Very Massive Star

I don’t know whether other physicists would agree with me but I feel that in physics, it’s very hard to know the limits. There are discoveries being made all the time and what used to be big may prove to be small tomorrow. When I met up with my physics buddies yesterday, they were talking about the discovery of a very massive star equivalent in mass to 300 suns but the enormity (pun intended) of the breakthrough didn’t quite hit me. I mean, Jupiter’s mass is the equivalent to that of 318 earths, so a star the size of 300 suns didn’t seem to far-fetched to me :P It is however a huge breakthrough in the world of physics because up till now, no one has found a star of that magnitude. The biggest that’s been detected before was a star with the mass of 150 suns. Anyways, what made the discovery even more significant is that my friend is part of the team that made the discovery :)

Blue, blue sky

I saw big, fluffy white clouds sailing across an extremely blue sky this afternoon. It made me want to write a haiku about it but I don't know how to write one. So, I'll just write down one by Kobayashi Issa.

Gargantuan clouds during dog days
Take the shape of a demon,
Then change into the Buddha.

Vanilla Twilight

By: Owl City

The stars lean down to kiss you
And I lie awake and miss you
Pour me a heavy dose of atmosphere

'Cause I'll doze off safe and soundly
But I'll miss your arms around me
I'd send a postcard to you, dear
'Cause I wish you were here

I'll watch the night turn light-blue
But it's not the same without you
Because it takes two to whisper quietly

The silence isn't so bad
'Til I look at my hands and feel sad
'Cause the spaces between my fingers
Are right where yours fit perfectly

I'll find repose in new ways
Though I haven't slept in two days
'Cause cold nostalgia
Chills me to the bone

But drenched in vanilla twilight
I'll sit on the front porch all night
Waist-deep in thought because
When I think of you I don't feel so alone

I don't feel so alone, I don't feel so alone

As many times as I blink
I'll think of you tonight
I'll think of you tonight

When violet eyes get brighter
And heavy wings grow lighter
I'll taste the sky and feel alive again

And I'll forget the world that I knew
But I swear I won't forget you
Oh, if my voice could reach
Back through the past
I'd whisper in your ear
Oh darling, I wish you were here

[Note: The video is very beautiful]



Lyrics courtesy of elyrics.net