Supernova Casts Doubt on "Standard Candle"

Krishna Dagli writes, "A supernova more than twice as bright as others of its type has been observed, suggesting it arose from a star that managed to grow more massive than theoretically thought possible. The observation suggests that Type 1a supernovae may not be 'standard candles' — all having the same intrinsic luminosity — as previously thought. This could affect their use as probes of dark energy, the mysterious force causing the expansion of the universe to accelerate."

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Re:explain this one, evo-monkeys

[tomhudson]

"Yet more proof that astrology is pseudoscience, and creationism is the way to go."

Just more proof that creationiss are idiots who don't know the difference between science and superstition :-)

creators' newclear power casts doubt on

[Anonymous Coward]

mindphuking scriptdead ?pr firm? propagandist hypenosys

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Re:explain this one, evo-monkeys

[misanthrope101]

Just more proof that creationiss are idiots who don't know the difference between science and superstition :-)

Not true, grasshopper. Michael "Darwin's Black Box" Behe redefined science in the Dover trial so it does, in an "Intelligently Designed" world such as the one the original poster lives in, include astrology. It doesn't include the voluminous peer-reviewed research into the evolution of the immune system, but it does include astrology. Natch, astronomy, geophysics, etc also have to go, because they contradict a literal reading of the KJV, but at least we get to keep horoscopes. And I ask you, isn't that enough?

Lukas Rossi won

[ylikone]

Can we stop talking about Supernova now? Besides, I really don't think this band has the ability to think about or comment on things such as "standard candle"... oh wait... wrong site... sorry

Re:Canada-France-Hawaii telescope?

[Randolpho]

Or did Hawaii separate from the US recently? ;-)

Well, there are those in Hawaii who are in favor of exactly that. Among them, perhaps the most famous was Isreal Kamakawiwo'ole.