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[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago
[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Please god, let the 2-AU wide solar beam reach the Milky Way this decade and incinerate this planet

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

Is a second big bang hitting the universe?🤞

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

tl;dr one hypothesis is that regions dense with objects can effectively clear out the interstellar medium that would otherwise block its light. According to this paper, all the observed Lyman alpha emissions are from objects with nearby companions