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Astronomer Claims 'Direct Evidence' of Gravity Breaking Down (www.vice.com)
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What's that saying again? Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence? I don't think we're quite there yet, but for all of you MOdified Newtonian Dynamics fans (and Dark Matter haters) out there here's a bit of good news.

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[–] nbafantest@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago (1 children)

A scientist has observed a “gravitational anomaly” in certain star systems

Seems like the opening to a Star Trek episode

[–] cmbabul@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

A warp drive is one of the few innovations that might save humanity from our current peril, here’s hoping

[–] original_reader@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago

If humanity has proven anything it's that technology tends to make things worse.

[–] LanternEverywhere@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Huh, why do you think that? Why would faster than light speed technology have a different impact on society than our current space technologies? (Assuming we don't encounter aliens)

[–] cmbabul@lemmy.world -1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I mean we’d all still be fucked but a generation ship could give hope to the survival of the species as a whole

[–] LanternEverywhere@kbin.social 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

We haven't even gotten people to Mars and it would "only" be a couple of year trip with current technology. I can't imagine society making a generational trip happen any time soon. Sorry for being a Debbie downer.

[–] cmbabul@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

I mean society as a while sure won’t, but desperate times and all that, unlikely for sure but it’s a glimmer