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Supernova theory explodes...
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Drethon
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Supernova theory explodes...
Heh, oopsies. I bet no one here has any idea why this could have happened...
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earls
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Re: Supernova theory explodes...
It's obvious, just like the comments on the page said... Aliens shot another star at it and caused it to explode as they merged.
You'd think if two stars were merging or colliding, there would be "warning flashes" of radiation as the orbit decayed. Instead, this seems to be a "random" explosion.
I'm also confused by something a commenter pointed out: "the doomed star, about 100 times our sun's mass [...] only a small part of the star's mass was flung off in the explosion. Most of the material, says Gal-Yam, was drawn into the collapsing core that has probably become a black hole estimated to be at least 10 to 15 solar masses."
...what?
You'd think if two stars were merging or colliding, there would be "warning flashes" of radiation as the orbit decayed. Instead, this seems to be a "random" explosion.
I'm also confused by something a commenter pointed out: "the doomed star, about 100 times our sun's mass [...] only a small part of the star's mass was flung off in the explosion. Most of the material, says Gal-Yam, was drawn into the collapsing core that has probably become a black hole estimated to be at least 10 to 15 solar masses."
...what?
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Re: Supernova theory explodes...
Clearly, understanding elementary arithmetic is not required when expounding the standard model.
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Re: Supernova theory explodes...
OH?A massive star a million times brighter than our sun exploded way too early in its life, suggesting scientists don't understand stellar evolution as well as they thought.
Lets see. If we take into consideration that the same response was offered in regard to V838 Monocerotis and its unexpected "sudden outburst" seven years ago - one has to wonder how long its going to take for these guys to answer the Clue Phone.
It's still ringing
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