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2 posted on
12/13/2005 6:50:20 PM PST by
KevinDavis
(http://www.cafepress.com/spacefuture)
To: KevinDavis
The new measurement, announced today, was done by an international team of astronomers using the Hubble Space Telescope.If it's still so useful someone tell me again why we are letting the Hubble die?
3 posted on
12/13/2005 6:57:13 PM PST by
manwiththehands
("Have a RamaHanuKwanzMas" - Glenn Beck (And Merry Christmas!) (... and "Happy Holidays!"))
To: KevinDavis
Aren't these types of stars called Binary Stars?
5 posted on
12/13/2005 7:11:59 PM PST by
sagar
To: KevinDavis
The companion, called Sirius B... Also referred to as "The Pup".
6 posted on
12/13/2005 7:13:20 PM PST by
COEXERJ145
(Those Who Want to Impeach President Bush Are the Party of Treason.)
To: KevinDavis
9 posted on
12/13/2005 7:18:04 PM PST by
Job03
To: KevinDavis
Volume of Earth, mass of two Sols? That is wicked dense.
10 posted on
12/13/2005 7:21:54 PM PST by
Gordongekko909
(I know. Let's cut his WHOLE BODY off.)
To: KevinDavis
White dwarfs are involved in explosions called Type Ia supernovas, which are used to measure cosmological distances and the universe’s rate of expansion. Apparently, it is a close call whether the white dwarf orbiting Sirius is big enough to create a supernova. If so, then it may wipe out all life on earth because it is so close. On the other hand, most of the astronomers say it's not quite big enough.
To: KevinDavis
Howard Stern was interviewed by O'Reilly. He will soon become the highest paid entertainer when he becomes a Sirius Star!!
To: KevinDavis
At c^2 in a super-momentum state, sirius B is about 15 minutes away(105 sec/LY). This is from DeBroglie's equation : u=c^2/v Wanna go?
13 posted on
12/13/2005 7:42:28 PM PST by
timer
To: KevinDavis
The companion, called Sirius B, was known to be much hotter. It is the scorching ember of a Sun-like star now called a white dwarf, and it’s the nearest of its kind. 
I prefer Dwarfs to be of the "Red" variety...
18 posted on
12/13/2005 8:08:03 PM PST by
Itzlzha
("The avalanche has already started...it is too late for the pebbles to vote")
To: KevinDavis
When Sirius comes around this time of year it always gives me pause for introspection. Sometimes I will look up that star and try to think about what was going on in the world and in my life around 8 1/2 years ago. Somehow that mental exercise helps me to put things in perspective. It helps me clarify things better than making a New Year's resolution can. Does anyone else have thoughts like that or does this sound hopelessly weird or nerdy?
19 posted on
12/13/2005 8:13:45 PM PST by
Wilhelm Tell
(True or False? This is not a tag line.)
To: KevinDavis
Nearby Star Smaller than Earth, Massive as SunDoes this sun make my solar system look fat?
32 posted on
12/14/2005 7:29:15 AM PST by
Lazamataz
(Liberals screwed again: HOLIDAY derives from the words Holy Day. NOW what will they do?)
To: KevinDavis
I am Sirius.....and Stop Calling me Shirley.
54 posted on
12/15/2005 10:33:28 AM PST by
hobbes1
(Hobbes1TheOmniscient® "I know everything so you dont have to...." ;)
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