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We now have more accurate birthdays for many of the stars in our Milky Way!
Astronomers studied almost 250,000 subgiants- those are stars that are growing larger and cooler after using up the hydrogen fuel at their centres.
And a bit like how you can tell how old someone is judging by whether they know who this guy is, you can tell how old these stars are by testing their temperature and brightness.
They discovered that the Milky Way’s thick, girthy disk got its start about 13 billion years ago, and kept forming stars until about 8 billion years ago when it ran out of gas.
They hope that the James Webb telescope might be able to spot similar disks in galaxies 13 billion light-years away, which may be baby pics of our Milky Way.
If you’re a space nerd, come and chat with Professor Brian Greene, a physicist who has written many books on the fascinating history of our universe.
We’ll be touring him this June at shows across Australia and New Zealand, and at our Virtual Event- tickets are at the link in our bio.
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Subscribe to Think Inc. → bit.ly/33tJYEN
We now have more accurate birthdays for many of the stars in our Milky Way!
Astronomers studied almost 250,000 subgiants- those are stars that are growing larger and cooler after using up the hydrogen fuel at their centres.
And a bit like how you can tell how old someone is judging by whether they know who this guy is, you can tell how old these stars are by testing their temperature and brightness.
They discovered that the Milky Way’s thick, girthy disk got its start about 13 billion years ago, and kept forming stars until about 8 billion years ago when it ran out of gas.
They hope that the James Webb telescope might be able to spot similar disks in galaxies 13 billion light-years away, which may be baby pics of our Milky Way.
If you’re a space nerd, come and chat with Professor Brian Greene, a physicist who has written many books on the fascinating history of our universe.
We’ll be touring him this June at shows across Australia and New Zealand, and at our Virtual Event- tickets are at the link in our bio.
ABOUT THINK INC.
Think Inc. is a community of individuals on a mission to expose the true face of modern society. Armed with ideas, we defy the stale conventions of learning by shifting the world’s attention to global ideas, while opening minds.
We’re not on the fringe. We are trendsetters with the power to shift perceptions and reshape the face of the mainstream.
In 2014, Think Inc. launched with the mandate of creating a community where ideas can be shared, challenged, voiced and became a champion of democratising ideas. On this foundation, Think Inc. has grown into a powerful collective.
CONNECT WITH US
Join our mailing list → bit.ly/think-sign-up
Check out our store → bit.ly/ao-think-store
Website: https://thinkinc.org.au/
Facebook: facebook.com/ThinkInc.org.au
Twitter: twitter.com/thinkincAU
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