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| From | 7 <7@enemygadgets.com> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | sci.physics |
| Subject | Re: White dwarf with almost pure oxygen atmosphere discovered |
| Date | 2016-04-02 08:27 +0000 |
| Organization | enemygadgets.com |
| Message-ID | <dm9e4eF8r7tU1@mid.individual.net> (permalink) |
| References | <WbudnR2vU_15oWLLnZ2dnUU7-dudnZ2d@giganews.com> |
Sam Wormley wrote: > White dwarf with almost pure oxygen atmosphere discovered >> http://phys.org/news/2016-04-white-dwarf-pure-oxygen-atmosphere.html > > >> White dwarfs come about, scientists believe, when a relatively >> 'small' star runs out of fuel, losing its outer layer as the star >> shrinks down due to gravity—the stronger gravitational force then >> usually causes the heaviest elements to be drawn towards the core >> pushing the lighter ones, such as helium and hydrogen to the surface. >> But this new white dwarf is different, the researchers report, >> instead of the usual mix of light elements at the surface, there is >> almost nothing but pure oxygen. Nicknamed Dox, the star is the first >> ever of any kind to be observed to have a nearly pure oxygen outer >> layer. It could easily be an engineered star producing materials for an advanced civilization as they need.
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White dwarf with almost pure oxygen atmosphere discovered Sam Wormley <swormley1@gmail.com> - 2016-04-01 22:30 -0500
Re: White dwarf with almost pure oxygen atmosphere discovered 7 <7@enemygadgets.com> - 2016-04-02 08:27 +0000
Re: White dwarf with almost pure oxygen atmosphere discovered john <johnsefton288@gmail.com> - 2016-04-02 07:33 -0700
Re: White dwarf with almost pure oxygen atmosphere discovered Poutnik <poutnik4nntp@gmail.com> - 2016-04-02 16:47 +0200
Re: White dwarf with almost pure oxygen atmosphere discovered HVAC <mr.hvac@gmail.com> - 2016-04-02 16:27 -0700
Re: White dwarf with almost pure oxygen atmosphere discovered benj <none@gmail.com> - 2016-04-02 21:49 -0400
Re: White dwarf with almost pure oxygen atmosphere discovered Double-A <double-a3@hush.com> - 2016-04-02 13:51 -0700
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