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Peculiar, junior-sized supernova discovered by New York teen

Published on June 17, 2009 in Science and Space. 0 Comments Tags: , , , , , , .

supernova_01A 14-year-old student from New York has apparently become the youngest person in the world to discover a supernova, the weakest-ever found in a nearby galaxy.

Astronomers have confirmed that the supernova discovered in November last year by Caroline Moore — called SN 2008ha — is a new type of stellar explosion, 1000 times more powerful than a nova but 1000 times less powerful than a supernova.

Astronomers say that it may be the weakest supernova ever seen.

Even though this explosion was a weakling compared to most supernovae, for a short time SN 2008ha was 25 million times brighter than the sun. However, since it is 70 million light years away, it appeared very faint viewed from Earth.

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NASA Finds Mysterious Planets

Published on June 1, 2009 in Science and Space. 0 Comments Tags: , , , .

So you wanna hear about the planets NASA has discovered over the past 30 or more years. Well truth to the story is that NASA has found hundreds of planets, but have yet to release this information to the public. They have not said if life is on these planets or if they are suitable for life, but why keep them secret if not right?

NASA has been very cautious with the releasing of information like this is it has become an extreme task for me to gather any hardcore evidence on this subject. What i do know for sure is that they have been discovered, and are remaining a secret for some reason. So i then bring forth this argument.

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