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- Fri Jan 02, 2009 7:25 pm
- Forum: The Asterisk Café: Discuss Anything Astronomy Related
- Topic: Speed of Light not Constant?
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Re: Speed of Light not Constant?
Yes .. speed of light .. what is speed but in relation to time .. what is time in relation to gravity. Think about it. gravity effects time. Time is variable. Speed is therefore variable. If speed is variable then certainly speed of light is variable. Simplicity itself.
- Fri Jan 02, 2009 7:23 pm
- Forum: The Asterisk Café: Discuss Anything Astronomy Related
- Topic: Black Holes
- Replies: 243
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Re: Black Holes
'Dark Matter' is theorized to be micro black holes with no event horizon. Did you know event horizons can evaporate? They can, according to some theorists. Did you know black holes themselves can evaporate? They can according to some theorists. Did you know the universe could have begun by a quantum...
- Fri Jan 02, 2009 7:18 pm
- Forum: The Asterisk Café: Discuss Anything Astronomy Related
- Topic: Planetary Formation - Liquid planet
- Replies: 31
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Re: Planetary Formation - Liquid planet
(This thread was split from Planetary Formation , please go there for any missing posts - makc) The problem with water in space is that it would take atmospheric pressure to prevent it from sublimating directly to space and it would take relatively high temperatures to keep it in liquid form to all...
- Fri Jan 02, 2009 7:13 pm
- Forum: The Asterisk Café: Discuss Anything Astronomy Related
- Topic: The source of water planets
- Replies: 1
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The source of water planets
Thumbnail image of picture found for this day. APOD: November 29, 1999 - Arcs and Jets in Herbig Haro 34 Explanation: Some features of HH-34 are understood -- some are not. At the core of Herbig-Haro 34 lies a seemingly typical young star. This star, though, somehow ejects energetic "bullets&qu...