Posted on 09/13/2003 5:17:25 PM PDT by bondserv
Another great thing about "The Day the Earth Stood Still" is that it's *real math* on the blackboard! The three-body problem, no less
Oooh, excellent analogy!The central point of C-E Headlines is that every little stumble and bump proves mainstream [geology, astronomy, cosmology, biology, paleontology, physics, whatever] to be all a house of cards.
LOL! Yep -- these guys remind me of the kooks who say that because the paperwork wasn't quite in order back in 1803, Ohio was not properly admitted to the Union, therefore the 16th Amendment was not properly ratified, therefore the income tax is unconstitutional, and therefore the whole dadgum guvmint is illegal. (I swear I am not making this up -- people really argue this.)
It's about 35 light years out. I think it's the 4th brightest star, from earth anyway.
I understand it's about 10 billion years old, about twice the age of Earth, and is one of the oldest objects most of us have ever seen, It's about the oldest object easily visible to the unaided eye.
In age comparison, it makes the construction of the pyramids seem like a current event.
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