Some Thoughts to Ponder
I have been watching the videos that show what some of the telescopes are seeing when they look into the universe, some history of different travels which the cameras have discovered, and
what possibilities there are for exploration.
The first I learned was that there is actually such a thing as lemon shaped planets.
It was purportedly formed by the gravitational pull of its pulsar parent star. Can you imagine any life at all being on a planet like that?
The second thing I came across was the Butterfly Nebula which is 2,500 - 3,800 light years away. Appearing as cosmic wings, this nebula is created by a dying central star surrounded by a
dense, dusty torus, which directs outflowing gas into two lobes.
Aren't the "wings" beautiful? What do you think?
The third occurrence seen was the collision of Shoemaker-Levy 9 slamming into Jupiter. The event was recorded by the Hubble Telescope in 1994. It shows the progression of the impact
from 5 minutes after the hit to a few days later where three impacts can be seen. These little spots are Earth sized. I couln't imagine anything like that even coming close to us.
They say the gravity of Jupiter stopped it from going any farther into our system. What would you do if you looked up at the sky from your window and saw a large planet on the horizon?
I think most of us would have to change their underwear.
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