Csomic Cannonball Moves at 3 Million MPH !
Washington, Nov 29: Astronomers have discovered one of the fastest moving (neutron) stars with NASA's Chandra X-Ray Observatory.
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"Csomic", must be Russian. 8O <br>
This object has been observed for 5 years and has traveled 20 light years. If my basic math is correct that would be 4 times the speed of light. Relatively speaking that cannot happen, as nothing can travel faster than the speed of light. If I am incorrect in this fell free to explain.
<blockquote class="blockquote"><div class="italic"><i>Dale Smith said:</i><br><br>This object has been observed for 5 years and has traveled 20 light years. If my basic math is correct that would be 4 times the speed of light. Relatively speaking that cannot happen, as nothing can travel faster than the speed of light. If I am incorrect in this fell free to explain.</div></blockquote><br>The way I read the article is that the star has mover 20 light years in 3700 years, not 5 years. Also the article claims a 3 million MPH speed for the star, not 2.7 Billion MPH that would be 4 times the speed of light.<br>-Guy
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