Mysterious Explosion

Scientists have reported a mysterious explosion in Space. Al Queda has been ruled out as being responsible, though scientists are speculating that it might be a Sunni going supernova. While the explosion occured in the constellation Aries, the Roman God of War, intergalactic terrorism has been ruled out.

Gordon O'Connor Canada's Minister of Defense did not say whether or not this space explosion, which occured relatively close to Earth, was the reason Canada was reconsidering America's offer to share in Missile Defense shield. BMD Focus: Canada takes first step on BMD

The shield was one of the emblems of Aires.

Scientists Detect New Kind of Cosmic Explosion

02.23.06

Scientists using NASA's Swift satellite have detected a new kind of cosmic explosion. The event appears to be a precursor to a supernova, which is expected to reach peak brightness in one week. Image above: Scientists are studying a strange explosion that appeared on February 18, 2006, about 440 million light years away in the constellation Aries. The "before" image on the left is from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey. The "after" image on the right is from NASA Swift's Ultraviolet/Optical Telescope. The pinpoint of light from this star explosion outshines the entire host galaxy. Most other sources are foreground stars. Each image is 5 arcminutes by 5 arcminutes. Coordinates for this burst are as follows: RA: 03:21:39.71 Dec: +16:52:02.6 + Click for high res (8.7 Mb) image. Credit: SDSS (left), NASA/Swift/UVOT (right) Scores of satellites and ground-based telescopes are now trained on the sight, watching and waiting. Amateur astronomers in the northern hemisphere with a good telescope in dark skies can also view it.

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