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A massive star in a far-off galaxy just disappeared, leaving behind no trace
wion ^ | Jul 01, 2020

Posted on 07/02/2020 11:11:46 AM PDT by BenLurkin

A giant star which was under the observation of astronomers for over ten years has suddenly vanished. The star in question was located in a dwarf galaxy 75 million light-years away, and was one of the largest stars in the known universe.

The star, which was 2.5 times brighter than the Sun, left no trace behind

The star was located in a very far off galaxy, making its detection and observation very difficult. The astronomers observed it based on its signature, which was picked up and then analysed, instead of a direct observation. A highly unstable blue star, researchers picked up its signature between 2001-2011.

It is typical of stars to go out with a bang, or what is known as a supernova. To be succinct - when a star runs out of fuel, it is simply killed by its own gravity. Whatever remains of that star bursts off and shatters into the universe.

Following this logic, the star in question should have left debris, or any signs of explosion. In fact, the explosion itself would have been massive enough to make it easily detectable. But none of this happened.

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TOPICS: Astronomy; Science
KEYWORDS: aldea; astronomy; catastrophism; darkenergy; darkforce; darkmatter; dysonsphere; relics; science; speedofdark; startrek; ussjenolan; whentheboughbreaks
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To: BenLurkin

61 posted on 07/02/2020 11:59:56 AM PDT by fidelis (Zonie and USAF Cold Warrior)
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To: BenLurkin

Somewhere a janitor is looking for a big light bulb.


62 posted on 07/02/2020 12:00:07 PM PDT by Vermont Lt
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To: BenLurkin
Sheriekas.

We are going to need a Tree, some cats and an enchantment of Dramliza if we want to save the galaxy.

63 posted on 07/02/2020 12:02:52 PM PDT by Harmless Teddy Bear (Leave it to me to be holdin' the matches when the fire truck shows up & there's nobody else to blame)
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To: GreenHornet

The Kinman Dwarf Galaxy star didn’t kill himself.


64 posted on 07/02/2020 12:07:30 PM PDT by Repealthe17thAmendment
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To: BenLurkin

Radiohead, How To Disappear Completely:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6W6HhdqA95w

(cathartic orchestra swell at 5:21)


65 posted on 07/02/2020 12:10:05 PM PDT by Yardstick
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To: BenLurkin
Probably something to do with the Higgs boson. I wonder if fifteen billion bucks more spent on a Larger Hadron Collider could solve the mystery.../s.
66 posted on 07/02/2020 12:13:43 PM PDT by PerConPat (A politician is an animal that can sit on a fence and yet keep both ears to the ground--Mencken)
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The Borg assimilated the Star
67 posted on 07/02/2020 12:17:03 PM PDT by KavMan
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To: BenLurkin

Firefly on the lens ?


68 posted on 07/02/2020 12:21:55 PM PDT by butlerweave
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To: BenLurkin

Manhattan project?


69 posted on 07/02/2020 12:24:18 PM PDT by Joe Boucher ( Molon Labe' Baby, Molon Labe)
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To: beethovenfan
"Black matter lives."

LOL! You've won the internet!

70 posted on 07/02/2020 12:40:39 PM PDT by MV=PY (The Magic Question: Who's paying for it?)
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To: BenLurkin

If only that would happen to all Democrats.


71 posted on 07/02/2020 12:59:46 PM PDT by mass55th ("Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway." ~~ John Wayne)
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To: BenLurkin

Went into a black hole? Would the hole remain black in that case? It would if the gravitational pull was so great that light waves could not escape.


72 posted on 07/02/2020 1:07:15 PM PDT by Tucker39 ("It is impossible to rightly govern a nation without God and the Bible." George Washington)
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To: Tucker39

Maybe it got too close to Uranus? NEVER get too close to Uranus...


73 posted on 07/02/2020 1:25:16 PM PDT by hal ogen (First Amendment or Reeducation Camp???)
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To: Red Badger

A cloud of dark matter is hiding it.


74 posted on 07/02/2020 1:53:46 PM PDT by GranTorino (Bloody Lips Save Ships.)
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To: Texas Eagle
If it’s 75 million light years away it didn’t “just go out”. It went out 75 million light years ago.

It's possible that the universe was destroyed millions of years ago. But we still have millions of years to go before we find out and it's Independence Day weekend. So cheer up and have a frozen margarita!

75 posted on 07/02/2020 2:01:34 PM PDT by SamAdams76
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To: fidelis

You win the “post of the thread” award.


76 posted on 07/02/2020 2:15:43 PM PDT by DoodleBob (Gravity's waiting period is about 9.8 m/s^2)
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To: BenLurkin

I’m reminded the final line of a great science fiction story by the great Arthur C. Clarke: “The Nine Billion Names of God”.

“Overhead, without any fuss, the stars were going out.”


77 posted on 07/02/2020 2:16:13 PM PDT by motor_racer (Who will bell the cat?)
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To: Texas Eagle

While it may be light we were observing from 75 million light years ago, in the last 75M LY plus 10+ years we were watching it and then it was gone. No big bang. I suspect the Clintons had something to do with it. ;-)


78 posted on 07/02/2020 3:14:03 PM PDT by Tunehead54 (Nothing funny here ;-)
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To: BenLurkin

Black hole, object in the way, any number of reasons.


79 posted on 07/02/2020 3:16:41 PM PDT by Lazamataz ("Black Lives Matter" becomes "Terse TV Blackmail"..... #AnagramsNeverLie)
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To: BenLurkin
Clearly, after ten years of being patient, the star got tired of waiting to be recompensed for posing...
Who wouldn't quit and just walk away?
80 posted on 07/02/2020 5:04:09 PM PDT by SuperLuminal (Where is Sam Adams now that we desperately need him)
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