Major discovery announcement to be made overnight tonight

JonathanN · #1 21-05-2008, 07:08 PM

Hello all,

Just letting you know that there will be a major astronomical discovery announcement made worldwide overnight tonight . . . specifically, at 3:00am Sydney time. The news cannot be announced before that, as it is under embargo.

I'll have the story on www.spaceinfo.com.au from 3:00am, and no doubt it will be everywhere else too.

Regards,

Jonathan Nally
Editor
SpaceInfo.com.au
www.spaceinfo.com.au

madtuna (Steve) · #2 21-05-2008, 07:18 PM

please tell me that it'll be better than NASA's huge announcement
I'll go postal if I have another all night vigil only to be sadly dissapointed by 3am

iceman (Mike) · #3 21-05-2008, 08:53 PM

Another exo planet discovery maybe? Maybe an earth-like one?

Like Steve, I hope it's more exciting than last weeks NASA announcement.

Matty P (Matt) · #4 21-05-2008, 09:27 PM

Whatever it is it better be good!

I was dissapointed when I heard NASA's "huge" announcement.

erick (Eric) · #5 21-05-2008, 09:37 PM

Quick, someone start a poll so we can guess!

madtuna (Steve) · #6 21-05-2008, 09:45 PM

ha! was thinking the same thing.. prizes??? I could use a new ISS beenie or a sticker (hint hint)

JonathanN · #7 21-05-2008, 09:53 PM

I hope I haven't raised everyone's expectations too high!

No, it's not little green men. It's not a new planet. It's very interesting scientifically, something that hasn't quite been seen ever before. But I suppose it might not thrill everyone.

Regards,

Jonathan

Jonathan Nally
Editor
SpaceInfo.com.au
www.spaceinfo.com.au

Ric · #8 21-05-2008, 10:05 PM

I'll keep an eye out for the annoucement, hope it a good one.

Cheers

citivolus (Ric) · #9 22-05-2008, 03:13 AM

I'm still trying to figure out what it is.

citivolus (Ric) · #10 22-05-2008, 03:51 AM

Oh well, I guess I expected a flashing "this is the story" headline

xelasnave · #11 22-05-2008, 08:47 AM

Do we know yet..was it the super nova thing or finding missing normal matter? or none of those?
alex

Marko of Oz (Mark) · #12 22-05-2008, 09:48 AM

I guess my other post was inappropriate

Pretty amazing stuff. So if that galaxy is 90 million light years away does that mean the event took place 90 million years ago when dinosaurs ruled the Earth?

erick (Eric) · #13 22-05-2008, 09:51 AM

Observation, in real time, of the X-ray outburst from a Type Ibc supernova in NGC 2770. Yep, that's pretty major.

http://www.spaceinfo.com.au/sn20080522.html

matt · #14 22-05-2008, 10:53 AM

Here's how it was reported in the 'mainstream' media up here in Qld.

http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/news...182883469.html

erick (Eric) · #15 22-05-2008, 11:23 AM

That's a good report, thanks for sharing Matt.

Starkler (Geoff) · #16 22-05-2008, 12:08 PM

Now who will be first here to image and post it here ?

[1ponders] (Paul) · #17 22-05-2008, 04:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Starkler

Now who will be first here to image and post it here ?

Nice challenge at Mag 16. I'd be happy to give it a go if the moon would go away and someone would remove a couple of trees I haven't gotten around to yet.

Ric · #18 22-05-2008, 06:25 PM

That is pretty amazing and very lucky to capture a SN in real time.

Congratulations to the team that found, they should also go out and buy some lottery tickets.

Cheers

Stephen65 · #19 22-05-2008, 09:09 PM

Without wanting to be too much of a Philistine, I'd only stay up for a 3am announcement if it were the discovery of aliens, or maybe an Earth-like planet. Otherwise it can wait to the next morning.

gaa_ian (Ian) · #20 22-05-2008, 11:05 PM

A Very cool discovery.
Amazing that it has been kept quite for so long, a pretty tight code of silence on the part of the professional Astronomers !