Fred lunnon <fred.lunnon@gmail.com> wrote:

Remarkable picture.

Why must intelligent people top-post? Because they can, of course --- sigh! Anyway, back to:

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http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/sciencefair/2013/01/02/planet-formation-s...

It's a lot less remarkable than most paintings I see in the local art galleries near here. You didn't believe USAToday when they credited it "(Photo: M. Kornmesser, ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO))", did you? It's just an artist's impression, that's all. The actual *photo* is here: http://www.eso.org/public/archives/images/screen/eso1301b.jpg The news is ESO's - Warren really should have linked to the actual source: http://www.eso.org/public/news/eso1301/ , where at least they make it abundantly clear it's just an artist's impression. To be honest, I wish places like ESO wouldn't rely on such fabrications for PR at all. It causes the spread of more mis-information than it propagates actual factual information. Phil