Well,I'm glad that's settled.
1 posted on
10/24/2011 12:59:17 PM PDT by
mdittmar
To: mdittmar
It sucked up material from another star, and then exploded in a supernova. Which means you probably shouldn't do that.....
2 posted on
10/24/2011 1:03:22 PM PDT by
Red Badger
(Obama's number one economics advisor must be a Magic Eight Ball.................)
To: SunkenCiv
Stellar by starlight ping.
3 posted on
10/24/2011 1:05:21 PM PDT by
decimon
To: mdittmar
New observations in the infrared show the explosion took place in a cavity in space. The star — similar to our sun — died peacefully and turned into a dense white dwarf. It sucked up material from another star, and then exploded in a supernova. Never turn your back on a dead star.
Bwahaha...
5 posted on
10/24/2011 1:07:18 PM PDT by
Talisker
(History will show the Illuminati won the ultimate Darwin Award.)
To: mdittmar
6 posted on
10/24/2011 1:07:45 PM PDT by
Raycpa
To: mdittmar
It would be incredible to be able to see something like that happen today! Maybe Orion will eventually donate his right shoulder.
7 posted on
10/24/2011 1:09:58 PM PDT by
KoRn
(Department of Homeland Security, Certified - "Right Wing Extremist")
To: mdittmar
The exploded star was observed by the ancient Chinese in the year 185What were the modern Chinese doing while the ancient Chinese were star gazing?
8 posted on
10/24/2011 1:11:25 PM PDT by
Raycpa
To: mdittmar
Of course their interpretation of what they see is all hypothetical...
=8-)
Until we are actually there in situ....we are always drawing conclusions with crossed fingers...
=8-)
To: mdittmar
That’s sort of like the way “O” exploded in the Liberal universe here.... no real Liberal substance or talent anywhere in sight, so “O” looked WAAAAAY more significant than he in fact is!!
13 posted on
10/24/2011 1:24:43 PM PDT by
SMARTY
("The people never give up their liberties but under some delusion." Edmund Burke)
To: mdittmar
The star — similar to our sun — died peacefully and turned into a dense white dwarf. It sucked up material from another star, and then exploded in a supernova.Bush's Fault
14 posted on
10/24/2011 1:27:24 PM PDT by
JRios1968
(I'm guttery and trashy, with a hint of lemon. - Laz)
To: mdittmar
Each light year is about 6 trillion miles.
Why do they have to explain what a light year is every time?
No other unit of measurement gets this special treatment.
What if they always wrote like this:
The accident happened about 5 miles outside Houston. A Mile is 5280 feet.
The temperature increased by 5.0 C (9.0 F) since yesterday. One degree Celsius is 1/100 of the temperature difference between water freezing and water boiling at sea level.
There were 11 people at the meeting. 11 is the number that comes between 10 and 12.
Gimme a break.
Sorry, it's a pet peeve of mine.
15 posted on
10/24/2011 1:37:10 PM PDT by
BitWielder1
(Corporate Profits are better than Government Waste)
To: mdittmar
Each light year is about 6 trillion miles...
They could make astronomy more comprehensible to non-scientists by reporting stellar distances in Federal Budget Units.
16 posted on
10/24/2011 1:38:28 PM PDT by
SpaceBar
To: mdittmar
To: mdittmar
6 trillion light years away is 48,000,000,000,000,000 miles
To: mdittmar; SunkenCiv
All that remains of the oldest documented example of a supernova, called RCW 86, is seen in this image, a combination of data from four different space telescopes to create a multi-wavelength view, released by NASA October 24, 2011. – Reuters Photo
37 posted on
10/25/2011 4:42:41 AM PDT by
NYer
("Be kind to every person you meet. For every person is fighting a great battle." St. Ephraim)
To: mdittmar
If you must shrink to the size of a white dwarf....BEHAVE YOURSELF!!
Need to send these white dwarfs to catholic school. Sister Mary Killakid would teach them some manners!
To: mdittmar
The star — similar to our sun — died peacefully and turned into a dense white dwarf.Don't they mean in turned into a "dense white little person?"
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