• disposabletentacle@kbin.social
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    1 year ago

    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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      1 year ago

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

      yoHbogh matlhbogh je SuvwI’

      Say’moHchu’ may’ ‘Iw!