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Lost in Space: Half of All Stars Are Rogues Between Galaxies
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| Charles Q. Choi
Posted on 11/07/2014 1:26:34 PM PST by BenLurkin
A star mystery solved?
These newfound stars could help solve the so-called "photon underproduction crisis," which suggests that an extraordinary amount of ultraviolet light appears to be missing from the universe.
The intergalactic stars could also help address what is known as the "missing baryon problem." Baryons are a class of subatomic particles that includes the protons and neutrons that make up the hearts of atoms inside normal matter. Theories of the formation and evolution of the universe predict there should be far more baryons than scientists currently see. The baryons that astronomers have accounted for in the local cosmic neighborhood are only half of those predicted to exist in that region.
The study's scientists are now analyzing data from other instruments on the two sounding rockets they launched, as well as results from two other sounding rockets they sent into space. "We hope to learn more about how these stray stars are produced," Bock said.
The researchers detailed their findings in the Nov. 7 issue of the journal Science.
(Excerpt) Read more at space.com ...
TOPICS: Astronomy
KEYWORDS: astronomy; catastrophism; darkenergy; darkforce; darkmatter; galaxies; immanuelvelikovsky; missingbaryons; planets; rogueplanet; rogueplanets; space; stars; ultraviolet; velikovsky; worldsincollision; xplanets
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posted on
11/07/2014 1:26:34 PM PST
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BenLurkin
To: BenLurkin
Baryons are a class of subatomic particles that includes the protons and neutrons that make up the hearts of atoms inside normal matter.There's an Obama joke hidden in that sentence, but for now let it remain hidden...
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11/07/2014 1:29:01 PM PST
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chajin
("There is no other name under heaven given among people by which we must be saved." Acts 4:12)
To: BenLurkin
To: BenLurkin
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posted on
11/07/2014 1:33:06 PM PST
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EternalVigilance
('In politics the middle way is none at all.' -- John Adams)
To: BenLurkin
Lost in Space: Half of All Stars Are Rogues Between Galaxies
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posted on
11/07/2014 1:35:07 PM PST
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EternalVigilance
('In politics the middle way is none at all.' -- John Adams)
To: BenLurkin
Feral stars wanting in the intergalactic neighborhood. Something should be done.
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11/07/2014 1:53:54 PM PST
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dangerdoc
((this space for rent))
To: BenLurkin
Should we welcome them to our galaxy and give them status?
To: EternalVigilance
One 'Lost-in-Space' star was somewhat of a rogue in another "universe":
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posted on
11/07/2014 1:58:20 PM PST
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mikrofon
(Weekend BUMP)
To: dangerdoc
Feral stars wanting in the intergalactic neighborhood. Something should be done. The Republicans will probably want to give them amnesty.
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posted on
11/07/2014 2:09:18 PM PST
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EternalVigilance
('In politics the middle way is none at all.' -- John Adams)
To: mikrofon
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posted on
11/07/2014 2:12:25 PM PST
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EternalVigilance
('In politics the middle way is none at all.' -- John Adams)
To: BenLurkin
Lost in Space: Half of All Stars Are Rogues Between Galaxies
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posted on
11/07/2014 2:49:45 PM PST
by
Talisker
(One who commands, must obey.)
To: BenLurkin
Half of All Stars Are Rogues Between Galaxies...and the Red Giants are Rouges between Galaxies.
To: BenLurkin; 75thOVI; agrace; aimhigh; Alice in Wonderland; AndrewC; aragorn; aristotleman; ...
Thanks BenLurkin. Nice two-list ping topic!
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11/08/2014 7:49:46 AM PST
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SunkenCiv
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Thanks BenLurkin. Nice two-list ping topic!
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11/08/2014 7:50:35 AM PST
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SunkenCiv
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