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Which new scientific discovery will NASA anounce on Wed, 14 May?

Settled as Supernova star

http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/chandra/news/08-062.html

Background:

'This past Wednesday, NASA announced they have scheduled a press conference for next Wednesday, May 14, at 1 p.m. EDT, to reveal the discovery of an object in our galaxy that astronomers have been hunting for more than 50 years. This gives everyone an entire week to speculate, ruminate and in some cases go off the deep end about what the announcement will entail.'
http://www.universetoday.com/2008/05/09/rumor-mill-churns-with-nasas-upcoming-announcement/


Settlement details: As reported by a major mainstream news source incl http://www.nasa.gov/home/index.html

 
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Settled

Supermassive black hole
19%
Supernova star
35%
Neutron star
8%
Star closer to Earth than Alpha Centauri
6%
Other
32%
Activity: H$29,744
Settled as Supernova star on Wed 14th May 2008 11:11am PDT

Suspend date: Wed 14th May 2008 11am PDT Settlement date: Wed 14th May 2008 11:11am PDTPrediction cut-off: Predictions on this question after Wed 14th May 2008 11am PDT have been voided because they were made after the question could be settled

Initial likelihoods: Supermassive black hole : 20%, Supernova star : 20%, Neutron star : 20%, Star closer to Earth than Alpha Centauri: 20%, Other: 20%

Action history:

Created Fri 9th May 2008 11:29pm PDT by orlin
Settlement requested Wed 14th May 2008 10:40am PDT by jenniandboys[Admin]: Its a baby supernova.. ahh how cute.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/05/080514131118.htm
Settlement requested Wed 14th May 2008 10:56am PDT by orlin: 'Chandra Uncovers Youngest Supernova in Our Galaxy'

Answer is 'Suernova star'

http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/chandra/news/08-062.html
Suspended Wed 14th May 2008 11am PDT : Suspend date reached
Settled as 'Supernova star ' Wed 14th May 2008 11:11am PDT by tisha[Admin]: http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/chandra/news/08-062.html

Suspend date: Wed 14th May 2008 11am PDT Settlement date: Wed 14th May 2008 11:11am PDTPrediction cut-off: Predictions on this question after Wed 14th May 2008 11am PDT have been voided because they were made after the question could be settled
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Predictions (98)

98 predictions

34 weeks ago
elly predicted Supernova star (H$1,500 at 22%)
34 weeks ago
noah_reason predicted Supermassive black hole (H$20 at 14%)
34 weeks ago
noah_reason predicted Neutron star (H$100 at 3%)
34 weeks ago
noah_reason predicted Neutron star (H$50 at 3%)
34 weeks ago
noah_reason predicted Star closer to Earth than Alpha Centauri (H$20 at 2%)
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Comments (11)

  1 myunion
I just stumbled on this at work, and was going to post it.
posted 34 weeks ago
  2 orlin
I'm really sorry, MyUnion, to get ahead of you, I'm sure that you could figured out more interesting options as answers.
I would like if you create a question on this matter, perhaps it will be different enough to avoid consideration as duplicate.
I think, the subject of the question is very interesting for everyone who like the science and am sorry that my not so good english speaking prevent me from making it far more good.
I am also sorry if I had disappointed you or everyone else.
posted 34 weeks ago
  3 gingerboi
great question Orlin!
posted 34 weeks ago
  4 gingerboi
I reckon it's a huge bag of salt and vinegar chips.
posted 34 weeks ago
  5 yonemoto
Extraterrestrial life -- X-ray scattering spectrum of molecular oxygen off of an extrasolar planet.
posted 34 weeks ago
  6 owl1
I think it is the restaurant at the end of the universe.
posted 34 weeks ago
  7 myunion
LOL, no its a good question, and damn at 3 am at work Orlin, I think of questions like - will that roach come over and eat my dinner since I am too busy right now.
posted 34 weeks ago
  8 myunion
My answers aren't usually more than yes no. Only big answer i had was on SCIFI channels Battlestar Galatica on who was the fifth cylon, and that was rejected.
posted 34 weeks ago
  9 myunion
I dont know what we've been looking for for the last 50 years, I guess if someone would have told me I might even have been able to look for it in the telemetry data, and maybe put up a flag or two when I saw it. Or even might have not drop so much customer data from those spacecrafts.
posted 34 weeks ago
  10 myunion
I thought we have been looking for intelligent life for a while now, however.
posted 34 weeks ago
  11 myunion
I would go for the restaurant, or maybe we found the Battlestar Galatica.
posted 34 weeks ago

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