Out there in the cold dark dankness of space are huge pillars of dust and gas made by termites. They resemble the mounds found here on earth, but differ in that they harbor not only termites, but other creatures as well. About two-thirds of the way down on the leftmost mound, a cat crouches, ready to pounce on a gopher hiding in a hole in the protrusion to the right. It is unlikely the cat will be successful in catching its prey, since the gopher is about 200 light years away and the cat will be long dead about mid-leap.The usual, boring, “scientific” explanation can be found at Astronomy Picture of the Day, titled M16: Pillars of Creation. Click on the photo to enlarge.
Credit: J. Hester, P. Scowen (ASU), HST, NASA
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