The study is published in the February 18 edition of the journal Nature.
A NASA image of the debris of an exploded star, known as supernova taken from
NASA's Chandra X-Ray Observatory. Astronomers who have long used supernovas as cosmic mile markers
to help measure the expansion of the universe now have an answer to the nagging question
of what sparks the massive stellar explosions. (AFP/NASA/File)
2 posted on
02/18/2010 2:52:14 PM PST by
NormsRevenge
(Semper Fi ... Godspeed .. Monthly Donor Onboard .. Chuck DeVore - CA Senator. Believe.)
To: NormsRevenge
"Our results suggest the supernovae in the galaxies we studied almost all come from two white dwarfs merging," Blaming cataclysmic events in this way is racist and height-insensitive....
4 posted on
02/18/2010 3:02:07 PM PST by
mikrofon
(Space BUMP)
To: NormsRevenge
Actually, it's my fault... I misplaced a few toys, and well...
5 posted on
02/18/2010 3:35:51 PM PST by
PugetSoundSoldier
(Indignation over the Sting of Truth is the defense of the indefensible)
To: NormsRevenge
Our whole universe was in a hot dense state,
Then nearly fourteen billion years ago expansion started. Wait...
The Earth began to cool,
The autotrophs began to drool,
Neanderthals developed tools,
We built a wall (we built the pyramids),
Math, science, history, unraveling the mysteries,
That all started with the big bang!
6 posted on
02/18/2010 3:45:31 PM PST by
Tanniker Smith
(Obi-Wan Palin: Strike her down and she shall become more powerful than you could possibly imagine.)
To: NormsRevenge
I thought they were caused by global warming, but maybe I’m confusing them with black holes.
7 posted on
02/18/2010 4:03:57 PM PST by
sphinx
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9 posted on
02/19/2010 4:39:13 PM PST by
SunkenCiv
(Happy New Year! Freedom is Priceless.)
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10 posted on
02/19/2010 4:40:01 PM PST by
SunkenCiv
(Happy New Year! Freedom is Priceless.)
To: NormsRevenge
This is just more proof that SUV’s are killing the polar bears.
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