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In another thread we were discussing CT’s and how they never seem to have actual experts behind them.
Well this is a great example of how science really works. Computers working with those enormous Telescopes to learn about our Galaxy noticed an odd brightening in the night sky. It seems some 730 million light years away a Star had sort of gone Supernova. But it wasn’t the usual sort of Supernova. It was weird. There wasn’t the usual quick burst of light. It sort of built up and then slowly dwindled.
www.sciencealert.com
Scientists who study such things spent a couple years trying to figure out what they had seen. They did a lot of math. They ran computer simulations trying to figure out why this Supernova was so atypical. The answer that seems most likely given the data and probability is a Black Hole ripped a star apart triggering a Nova type explosion.
Now the Scientists are quick to point out that we don’t know. But of all of the possibilities that we do know about this scenario is the most likely.
After making this conclusion the he Scientists asked others with experience and knowledge in the field to check their work. This is that Consensus that some people denigrate. In reality it is someone turning to another with the skills and knowledge to know what is being discussed and asking them to check their work.
Afterwards they publish the findings. This is a double check on the double check. Letting anyone who is curious see the data and conclusions. Expanding the consensus.
I can’t even pretend to understand the math. I am so ignorant that the term layman is charitable. However I do understand enough to know that the people who do know think this is what happened 730 million years ago.
Well this is a great example of how science really works. Computers working with those enormous Telescopes to learn about our Galaxy noticed an odd brightening in the night sky. It seems some 730 million light years away a Star had sort of gone Supernova. But it wasn’t the usual sort of Supernova. It was weird. There wasn’t the usual quick burst of light. It sort of built up and then slowly dwindled.
Star Trying to Swallow a Black Hole May Have Triggered a New Type of Supernova
In 2023, astronomers recorded one of the most extraordinary space explosions they had ever seen.
www.sciencealert.com
Scientists who study such things spent a couple years trying to figure out what they had seen. They did a lot of math. They ran computer simulations trying to figure out why this Supernova was so atypical. The answer that seems most likely given the data and probability is a Black Hole ripped a star apart triggering a Nova type explosion.
Now the Scientists are quick to point out that we don’t know. But of all of the possibilities that we do know about this scenario is the most likely.
After making this conclusion the he Scientists asked others with experience and knowledge in the field to check their work. This is that Consensus that some people denigrate. In reality it is someone turning to another with the skills and knowledge to know what is being discussed and asking them to check their work.
Afterwards they publish the findings. This is a double check on the double check. Letting anyone who is curious see the data and conclusions. Expanding the consensus.
I can’t even pretend to understand the math. I am so ignorant that the term layman is charitable. However I do understand enough to know that the people who do know think this is what happened 730 million years ago.