I have noticed less stars in the sky, but up till tonight I hadn't heard this. He (George Noory)even went so far as to say phyisist (sp?) have confirmed this. He says only 2 stars are left. What are your experiences?
2006-08-01 22:12:14 · 7 answers · asked by dingydarla 3 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
85% of stars are red dwarfs and at the end of their life cycle, but that still leave 15% of approx 10^22 stars in the universe still in the prime of life and others "unbegotten and unborn", which is 1.5 x 10^21 stars that are not yet snuffed out candles. That is slightly larger than 2.
There are only 4,000 or so stars visible to the naked eye (most of them near and in our galaxy), and so they are not a representative sample.
Don't forget we are seeing the stars as they were, when the light they emit left them, not as they are now. So nobody can know how many stars are currently spent and exhausted. Even if all 3 stars in Alpha Centauri were now burned out, it would still take us over 4 years to find that out. And correspondingly longer for stars further away (they are our nearest neighbours).
2006-08-01 23:39:41 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 0⤋
It would takes million/billion of years to consume a star. So, it's not that easy to just say that all of the stars in the universe have burned out. Our sun is also a star. If we can still see it in the day time, than be assured that there are still tons of stars out there, considering the sun is a pretty small and young star.
Even though it was broadcasted in the public domain, you should use your logic and common sense to filter which news is true and which is untrue. Afterall, many news are made up for political, cultural, social, etc reasons.
2006-08-02 05:34:02 · answer #2 · answered by amour 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
All the stars are still shining (they don't really "burn").
Go to a place far from city lights out in the country, like Grand Canyon National Park or whatever, on a clear night and look up. You will see more stars that you ever believed could exist.
2006-08-02 10:44:28 · answer #3 · answered by campbelp2002 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is right from one point of view:
Most of the stars you see are millions of light years away, so by the time light gets here so you can see it, the star is long sice dead.
I'm fairly sure they intended it as a joke though.
2006-08-02 07:14:57 · answer #4 · answered by tgypoi 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The C2C listeners were being teased.
There are 'fewer' stars visible because of greater ambient light. I can see almost no stars from my home. From my friend's home ten miles away I can see a lot of stars.
If 'all' the stars go out, that means our sun. That means we are 'gone'.
2006-08-02 05:30:56 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Gosh - must be true then - if it's in the newspapers it will be confirmed.
2006-08-02 05:18:42 · answer #6 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
LOL! No... not possible. I think it was a joke.
2006-08-02 07:07:58 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋