Reeve, Jack W.
Fri, 11 Jul 2003 07:43:56 -0700
So, if it's neighboring star is a pulsar rotating at 100 rps, then Einstein forbids said star being any bigger than 592 miles across, else it's equatorial spin would exceed the speed of light. Pretty high energy visual all right.
Jack W. Reeve -----Original Message----- From: LARRY KLAES [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday 10 July 2003 19:20 To: europa Subject: Fw: Ancient Planet ----- Original Message ----- From: NASA Science News Sent: Thursday, July 10, 2003 7:39 PM To: NASA Science News Subject: Ancient Planet NASA Science News for July 10, 2003 Some 13 billion years ago in a distant cluster of stars, a planet formed. Remarkably it's still there, according to astronomers using the Hubble Space Telescope. The confirmation of this ancient world means planets formed very early in the history of our universe--only one or two billion years after the Big Bang itself. Orbiting a pair of burned-out stars in the crowded globular cluster "M4", the planet is too small to see from Earth. Backyard sky watchers can, however, see the star cluster in which it lives. Read today's story for sky maps and more information. FULL STORY at http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2003/10jul_psrplanet.htm?list662745 This is a free service. Home page: http://science.nasa.gov =You are subscribed to the Europa Icepick mailing list: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Project information and list (un)subscribe info: http://klx.com/europa/