http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-19408363
Well, an effect of them, anyway. We'll need to wait for eLisa to come online.
Gravity waves - Found!
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Gravity waves - Found!
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IDMD2Cormac wrote:Doom predictors have been with humans right through our history. They are like the proverbial stopped clock - right twice a day, but not due to the efficacy of their prescience.
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Re: Gravity waves - Found!
Nice.
But I would like to know how such a small effect can be separated from other causes. For example : the two orbiting bodies are so close that one might be losing atmosphere, which would mean they were not moving through a vacuum. Surely a gas cloud, even a very thin one, could have the same effect of slowing the orbits?
But I would like to know how such a small effect can be separated from other causes. For example : the two orbiting bodies are so close that one might be losing atmosphere, which would mean they were not moving through a vacuum. Surely a gas cloud, even a very thin one, could have the same effect of slowing the orbits?
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Re: Gravity waves - Found!
I went to MacDonald Observatory last year.
They had an opne night.
On the top of the mountain is an open-air planetarium.
The presenter uses a laser beam to pinpoint interesting aspects of the night sky on the real night sky.
It was an oustanding experience.
(Probably done eslewhere, but it was still trez cool)
They had an opne night.
On the top of the mountain is an open-air planetarium.
The presenter uses a laser beam to pinpoint interesting aspects of the night sky on the real night sky.
It was an oustanding experience.
(Probably done eslewhere, but it was still trez cool)
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Re: Gravity waves - Found!
I'm pretty sure that a white dwarf is too dense to have an atmosphere. At least, not one more than a few millimetres deep.Blind groper wrote:Nice.
But I would like to know how such a small effect can be separated from other causes. For example : the two orbiting bodies are so close that one might be losing atmosphere, which would mean they were not moving through a vacuum. Surely a gas cloud, even a very thin one, could have the same effect of slowing the orbits?
Sir Figg Newton wrote:If I have seen further than others, it is only because I am surrounded by midgets.
IDMD2Cormac wrote:Doom predictors have been with humans right through our history. They are like the proverbial stopped clock - right twice a day, but not due to the efficacy of their prescience.
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Re: Gravity waves - Found!
According to Wiki, white dwarf stars have a thin atmosphere of hydrogen and helium gas.Mysturji wrote: I'm pretty sure that a white dwarf is too dense to have an atmosphere. At least, not one more than a few millimetres deep.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_dwar ... nd_spectra
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