Astronomy Facts

Source: https://xkcd.com/3072/

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TabbsTheBat@pawb.social · 51 pts · 1y (8 replies)

I see no errors in their statements :3

zloubida@lemmy.world · 13 pts · 1y (7 replies)

Are there stars in our sky which are less than 100 yo?

TabbsTheBat@pawb.social · 21 pts · 1y (5 replies)

Well, im not an astrologist, so I only know what I know from like.. middle school class trips, but there are stars being born all the time im pretty sure :3

Are they observable in our sky at a 100 years old? Probably not :3 space is massive so light takes a while to get here at that distance

zloubida@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 1y (4 replies)

It's all relative in space 😅. But I could reformulate my question: are visible today in our night sky stars that weren't visible less than 100 years ago?

TabbsTheBat@pawb.social · 10 pts · 1y

https://www.space.com/astronomers-new-star-nova-explosion-t-coronae-borealis

Not exactly the question, but while looking into it I found this :3 a star visible once every 80 years

bstix@feddit.dk · 3 pts · 1y

The Milky Way is visible. It's estimated that approximately 6 new stars are formed in the Milky every year.

OrganicMustard@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 1y

There are still stars forming, so probably yes if you use a super telescope

Jolteon@lemmy.zip · 1 pts · 1y
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mmddmm@lemm.ee · 2 pts · 1y

She didn't say there are any.

ThatGuy46475@lemmy.world · 14 pts · 1y (1 reply)

There are more hydrogen atoms in a single water molecule than there are stars in the entire solar system.

Probius@sopuli.xyz · 3 pts · 1y

This comment deserves its own meme.

The_Real_Moose@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1y

I love this, it also reminds me of people who speak enthusiastically about mundane topics.