Giant Glowing Hydrogen Blobs Explained

Higgins · Jun 25, 2009

Black holes may have been good for something:

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/06/090624152826.htm

Gravity · Jun 25, 2009

Giant Glowing Hydrogen Blobs Explained

That was just me; I had Mexican for supper.

Ruv Draba · Jun 26, 2009

sciencedaily said:
About a decade ago, astronomers discovered immense reservoirs of hydrogen gas -- which they named "blobs" – while conducting surveys of young distant galaxies.

Although they were discovered a decade ago it took nine years for the committee to settle on the name.

Higgins · Jun 26, 2009

Ruv Draba said:
Although they were discovered a decade ago it took nine years for the committee to settle on the name.

Well...blob seems okay to me.

BenPanced · Jun 26, 2009

benbradley · Jun 26, 2009

BenPanced said:

Another breathtaking photo of the heavens from the newly refurbished Hubble Space Telescope.

Giant Glowing Hydrogen Blobs Explained

Higgins

Gravity

Seen 'em come, seen 'em go

Ruv Draba

Higgins

BenPanced

THE BLUEBERRY QUEEN OF HADES (he/him)

benbradley

It's a doggy dog world