Dead Star Encased in Diamond Shroud


	Dead Star Encased in Diamond Shroud

tabsey

11-7-2009 10:35 AM

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11-8-2009 3:28 AM

Oortcloud

Great find tabsey, but, sigh, pet peeve of mine is misleading titles. Not "by a diamond shroud" but "as dense as diamonds". Media journalists ... they don't recognize science for the amazing discoveries it makes so try and glamorize it with misleading, sexier, headline titles.

11-8-2009 6:23 AM

tabsey

You mean they can't see an object such as this as a celebrity.

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