http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2014/ ... nack-time/This event and the article is so awesome. You read how its the event of a lifetime for an astronomer, how the entire planet is witnessing this event, how its going to evolve our understanding of cosmic events AND THEN you read this sentence : You should of course keep in mind that the Milky Way’s center is 26,000 light-years from Earth so all this actually happened 26,000 years ago. If there ever is a proper moment to say What The Fuck, then this is it ladies and gentlemen
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