Distant Stellar Explosion Helps Map Universe's Dark Ages 61
sciencehabit (1205606) writes "Near the beginning, the universe was without form and void, and darkness was upon the face of the deep. That's because until about a billion years after the big bang, there were no galaxies or stars to illuminate the heavens, which were then filled primarily with neutral hydrogen gas. But a rare ultra–high-energy stellar explosion called a gamma ray burst has offered a new glimpse into this obscure period—the so-called cosmic dark ages—and may help nail down precisely when it ended. A new study of the explosion's afterglow suggests that such neutral hydrogen abounded a billion years after the big bang, so the dark ages weren't quite over then."
If you didn't ge the joke in TFS... (Score:5, Funny)
Since not everyone went to Sunday School, TFS is referencing Genesis chapter 1 verse 1.
I'd read you the verse proper, but since verse 2 hasn't been quoted yet, it's too dark to read...
Re:If you didn't ge the joke in TFS... (Score:5, Funny)
They did; until a Basic programmer (Satan) screwed up a copy loop.
It's a central belief of 'The Church of Christ, Computer Programmer'. Can I get a Semicolon from the congregation?