This is a huge mysterious space blob, very far away and thus from the very early universe (only three other objects more distant than this have ever been seen). No one knows what it is. The beginnings of a black hole? The early stages of one of the first galaxies? The cosmic egg from which Mothra hatched?
It's called Himiko, after an ancient Japanese queen, thus reinforcing the whole Mothra vibe. Apparently, the peer-reviewed paper that announced the discovery actually refers to it as a "blob" 34 times. No one knows what to call it.
Too cool.
3 comments:
I think i see that alien face tube made of water thing from The Abyss.
I'm okay with it being clowncar-centric :)
Meno, to me it looks a lot like the right half of those rhinestone studded glasses waitresses named Flo wear as they bring you coffee.
Bliss - I really try to resist turning the blog into a diary (e.g. "Dear diary, I met the dreamiest boy today...")
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