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Matter Discovered Traveling at Near Light Speed

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the celestial-slingshot dept.

mcgrew writes to mention New Scientist is reporting that scientists have clocked matter traveling at 99.999% the speed of light. "The fastest flows of matter in the universe shoot out of dying stars at more than 99.999% the speed of light, new observations reveal. When a massive star runs out of fuel, it collapses to form a black hole or a neutron star. In the process, some of the matter from the star also explodes outward at blistering speeds, producing an intense burst of gamma rays and other radiation."

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  1. That explains it! by navygeek · · Score: 0, Redundant

    The fastest flows of matter in the universe shoot out of dying stars at more than 99.999% the speed of light And since we know that mass increases as something approaches the speed of light, I suppose this explains why so many of the FORMER (read: career death) stars of American Idol have put on so much weight!