Recent content by mr.mac52

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    Hubble Telescope sees rare supernova explosion as a violent 'pale blue dot' (image)

    6th paragraph, first sentence; white draft should be white dwarf, I think. mr.mac52 However, the existence of a white dwarf is not sufficient for a Type la supernova; the white draft must also be part of a binary star system, in which a pair of stars orbit a common center of mass.
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    NASA's James Webb Space Telescope passes crucial launch-simulation tests

    A decade typo in the tag line, I hope that is. The $9.8 billion observatory is scheduled to launch in October 2031. mr.mac52