Ultra-Powerful New WEAVE Telescope Undergoing ‘First-Light’ Spots High-Speed Cosmic Collision

The Debrief ^ | December 06, 2024 | Christopher Plain

[Red Badger]

PING!......................

[AbolishCSEU]

WEAVE

[Larry Lucido]

String theory?

[JimRed]

That appears less like a collision (Things hitting things) than a merger(Things combining).

[Larry Lucido]

[the international astronomy team was able to witness this incredible collision.]

Most of that will buff right out.

[MtnClimber]

Most of that will buff right out.

What I was thinking too. Probably just a scratch.

[Hillarys Gate Cult]

I wonder how many space lawyers it will take to handle all of the whiplash cases from this collision.

[Teacher317]

That appears less like a collision (Things hitting things) than a merger(Things combining).

Just like electrons in atoms, galaxies have SO MUCH empty space in them that even with they occupy the same location, there are very few actual smashing collisions of stars. Or so I've read. I haven't been able to witness too many galaxies passing through each other in my lifetime, sad to say!!

[The Louiswu]

Galaxies are so big the space in them so immense that in theory 2 galaxies could pass through each other and no stars, planets or objects inside those galaxies would ever collide, but the gravity forces could deform or even rip apart those galaxies as they pass through each other.

Just wait until we get some really big telescopes on the farside of the moon or WAY out into space oh the things we will see.

I believe that our species will be forever or near forever bound to this solar system, space is too vast, our lives too short and physics just won't allow for true FTL travel and that our understanding of the universe will come via these magnificent viewing machines.

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks Red Badger.

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[Lonesome in Massachussets]

That appears less like a collision (Things hitting things) than a merger(Things combining).

When galaxies merge, a lot of stars are tossed off into intergalactic space, in order to preserve momentum and energy. Sort of like an inelastic collision, but instead of turning kinetic energy into heat, it's bled off by "boiling off" some stars gravitationally. Sort of a large scale collision.

[Red Badger]

[ridesthemiles]

NO STOPLIGHTS TO OBEY???

[telescope115]

One CAN see Stephan’s Quintet directly with a big enough telescope, and dark enough skies. I’’ve seen 4 of the 5 through our club’s 18” dobsonian reflector.

What a winning combination of instruments and processes! I’m looking forward to seeing more data from them. I think they’ll be busy for a long time!

[ridesthemiles]

BEN CRUMP will be first in line-——

[Red Badger]

[AbolishCSEU]

heh heh.

[LimitedPowers]

one of the galaxies was traveling at two million miles per hour

Relative to ... what?

How fast do galaxies usually "travel"?

[Red Badger]

Two million miles per hour is well within the Universal Speed Limit..............