Tag: Big-a$$ explosion
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Friday Lutherans in Space Open Comments
The Lutherans really get around. They’ve apparently made it to a location 13.04 billion light-years away in deep space. Of course, that would imply that they were also around 13.04 billion years ago. I may need to rethink my premises… Kaboom!
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Friday Big-A$$ Explosion Open Comments
About 3.8 billion years ago, things in the constellation Draco (the Dragon) got a little bit interesting. Although research is ongoing, astronomers say that the unusual explosion likely arose when a star wandered too close to its galaxy’s central black hole. Intense tidal forces probably tore the star apart, and the infalling gas continues to…