TL;DR: we saw a burst of energy (scientific name: luminous fast blue optical transient) that we previously thought only came from a star going supernova, but this burst came from the middle of nowhere in the sky and therefore was not caused by a star exploding. So now we know that these explosions (LFBOTs) aren't just made by stars.
Until a better theory comes along, I will assume we just witnessed our first warpcore breach. A moment of silence for the ship, and may her crew have gotten to the escape pods.
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disposabletentacle@kbin.social · 35 pts · 2y
TL;DR: we saw a burst of energy (scientific name: luminous fast blue optical transient) that we previously thought only came from a star going supernova, but this burst came from the middle of nowhere in the sky and therefore was not caused by a star exploding. So now we know that these explosions (LFBOTs) aren't just made by stars.
Until a better theory comes along, I will assume we just witnessed our first warpcore breach. A moment of silence for the ship, and may her crew have gotten to the escape pods.
SARGEx117@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 2y
Otherwise may their deaths have brought Glory to their House, and secured their place in Sto'Vo'Kor.
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Say’moHchu’ may’ ‘Iw!
uphillbothways@kbin.social · 1 pts · 2y
JackGreenEarth@lemm.ee · 20 pts · 2y
Very scientific title.
AdmiralShat@programming.dev · 11 pts · 2y
Scientific titles don't get the sweet SEO
ANIMATEK@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 2y
Clickbaity but the article is indeed very scientific. I’m ok with that, they gotta get their revenue too.
photonic_sorcerer@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 5 pts · 2y
Yes but apart from being a dumb title, it also gives me zero information about the article.