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300 Sextillion Stars in Universe, New Study Suggests
CBC ^ | 12/1/2010 | CBC

Posted on 12/01/2010 6:39:26 PM PST by Dallas59

The night sky may be a lot starrier than we thought.

A study suggests the universe could have triple the number of stars scientists previously calculated. The new estimate is 300,000,000,000,000,000,000,000. That's 300 sextillion.

The study questions a key assumption that astronomers often use: that most galaxies have the same properties as our Milky Way. And that's creating a bit of a stink among astronomers who want a more orderly cosmos.

(Excerpt) Read more at cbc.ca ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society
KEYWORDS: stars; universe
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1 posted on 12/01/2010 6:39:28 PM PST by Dallas59
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To: Dallas59

You just wanted to type ‘sex’ in the title and get away with it, LOL! :)


2 posted on 12/01/2010 6:41:39 PM PST by Diana in Wisconsin (I don't have 'hobbies.' I'm developing a robust post-Apocalyptic skill set.)
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To: Dallas59
300 sextillion


3 posted on 12/01/2010 6:42:40 PM PST by Red in Blue PA (Planning on using 911? Google "Brittany Zimmerman")
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To: Dallas59

heh-heh-heh, you said “tillion”


4 posted on 12/01/2010 6:43:02 PM PST by InvisibleChurch (Stimulus ~ Response / "...and that's why the color yellow makes me sad, I think.")
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To: Dallas59
300 Sextillion. Don't say that number in front of Bam Bam. I'm afraid he'll figure out what comes after a Trillion.
5 posted on 12/01/2010 6:43:44 PM PST by YankeeReb
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To: Dallas59

It’s a great, big universe
And we’re all really puny

We’re just tiny, little specks
About the size of Mickey Rooney...


6 posted on 12/01/2010 6:44:12 PM PST by dfwgator (Congratulations to Josh Hamilton - AL MVP)
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To: Dallas59

7 posted on 12/01/2010 6:44:26 PM PST by Paleo Conservative
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To: Dallas59

wow that’s almost as big as our national debt!


8 posted on 12/01/2010 6:45:24 PM PST by ari-freedom (Happy Chanuka!)
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To: Dallas59; Lazmataz

This thread screams for a ping to Laz


9 posted on 12/01/2010 6:45:34 PM PST by mnehring
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To: Dallas59

That number is wrong. I just went out into my back yard, and counted the stars. I got 300,000,000,000,000,000,000,047.


10 posted on 12/01/2010 6:46:01 PM PST by southernnorthcarolina ("Better be wise by the misfortunes of others than by your own." -- Aesop)
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To: Dallas59
Billions and billions... and lots of more billions.


11 posted on 12/01/2010 6:46:49 PM PST by OCC
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To: Dallas59

If Jughead can sell each star for $1, he might be able to finance everything he has scheduled for the rest of his term.

I call dibs on Sol. I’ll buy it for $1, and then charge for it’s services.


12 posted on 12/01/2010 6:46:52 PM PST by Hodar (Who needs laws .... when this "feels" so right?)
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To: Dallas59

And to those who do not believe in the Bible.......written thousands of years ago:

Exodus 32:13:

Remember your servants Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. You bound yourself with an oath to them, saying, ‘I will make your descendants as numerous as the stars of heaven. And I will give them all of this land that I have promised to your descendants, and they will possess it forever.’”

Today, all 3 major religions claim Abraham as the “Father”......Jew, Christian, and Islam. An Amazing prophecy and fact we now know.


13 posted on 12/01/2010 6:47:36 PM PST by JNRoberts
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To: ari-freedom

“Nobody tell Barack Obama what number comes after a trillion” - Sarah Palin


14 posted on 12/01/2010 6:49:40 PM PST by starczar66 (All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that 51% of voters are ignorant.)
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To: Dallas59; KevinDavis

Choices, Choices


15 posted on 12/01/2010 6:53:16 PM PST by GeronL (http://libertyfic.proboards.com <--- My Fiction/ Science Fiction Board)
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To: Dallas59

This thread calls for my previous tagline: “Nobody tell Barack Obama what comes after a trillion!” —SP


16 posted on 12/01/2010 6:55:04 PM PST by Atlas Sneezed ("If you touch my junk, I'm gonna have you arrested.")
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To: Dallas59
What I really want to know is where does the universe end?

And what is on the other side?

17 posted on 12/01/2010 6:56:12 PM PST by oldbrowser
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To: starczar66
“Nobody tell Barack Obama what number comes after a trillion” - Sarah Palin

Well, that depends on whether you are British or American. :)
18 posted on 12/01/2010 6:57:26 PM PST by ari-freedom (Happy Chanuka!)
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To: Hodar

And I’ll sue because YOUR sun gave me sunburn;)


19 posted on 12/01/2010 6:58:03 PM PST by Blood of Tyrants (Islam is the religion of Satan and Mohammed was his minion.)
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To: Dallas59
This is from a Canadian site so that's 300 sextillion in metric.

I remember encountering the term "sextillion" before--it was a calculation of the weight of the earth. If I remember correctly the figure was something like 6 sextillion tons (but the calculation was done at least 70 years ago so I don't know if that is the currently-accepted weight).

20 posted on 12/01/2010 7:01:38 PM PST by Verginius Rufus
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