Star explodes halfway across universe - CNN.com
This happened 7.5 million billion light years away, which means that it happened 7.5 million billion years ago. Frankly, I’m not that impressed with their newsgathering.
UPDATE: Nor should anyone be impressed with my typing.
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13 responses so far ↓
PK // March 22, 2008 at 5:25 am
Something is wrong. News report says 7.5 BILLION not 7.5 MILLION as Bob Riley states. If Bob’s #’s are right, the story is mildly interesting. If the CNN newsstory has it right, and the event happened 7.5 BILLION years, ago, now that’s a story.
Ray Flournoy // March 22, 2008 at 5:55 am
7.5 Billion with a “B.”
Scott // March 22, 2008 at 6:45 am
Actually, it was 7.5 BILLION. Which means they were even slower in reporting it than previously thought.
Ian // March 22, 2008 at 7:28 am
Billion, not million. I am not that impressed with your fact checking
planettom // March 22, 2008 at 8:48 am
Billion, not million. This explosion predates the Earth.
AS // March 22, 2008 at 8:59 am
its billion my friend
Paul // March 22, 2008 at 10:15 am
Hey Mac, I don’t know if you realized this or not, but it’s billion, with a “B”. Figured I ought to tell you before everyone see yours mistake and comments on it.
Is it funny that the post with the most comments on it right now is one where everyone repeats the same comment over and over?
Altone // March 22, 2008 at 10:18 am
if this happen 7,5 billion years ago is this how
a time machine works?
Tom // March 22, 2008 at 10:51 am
What is 7.4925 billions among friends?
Mac Thomason // March 22, 2008 at 11:03 am
Good old comment approval. They all left messages in the wee hours when I was asleep.
Of course, we all know that the universe was really created in 4004 BC.
Paul // March 22, 2008 at 12:13 pm
Of course, we all know that the universe was really created in 4004 BC.
And that it travels on the back of a giant turtle — that is, until the god that is dreaming it wakes up.
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e. nonee moose // March 24, 2008 at 8:06 am
A billion here, a billion there… pretty soon you’re talking about some real distance there.
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