Rare dead star found near Earth


	Rare dead star found near Earth

invictus

8-20-2007 7:22 PM

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space, neutron star, calvera, science

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8-21-2007 3:45 AM

pokkets

Stephen hawking wrote in one of his books about a theory that 'Naked Singularities' existed, something like a black hole, without the aura of fuel yet spent to show it up. This sounds like the kind of thing he was writing about, maybe not so heavy. Black holes are getting harder to see all the time

8-22-2007 7:27 AM

tabsey

Tis another wonderful discovery to further amaze us.

I wonder at a scientist saying that the star is the first of its kind. Maybe Robert was a little excited.

8-22-2007 7:34 PM

Jackychanman

HAHAHA!!! I hate people that believe in black holes and I hate Stephen Hawkings for persuading people into believing in it. As for the pic and info, pretty neat.

8-24-2007 9:44 AM

JohnWaterman

Please don't hate me.

8-24-2007 9:47 AM

JohnWaterman

What do you believe?

Can I hate you for it?

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			</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><B>Astronomers have spotted a space oddity in Earth's neighbourhood - a dead star with some unusual characteristics.</B>
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<FONT size="2">The object, known as a neutron star, was studied using space telescopes and ground-based observatories.
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		<B>Either Calvera is an unusual example of a known type of neutron star, or it is some new type of neutron star, the first of its kind</B>
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