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Even Gigantic Celestial Bodies Prefer Firefox to IE

By Adam Frucci Published April 11, 2008, 4:30 pm ET

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Apparently there are nerds in space, too. This was spotted in variable star V838 Monocerotis of the constellation Monoceros and, holy moley, it looks like the Firefox logo! Whatever. I’ll be impressed when we see a celestial body that looks like an iPod. [EE Times via CrunchGear via New Launches]

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