Submitted by Additional-Two-7312 t3_zgfi8y in science
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Bad_Mad_Man t1_izgxdcg wrote
It’s a warning to intelligent life to stay away.
Beautifulblueocean t1_izgzzde wrote
Its all the dead souls that can't stand what we have done to the planet.
101955Bennu t1_izh62j7 wrote
Probably light reflecting off the Oort Cloud
MorbidandBack t1_izh7036 wrote
Barak made that show.
brianflstate t1_izh9ece wrote
I went to school with an Ort
Riegel_Haribo t1_izhjt1x wrote
"Hubble detects", and then a barrage of snarky comments. Jeez. Science, folks.
This is an effort to characterize the zodiacal light, the solar system's illuminated dust, along with the galactic background and any light in darkest areas, by a massive reprocessing of raw data from Hubble, which is just underway. Especially challenging because these observations are on different instruments, have different exposures, cosmic ray flux, electronic noise, and changing parameters. This might lead to a new backgrounding method for historic observations.
...which can be photographed from Earth and is not a shocking discovery:
https://www.reddit.com/r/space/comments/w6kfza/all_of_the_zodiacal_light_the_dust_of_our_solar/
Ignignot t1_izhjxeb wrote
I’m gonna argue zorak did
disordered_neuron t1_izhnf2p wrote
Light pollution is system wide now.
Kirome t1_izhs1l8 wrote
Nope, Moltar.
malapropter t1_izhtgah wrote
Thanks, Obama.
AnotherWarGamer t1_izhthma wrote
There is a bubble of space created by our star. The radiation pressure from the sun is countering something else outside. My guess is they finally got out with one of the probes and got a picture looking in.
DustFunk t1_izhwhtd wrote
boop boo ti boop dont TOUCH ME
RealHonest-Ish_352 t1_izhwwdh wrote
Dyson Sphere.
RealHonest-Ish_352 t1_izhwz3d wrote
I cried when they successfully fixed Hubble.
Like a child.
Wordymanjenson t1_izhy92u wrote
They mentioned that this wasn’t zodiacal light. Maybe I misunderstood but part of what they subtracted was the light from this and the end result was a glow that’s not coming from something we know to subtract.
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PurpEL t1_izi56kv wrote
As soon as you break the field FTL is possible. Sweet.
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Epic2112 t1_izi9b41 wrote
It was a team effort
ScholarObjective7721 t1_izi9m1t wrote
Ahhh the rare phenomenon of fog yes indeed, only few have witnessed such a feat. Finally got it in a picture
Sethger t1_izib4h5 wrote
Ah Dyson sphere is built around a star isn't it
HighKingForthwind t1_izic3hp wrote
Who the hell names their child bort
StNerevar76 t1_izidkoj wrote
Or to ensure we can't go out and screw things.
Better that than xenomorphs imho.
deasnutz t1_izil0kj wrote
More like, there should be water here. Help yourself.
_RudeDude t1_izinqpn wrote
Larry Niven uses references something along these lines in the Ring World series... Claims that FTL can't work within a certain sphere of massive objects like stars. (Gravity well.)
asdaaaaaaaa t1_iziof4m wrote
> This is an effort to characterize the zodiacal light, the solar system's illuminated dust, along with the galactic background and any light in darkest areas, by a massive reprocessing of raw data from Hubble, which is just underway.
Was my first guess, random small stuff like dust, ice, possibly some gas molecules reflecting light as they orbit/hang out around the solar system. I do wonder how much of an improvement we'd have visually if we could somehow drag JWST or something like it beyond that dust/debris cloud into the bare, emptier space.
PantsOnHead88 t1_izip9c1 wrote
Typically yes, although we could coin a term for the concept expanded to the galactic level.
Dyson suggested the Dyson sphere.
I propose that a megastructure harnessing the entirety of a galaxy’s energy output be referred to as a PantsOnHead Sphere.
brianflstate t1_izis31n wrote
Haha nice reference
everyusernamestaken3 t1_iziutl7 wrote
From the article (4th sentence):
>This would be any leftover light after subtracting the glow from planets, stars, galaxies, and from dust in the plane of our solar system (called zodiacal light).
Pretty sure you understood it just fine, and this guy didn't click the article.
RealHonest-Ish_352 t1_izizh54 wrote
Oh... Iike that!
OinkingGazelle t1_izj9fgj wrote
Are we Krikkit?
mechashiva1 t1_izjckat wrote
Did you make a fluffy?
_craq_ t1_izjv9xk wrote
If I understood the article correctly, it says the source is somewhere between earth and the New Horizons spacecraft. New Horizons hasn't reached the Oort cloud yet, so I think they've ruled this idea out.
Riegel_Haribo t1_izkrtd4 wrote
Pretty sure to find out what remains after subtracting zodiacal light, one has to fully characterize its appearance in the telescope...
AdolescenceOfP1 t1_izlbcsj wrote
> "Hubble detects", and then a barrage of snarky comments. Jeez. Science, folks.
It looks like the children on reddit rush to r/science to compete with each other with absurd jokes. The moderators are going to be very busy tonight. :-/
Lonely-Tumbleweed-56 t1_izpn8xf wrote
Watch it being a lamp from a superior, aggressive, colonizing life form who pointed their light to highlight us as their next target
Next space signal: " run away "
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