Graphic taken from a simulation which shows how bubbles form over the course of 4.7 million years around a Wolf-Rayet star. V. Dwarkadas/D. Rosenberg
Posted on 01/12/2018 12:22:47 PM PST by SunkenCiv
...in a new study, published in the Astrophysical Journal, researchers from the University of Chicago... suggest that our solar system formed billions of years ago in a vast "bubble" of gas and dust around a giant, long-dead star, contradicting the commonly held view which suggests a nearby supernova was responsible...
The dead star in question is what scientists call a Wolf-Rayet star. These are more than 40 to 50 times the size of our own Sun and burn hotter than any other stars, producing vast quantities of material -- much of which is blown off the surface by intense stellar winds.
This process eventually creates a huge 'bubble' of gas and dust with a dense 'shell' around the star...
The new explanation diverges from the supernova hypothesis in order to make sense of the mystery surrounding two compounds -- aluminium-26 and iron-60 -- which occur in strange proportions in the early solar system.
Scientists know that our solar system had a lot more aluminium-26 and much less iron-60 when compared to the rest of the galaxy, which is puzzling because supernovae produce both of these materials.
(Excerpt) Read more at ibtimes.co.uk ...
Graphic taken from a simulation which shows how bubbles form over the course of 4.7 million years around a Wolf-Rayet star. V. Dwarkadas/D. Rosenberg
And he has the grant money to prove it.
The solar system was spawned by Orson Welles???
BS. It was formed by excess carbon dioxide generated by thoughtless capitalist pigs.
Well, it wasn’t Don Ho.
“Wolf-Rayet Star”?
Great Flaming Wolf Spiders!!!
Heh!
What does Raj think?
Bubblehead researchers.
I think I remember when that happened.
First, I did not read the article, there was a time I would have, I loved this stuff, but, after all of the global warming BS and the current “Professors study indicates...” which we have seen, I do not believe or trust these people any longer. Sad.
It amazes me how scientists just “know” this. /sarc
Here is another article that obviously requires my ability to translate science stuff into language that even an idiot like me can understand.
Once upon a time there was a star. Not just any star. A big star. I’m talking a star so big that even Joy Behar’s giant head could fit in it. Yeah. Huge.
This star had crumbs on it. I don’t know where the crumbs came from. Maybe it was eating a muffin. A blueberry muffin. And some crumbs fell off.
And then the solar winds picked up the crumbs. That makes the solar winds something like Merry Maids.
Then, a big bubble formed. Why? Who knows? Maybe the solar wind Merry Maids were using that bubble cleaner.
So, here’s how this works out.
The huge-headed Joy Behar was eating a blueberry muffin and she spilled some crumbs and the solar wind Merry Maids came with bubble cleaner stuff and made a big bubble that we now live in.
Lol!
Intriguing to think that Earth humans can possibly trace a large share of the atoms in our bodies to a specific hyper-dense star carcass floating some place nearby in our celestial neighborhood.
Nope. Elron Hubbard.
GOD.
Its also intriuging that we can trace that very large star to a speck so tiny there are no atoms...no gravity...no mass..no physics as we know it...a.... unknowable entity...a “singularity”....OM baby..and double OMMMMM..
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