Star's odd double explosion hints at antimatter trigger

space.newscientist ^ | 4-6-2007 | David Shiga

[Toddsterpatriot]

I do like how they fixed their global warming problem.

[6ppc]

I do like how they fixed their global warming problem.

Hmmm...I don't remember that one.

[Toddsterpatriot]

They just moved it further from their star. When they escaped the supernovae, they took their planet with them.

[Texas Federalist]

77 million light years. Light does not slow down or speed up relative to the speed of it's source.

Right, the universe is continually expanding, so are the 77 million light years referring to the distance the planet was from Earth when the light was emitted or is it referring to the current distance? If it is the latter, the explosion occurred before October 30, 76999996 B.C (or whatever that date was).

[PeaceBeWithYou]

Niether the Earth nor Galaxy UGC 4904 are stationary. If you believe the expanding universe theory(which there is the most supporting evidence for) they are getting farther away from each other each second.

I was just postulating that we can’t be all that certain about when something happened if we haven’t calculated where the 2 points were at the time of the event. Conversely, without knowing precisely when the event happened, you can’t calculate where the 2 points were at the time of the event. A cosmic catch-22.

[Mike Darancette]

Considering the star outshines the galaxy by a lot, I don’t think I’d like to be in the neighborhood when that thing went off!

Remember the nasty stuff takes longer to get here than the light.

[ImaGraftedBranch]

I sensed a disturbance in the force.

I waded through 30 posts, then hit this one. Thanks for the laugh.

[Psycho_Runner]

President Bush is to blame for this type of travesty. First the economy collapses and now this galaxy.

[rbookward]

Its bizarre death might be due to the production of antimatter in its core towards the end of its life.

Now, I like Astronomy as much as the next science geek, but I hope this is just 'journalistic license'.

Yes, antimatter may have cause the explosion. Or collision with a large, dark partner. Or aliens. Or the Empire.

Just griping. Nothing to add. Sorry.

[sig226]

You did not account for leap years.

[GLH3IL]

You are the only one that has it right...it’s not about science...

...it’s.....

...Bush’s Fault.

[MirrorField]

It could also be that some aliens have been playing with real weapons of mass destruction...

[Jonah Hex]

Another reason why redneck Jedis shouldn't play with antimatter. "Here, Padme-Sue, hold mah be..."