the ancient aliens?
Anyone have ice cubes for this bong, by the way?
Anyone have ice cubes for this bong, by the way?
Posted on 6/25/18 at 10:10 pm to SundayFunday
Sure, a billion years from now intelligent races might look back to their human origins.
Posted on 6/25/18 at 10:18 pm to Kentucker
scientist can't find enough phosphorus to support life in most solar systems, they aren't find that it is rarer than they originally thought.
Posted on 6/25/18 at 10:20 pm to DavidTheGnome
Very cool,thanks David.
Posted on 6/25/18 at 10:25 pm to jpbTiger
Posted on 6/25/18 at 10:28 pm to DavidTheGnome
Space stuff makes me feel really insignificant.
Posted on 6/25/18 at 10:38 pm to DavidTheGnome
Reminds me of this.


Posted on 6/25/18 at 10:39 pm to DavidTheGnome
And just think this is not a live picture.
The images we're seeing were sent to Earth through light waves hundreds of thousands of years ago.
The images we're seeing were sent to Earth through light waves hundreds of thousands of years ago.
Posted on 6/25/18 at 10:42 pm to Kentucker
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In other words, life, and presumably intelligent life is only now getting started in the Universe.
Depending on the observer, life in certain areas of the universe may have come and gone eons ago.
This post was edited on 6/25/18 at 10:44 pm
Posted on 6/25/18 at 10:43 pm to Sentrius
quote:Or, maybe just 450 years ago as the OP describes....
The images we're seeing were sent to Earth through light waves hundreds of thousands of years ago.

Posted on 6/25/18 at 10:50 pm to Kentucker
They may study our creation and use of the fleshlight
Posted on 6/25/18 at 11:20 pm to Sentrius
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And just think this is not a live picture.
The images we're seeing were sent to Earth through light waves hundreds of thousands of years ago.
What we are seeing is only 450 years old. The article mentions the star itself is probably less than one hundred thousand years old.
And it's submillimeter radiation - a much longer wavelength than visible light. The whole system is surrounded by gas that basically hides the visible light. Submillimeter is in the far infrared to microwave part of the spectrum.
Posted on 6/25/18 at 11:25 pm to TigerintheNO
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scientist can't find enough phosphorus to support life in most solar systems, they aren't find that it is rarer than they originally thought.
Goodly use of the grammers, baw!!!!!
Posted on 6/25/18 at 11:33 pm to DavidTheGnome
This is just a distorted image of an oven burner. These tricks won't work on intelligent lifeforms like us, Catherine.
Posted on 6/25/18 at 11:36 pm to Sao
God I love the OT. You get a post about this article one minute, then one about Colorado weed price fluctuations the next.
Posted on 6/26/18 at 1:33 am to TigerMond84
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God I love the OT. You get a post about this article one minute, then one about Colorado weed price fluctuations the next.

Posted on 6/26/18 at 2:34 am to jmarto1
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They may study our creation and use of the fleshlight
Some day, future scientists will find our internet archives and wonder why we were so obsessed with incest porn. Anthropologists will say that it was traditional for men in our society to lose their virginity to their stepmom's and sisters.
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