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Offline sam

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'Zombie' stars key to measuring dark energy
« on: June 30, 2011, 19:33 »
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"Zombie" stars that explode like bombs as they die, only to revive by sucking matter out of other stars. According to an astrophysicist at UC Santa Barbara, this isn't the plot for the latest 3D blockbuster movie. Instead, it's something that happens every day in the universe -- something that can be used to measure dark energy.

http://www.physorg.com/news/2011-06-zombie-stars-key-dark-energy.html
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Re: 'Zombie' stars key to measuring dark energy
« Reply #1 on: June 30, 2011, 22:48 »
Zombie stars.   ;D   Conjours up the imagination.    :laugh:

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Re: 'Zombie' stars key to measuring dark energy
« Reply #2 on: July 01, 2011, 07:01 »
indeed, I think people are running out of silly words to use.
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