'Oldest star in universe' is found - born just after the Big Bang'
"A star near our solar system is the oldest ever detected - it formed shortly after the Big Bang, and could throw light on what happened in the earliest years of the universe"
I loved this bit: "The star, HD 140283 is 13.2 billion years old, and could be much older"
ah right, so we're not really sure then?
http://uk.news.yahoo...eXBhZ2U-;_ylv=3
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'Oldest star in universe' is found
born just after the Big Bang
Started by seeder , Jan 16 2013 11:02 PM
Started by seeder , Jan 16 2013 11:02 PM
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Posted 16 January 2013 - 11:02 PM
It's not the depth of the rabbit hole that bugs me... It's all the rabbit poop you stumble over on your way down...
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Posted 16 January 2013 - 11:05 PM
seeder, on 16 January 2013 - 11:02 PM, said:
I loved this bit: "The star, HD 140283 is 13.2 billion years old, and could be much older"
ah right, so we're not really sure then?
http://uk.news.yahoo...eXBhZ2U-;_ylv=3
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We are not really sure about a lot of things in the universe that are considered fact, however it is the best estimate based on the data avaliable.
For example, We estimate that the universe itself is 13.7 billion years old, however we are not 100% certain. This is the best answer based of the data and calculations.
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Posted 16 January 2013 - 11:06 PM
awe.
some.
Can we rename it Adam or Methuselah...
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Can we rename it Adam or Methuselah...
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Posted 16 January 2013 - 11:14 PM
It'd be awesome if it had old habitable planets around it. Imagine if a race there developed and evolved in intellect for all those years...Imagine their smartness; they'd be like the Forerunners from Halo or the Firstborn from A Space Oddesey
Of course given the distance, they could have been wiped out by now if their sun supernovaed.
Of course given the distance, they could have been wiped out by now if their sun supernovaed.
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Posted 16 January 2013 - 11:19 PM
On a more related note: I find this fascinating. We're literally looking at the baby steps of existence and if you like, 'the hand of god'...spooky, spectacular and humbling.
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Posted 16 January 2013 - 11:29 PM
Wearer of Hats, on 16 January 2013 - 11:06 PM, said:
awe.
some.
Can we rename it Adam or Methuselah...
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Can we rename it Adam or Methuselah...
Or Genesis?
It's not the depth of the rabbit hole that bugs me... It's all the rabbit poop you stumble over on your way down...
“It's easier to fool people - than to convince them that they have been fooled.” Mark Twain
"Very funny, Scotty. Now beam down my clothes"
“It's easier to fool people - than to convince them that they have been fooled.” Mark Twain
"Very funny, Scotty. Now beam down my clothes"
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Posted 16 January 2013 - 11:30 PM
seeder, on 16 January 2013 - 11:02 PM, said:
I loved this bit: "The star, HD 140283 is 13.2 billion years old, and could be much older"
ah right, so we're not really sure then?
ah right, so we're not really sure then?
It is good scientific practice to show the level of uncertainty in a result, it's called experimental error. The astronomers estimate this star to be 13.9 billion years old ±700 million years (source: Nature). Thus they are sure that this star is at least 13.2 billion years old.
Sean93, on 16 January 2013 - 11:14 PM, said:
Of course given the distance, they could have been wiped out by now if their sun supernovaed.
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Posted 19 January 2013 - 07:58 AM
This is way cool. Even if they're basing the age purely off of estimates, this is seriously on ancient star.
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Posted 19 January 2013 - 08:35 AM
seeder, on 16 January 2013 - 11:29 PM, said:
Or Genesis?
No, let's call it Methos!
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Posted 19 January 2013 - 08:43 AM
Hello,
if this oldest star in the universe, is near our solar system..what are the odds that it resides near us and does this mean anything spooky?
if this oldest star in the universe, is near our solar system..what are the odds that it resides near us and does this mean anything spooky?
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Posted 19 January 2013 - 09:03 AM
Eonwe, on 19 January 2013 - 07:58 AM, said:
This is way cool. Even if they're basing the age purely off of estimates, this is seriously on ancient star.
"I warn you, whoever you are, oh you who wish to probe the arcanes of nature, if you do not find within yourself that which you seek, neither shall you find it outside.
If you ignore the excellencies of your own house, how do you intend to find other excellencies?
In you is hidden the treasure of treasures, Oh man, know thyself and you shall know the Universe and the Gods."
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If you ignore the excellencies of your own house, how do you intend to find other excellencies?
In you is hidden the treasure of treasures, Oh man, know thyself and you shall know the Universe and the Gods."
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Posted 19 January 2013 - 09:28 PM
libstaK, on 19 January 2013 - 09:03 AM, said:
If only it could speak the tales it could tell, ai mi.
It has certainly seen a lot of matter passing by. Moons created. Moons destroyed and bombarded with material from foreign solar systems.
It has probably even seen Alien life.
Edited by Eonwe, 19 January 2013 - 09:28 PM.
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