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ojosdelostigres on August 10, 2025 11:45 am Images from here, gif is not mine [https://esahubble.org/images/heic1501c/](https://esahubble.org/images/heic1501c/) More high-res version of the infrared image [https://esahubble.org/images/heic1501b/](https://esahubble.org/images/heic1501b/) and visible light [https://esahubble.org/images/heic1501a/](https://esahubble.org/images/heic1501a/)
onlycodeposts on August 10, 2025 12:00 pm So they were destroyed 6000 years ago? How’s that theory holding up? Do most astronomers still consider them destroyed, or has new evidence come to light?
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Images from here, gif is not mine
[https://esahubble.org/images/heic1501c/](https://esahubble.org/images/heic1501c/)
More high-res version of the infrared image [https://esahubble.org/images/heic1501b/](https://esahubble.org/images/heic1501b/)
and visible light [https://esahubble.org/images/heic1501a/](https://esahubble.org/images/heic1501a/)
So they were destroyed 6000 years ago?
How’s that theory holding up?
Do most astronomers still consider them destroyed, or has new evidence come to light?
This is the wallpaper on my phone. It’s absolutely stunning.