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    im figuring they found space arabs and bush wants to prep for the defense of freedom.

    or maybe a death star.....
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    So, what was it?


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    a very young super nova in the milky way

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    What does that mean for us? Well, those of us on Earth.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Vermachtnis View Post
    What does that mean for us? Well, those of us on Earth.
    I suppose they hope to get some data out of it. It's probably important in Cosmology to get their assumptions tested on a real supernova.


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    That was kind of boring. I wanted a new planet like Earth or something.


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    Quote Originally Posted by Cim View Post
    That was kind of boring. I wanted a new planet like Earth or something.
    They already theorized that there might be one(studies from gravitational effects, no real data.. all bull, but lets humour them for a second) and only a few hundred thousand lightyears away!

    So if you build us a nice spaceship, figure out how to stop cell degradation in cryogenics and hope to god you dont get pulled into some orbit in the 10.000.000 year journey.. you possibly get to see a bright new earth! isnt that exciting?


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    Quote Originally Posted by Aerith's Knight View Post
    you possibly get to see a bright new earth! isnt that exciting?
    Supernova... I do not think it means what you think it means.

    This is actually pretty neat. The explosion of something of something as massive and powerful as a star is a pretty phenomenal concept, as well as a big part of the life cycle of the cosmos. Anything that helps us learn more about this is a big boost for science. The fact that it's relatively close to us - maybe 30,000 light years - adds to the amount of info we'll be able to glean.
    Last edited by Big D; 05-18-2008 at 06:53 AM.

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    I don't htink he was talking about that, d-man.

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