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Old 01-06-2010, 08:17 PM   #12
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Default Re: Makes you wonder what else our scientists have got wrong

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Originally Posted by Brinty View Post
One million years is still an eyeblink at this scale, representing the difference between 4.566 and 4.567, but this difference is important in understanding the infant solar system.
Does anyone know if these numbers - 4.566 and 4.567 - are significant? Also, is the sun (our star) getting further away lately, pulled or drifting, which is a simple explanation for its dimming?
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