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...praise and pleas were a river carrying him swiftly past all the rules and rites that attend a race for the presidency. Pundits talked of his star quality, the ability to make a room go quiet when he walked in. But it was not the bright beam of a supernova, a demagogue's dazzle. It was more infrared, the kind that warms without burning. He seemed comfortable, respectable, most of all normal--too normal to run for the White House, which meant that he became the most popular candidate on the landscape without lifting a finger or spending a dime...
Blue Man Group today represents a virtual supernova of the group's beginnings. Long-time friends Matt Goldman, Chris Wink and Phil Stanton began Blue Man Group in reaction to the avant-garde art scene of the late '80s. "We were critics," says Wink. "We were like Siskel and Ebert--and Zeppo". They wrote "Tubes" in 1991 and were amazed by the critical and popular success it has become. After four years, European and U.S. tours and Obie and Drama Desk awards, "Tubes" is still selling out two shows a night in New York and Boston. "To be able...
...possible that ``our'' universe is ageless; evidence of expansion may be from a bounce back of a prior implosion, such as an ultra-mega-supernova. It is also possible that perceived anomalies about expansion, composition and structure of the cosmos may relate to interaction with an infinite number of other universes at various stages and states of existence. The size of our universe may be simply an expression of our ability to observe and comprehend; the universe itself may be infinite...
...down the hall, is having none of it. He doesn't quibble with her measurement of the distance to M100, but insists that the analysis breaks down after that. Like most astronomers, Sandage has his favorite method of gauging the relative distance of galaxies. He finds a type of supernova-an exploding star-and compares supernova brightnesses from one galaxy to another. He claims, as he has done for more than 20 years, that the Hubble Constant is lower, which means the age of the universe goes up considerably. Says Oklahoma's David Branch, his close collaborator: "We're very...
Using a process that involves observing theearly stages of supernova explosions, Professor ofAstronomy Robert P. Kirshner and fellow researcherBrian P. Schmidt were able to develop a "customyardstick" to measure the age of the universe...