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Bizarre Rare Space Explosion Seen Somewhere It Shouldn't Be (www.sciencealert.com)

submitted 11 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 35 points 11 months ago (1 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Otherwise may their deaths have brought Glory to their House, and secured their place in Sto'Vo'Kor.

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