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Hubble finds Mass of White Dwarf

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the gully-dwarf-mass-still-unknown dept.

Chris Bradshaw writes "The mass of the nearest white dwarf star to Earth has been measured accurately for the first time. from the article: 'Sirius B is just 12,000 km (7,500 miles) in diameter, similar to Earth, but its mass is 98% that of the Sun. Studying Sirius B has been difficult because of the bright light coming from its neighbour Sirius A, the "Dog Star." The results, published in the Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, come from astronomers using the Hubble Space Telescope.'"

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  1. Re:More on White Dwarfs... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Wow that's almost as dense as George Bush...

  2. Mods wake up by CaptainFork · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Why is the parent marked a troll?

    1. Re:Mods wake up by Shihar · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      I imagine it got modded as a troll because it is an uninformative one line post that adds nothing to the conversation. A dozen other people have mentioned that Hubble, but have done so while taking the time to at least use the world "Hubble" in their post. No, it probably isn't a troll, but it doesn't deserve any positive mods.

  3. RETARD!!! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    It is a shame that Hubble is on borrowed time...

    Dude, there are much more important things than watching the stars.

    Like saving our world from the evil. You better go to church and pray for our troops who do everything to give the children of Irak back their hopes.

    Hubble doesn't fight terrorism.

    1. Re:RETARD!!! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      ...but by spreading false fear of terrorism, people like you help create it.

      The War on Terrorism is only a fig leaf for the U.S. Government's War on American Citizens

  4. update? by penguin-collective · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I'm sorry, but I don't get it. In what way does Wikipedia need to be updated in light of this result?

  5. Re:More on Karma Whoring... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    From the article:

    Karma whores

    Karma is a scoring system on Slashdot meant to reward "good" posting and punish "bad" posting. The goal is that people who repeatedly post offensive, offtopic, or otherwise unwanted messages will be punished with a lower visibility of their messages, and those who post informative, insightful, or otherwise desirable messages are rewarded with a higher visibility. Karma whores are individuals, or messages themselves, that attempt to receive feedback in the form of karma points. Often these will be needless information (such as a link to a Wikipedia article relevant to the subject being discussed), or a message of a political nature that is in alignment with the groupthink so that it will be moderated upwards by people who agree with the stance expressed in the message.

  6. Re: Time to update Wikipedia? by Black+Parrot · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    > Time to update the Wikipedia entry?

    You could have done it for about the same amount of effort it took you to post the question.

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  7. Re:redshift by LiquidCoooled · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I would recommend seeking medical attention if you have redshit, wikipedia is not qualified to give diagnosis.

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  8. Re:More on Karma Whoring... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Good work posting that. We wouldn't want people to miss out now that wikipedia has been slashdotted.

  9. Re:More on Karma Whoring... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I guess if you post as an AC, you're a Karma Slut because you're doing it for no points?

  10. Santa Claus rided in front of Hubble by La+Gris · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Mass white dwarves and maybe imps, but the story don't tell.

    That's Santa Claus riding near Hubble.

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  11. Re:An operation of public communication by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    What's the Harmonized Sales Tax got to do with it?

  12. Moron on Wikipedia... by p3d0 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moron

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