An exceptional object

[Daisho]

Does anybody care to guess what this could be, I'm looking forward to monday to find out, but I bet it's overhyped.

http://www.nasa.gov/h...7_Chandra_Update.html

[ChuckFickens]

Sorry, not an answer to your question, but I'm laughing at NASA putting "Observatory's" in their press release.

[gen2]

Chuck, The apostrophe is correct if that's what you are laughing at.
Or is it the idea of being able to 'see' X-rays?

[emeritus]

Observatories

[ChuckFickens]

Having re-read it, yes Gen2, you are correct, they are denoting possession of the discovery to the Observatory.

My Apologies.

[jake-the-peg]

What sort of exceptional x-ray source would be worth a press conference?

I'm guessing it might be something exceptionally close especially as there's a reference to "our cosmic neighbourhood"

But it's a wild guess - have to wait and see

[bibblebub]

a black hole

[Infomaniac]

Could it be the celestial teapot?

[jake-the-peg]

A nearby black hole would certainly fit the bill biblebub

Of course "nearby" is a loose term in astronomy!

[bibblebub]

Or the most direct evidence of their existence.

[jno]

the Flying Spaghetti Monster?

[ChuckFickens]

they might have proved Nemesis exists.

I'm actually interested now to know what it is, I hope it's not NASA over hype.

[boxtops]

You're way off track everyone, it's Father Christmas.

[jno]

NASA already track Santa every Christmas, don't they? Don't tell me they've found him in the wrong solar system

[wildwood]

Probably a sewage bomb from a passing Vulcan ship. You'd have though they would know how to recycle.

[rov1200]

Well they have just created another big bang in the laboratory at the LHC.

[naomi24]

It wouldn't be anything to do with this, would it?

http://www.nasa.gov/m...ws/new-structure.html

[boxtops]

Nice post Naomi, fascinating stuff quite beyond my limited brain. Monday, you say, Daisho?

[Daisho]

12:30 EST

[naomi24]

Or 5.30pm GMT I believe.

[mibn2cweus]

Baby Black Hole