Jan 03, 2013 11:57 AM EST
Ready for hyperspace? Whirling Southern Star Trails over ALMA
The dramatic whirls of stars in the sky are reminiscent of van Gogh's Starry Night, or - for science fiction fans - perhaps the view from a spacecraft about to enter hyperspace. In reality, though, they show the rotation of the Earth, revealed by the photograph's long exposure. In the southern hemis...