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Huge Supernova Baffles Scientists

Posted by timothy on from the like-laser-pointers-to-cats dept.

Iddo Genuth writes "Scientists from the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel and San Diego State University have observed an explosion of a star 50 times larger than the sun. In what they call a 'first observation of its kind' the scientists were able to notice that most of the star's mass collapsed in on itself, resulting in a creation of a large black hole. While exploding stars, or 'supernovae,' aren't unprecedented, this star, which lay about 200 million light years away from earth and was million times brighter than the Sun, has exploded as a supernova at a much earlier date than the one predicted by astronomers."

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  1. God's plan... by Faizdog · · Score: 5, Funny

    It wasn't supposed to go nova now, but it was part of God's plan so that our ancestors would know the way here after peeking in the Temple. They could've had more time to look around, but their enemies were right behind them.

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    1. Re:God's plan... by somersault · · Score: 5, Funny

      Someone needs their Geek Card confiscated.

      So say we all!

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      which is totally what she said
  2. LHC? by shutdown+-p+now · · Score: 5, Funny

    Apparently, they've fixed their LHC.

  3. Ruh-roh! by Unmanifest · · Score: 5, Funny
    "...exploded as a supernova at a much earlier date than the one predicted by astronomers."

    (eying the sun nervously)...

  4. Re:It happens? by rattaroaz · · Score: 5, Funny

    All your post proves is that that you really don't know all that much about ./ers

  5. Re:It happens? by NewbieProgrammerMan · · Score: 5, Funny

    Damn those DotSlashers!

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