May 2019
2000 Year Old Nova Remnant Discovered
05/11/19 13:16
Researchers at the University of Gottingen have discovered the remains of a 2000 year old nova in M22. This matches ancient Chinese records from 48 BC, making this one of the oldest confirmed astronomical observations. You can read about it at Science Daily. Here's an image taken from the Science Daily website:
The Universe Grows Younger
05/01/19 13:25
| Well, I feel much older now. It turns out the universe is a billion years younger than anyone thought. That makes me that much older, relatively. Wish I could wake up one morning and have someone tell me I'm way younger than I thought I was. Anyway, here is a link to an article at abcnews.com: | https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/study-universe-expanding-faster-younger-62656475
| Here's an exciting (and a bit scary) event to put on your calendar. On Friday, April 13, 2029, asteroid Apophis will pass about 31,000 km from the earth. At 340 m in length, that's a big chunk of rock to pass that close to the earth. Those in the know say there is no fear of it impacting. Here's a link to the article at space.com: | https://www.space.com/asteroid-apophis-2029-flyby-planetary-defense.html|
Footnote:
I apologize for leaving the site abandoned for quite a while. Due to extended family illness and craziness from a pandemic, I have not updated this site in some time. Things are better under control at home now so expect to see updates on a fairly regular basis. At the very least, expect the news page to receive regular postings.
I hope you like the new format for the site. I did this with RapidWeaver 8 running under MacOS Big Sur.
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