It's the end of the year, so here at Nerd World we're putting our own scientific spin on Time's many Top Ten lists. We've collected the Top Ten most amazing photos taken by the Hubble Space Telescope over the last 16 years. Enjoy!

1) This one here is the Death Star exploding, after George Lucas computerified the Star Wars movies.

2) This seems to be two space jellyfish head-butting to celebrate a recent team victory in a match of space jellyfish rugby.

3) This is Sol, the Sun that warms our beloved Earth, exploding.

4) This is the space whale from Star Trek 4 looking for more space whales. Don't kill all the whales, people!

5) Here, God has lost one of his giant red cosmic mittens. Get some mitten-clips, God!

6) It's Blue versus Orange, and there's no love lost between these ancient rivals! My money's on Orange.

7) I think this is an overhead shot of the Red Eye of Sauron, who, at the end of The Return of the King, has been banished into space. More evidence to prove my theory: "Sauron Has Been Banished into Space."

8 ) This is the Milky Way galaxy and another galaxy either fighting or humping.

9) Orange versus Blue, Round 2! GO ORANGE!!!

10) A cosmic infinity symbol, proof positive that the Universe expands forever across the cosmos, never-ending, unknowable. Or, it's the bikini top falling off a sexy lady.







Wow. I would think that Blue and Orange would work together, what with the Florida Gator's colors and all.
You'd think that if God was omniscient, he would have known to include giant mitten-clips as part of His ultimate plan for creation.
tereglith
Dec. 11, 2008 21:02:pm
at 21:02:pm
Wait, Matt posted this one? What kind of deep, dark, blog-post blocking hole have you been sitting in lately, Matt? I've missed your (semi-)humourous remarks.
tereglith
Dec. 11, 2008 21:05:pm
at 21:05:pm
The Sauron Has Been Banished into Space theory was dismissed at the 3:47 mark in the cast commentary of ROTK. Duh.
Rorschach
Dec. 12, 2008 11:51:am
at 11:51:am
Does no one else see a unicorn in #9? No one?
akanari
Dec. 12, 2008 23:07:pm
at 23:07:pm
George Lucas is going to sue the universe for copyright infringement when he sees #1.
Kemper
Dec. 13, 2008 08:26:am
at 08:26:am
They're amazing (all of them!)!
Oh and by the way:
a) what is "Sauron's red eye"? Exploding star? Dying galaxy?
b) I want this pic! Does someony have a link? (I tried to find it on google but didn't succeed)
THX in advance!
elektrojunge
Dec. 15, 2008 09:07:am
at 09:07:am