Oppression of atheists

[polymath257]

The Wikipedia article on supernova is pretty good:

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

[KittenKoder]

polymath257 wrote:

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But some stars *do* explode. Those explosions are called supernova and they can happen quite quickly. Yes, these are legitimate explosions with matter being expelled into space. This is also where many of the heavier elements are produced: anything above iron in the periodic table was produced inside a supernova.
In the case of SN 1987A, we even know which star was the one that exploded. We have before and after pictures.

Okay, I over generalized and thus stated something incorrectly. ;) I accept that, I was just pointing out that you didn't actually correct my error in the previous response.

[NightSerf]

polymath257 wrote:

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The remains of an exploded star:
https://www.google.com/search...

NASA is such a wonderful government agency, no? One of the best web sites ever!

http://www.nasa.gov/images/content/509586main...

http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/GLAST/news/...

[Reason Personified]

Aerobatty wrote:

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I have lots of spare time.
And a couple of telescopes.
And a lawn chair.

:)
And a bottle of wine?

[Aerobatty]

Reason Personified wrote:

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And a bottle of wine?

Easily acquired.

:)

[Thinking]

Supernovae? Or do you have a different plural in US English?

polymath257 wrote:

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Supernovas *are* quite definitely explosions in the usual sense of the word. They happen in a matter of seconds with a decay that lasts weeks to months and typically produce an explosion brighter than the whole galaxy they are in.

[KittenKoder]

Thinking wrote:

Supernovae? Or do you have a different plural in US English?
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US English has gotten rid of most of the plurals that are not ending in s. It's a lazy country here.

[Thinking]

Shame, I like the odd odd suffix.

Thanks.

KittenKoder wrote:

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US English has gotten rid of most of the plurals that are not ending in s. It's a lazy country here.