Thursday, July 04, 2002
Which is it?
Pesky time-space: "The star blew up 300 years ago ... resides 10,000 light-years away ..."
I'm sure what was meant was that the supernova was observed 300 years ago; an almost excusable lack of precision unless, of course, one is the Space Telescope Science Institute’s Office of Public Outreach. Details, people!
I'm sure what was meant was that the supernova was observed 300 years ago; an almost excusable lack of precision unless, of course, one is the Space Telescope Science Institute’s Office of Public Outreach. Details, people!
