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Astronomy Buff

Archive for the ‘astronomy timescales’ Category

June 21st, 2007

Could Eta Carinae Destroy Earth?

Many people have already written about the latest image (pictured here) from the Chandra X-Ray Observatory released yesterday depicting the x-ray emissions produced as material is thrown off of the star and into surrounding gas a dust.
Eta Carinae is an extremely unstable nearby star that is very near its death and because of its mass, […]

By Tony -- 4 comments

April 24th, 2007

Part of the Sun is Dying!

Last weekend, I attended StarFest, the annual scifi convention held in Denver and learned about a movie coming out this summer called Sunshine. When I heard the premise of the film, I almost went supernova myself. Here’s what the film’s about. Someone, ANYONE, tell me what’s wrong with this picture:
“The premise of […]

By Tony -- 12 comments

January 29th, 2007

If the Sun Stopped Shining Today, We Wouldn’t Know It for 6 Million Years

Remember that scene in Star Trek: Generations, where Malcolm McDowell’s character had access to this giant gun that would stop all fusion processes within a star, causing it to immediately go out? No? Well, umm, he did and uhhh (damn now I gotta explain the whole movie), so umm, let’s just say […]

By Tony -- 3 comments

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