Mzkazmi t1_ird3q6i wrote on October 7, 2022 at 3:08 AM

Reply to comment by Chknbone in Astronomers find a “cataclysmic” pair of stars with the shortest orbit yet: The stars circle each other every 51 minutes, confirming a decades-old prediction by Additional-Two-7312

I understand that the prediction was true but regardless if the stores are close or better in a far away orbit how is this impactful ??? If they get too close and they collide and they open up a singularity or something then there’s a reason

Troxxies t1_ird9m92 wrote on October 7, 2022 at 4:01 AM

They test stuff like this in-case they are wrong, if they were wrong they'd have to rethink the math involved and who knows we might be doing some math wrong at the moment, in which case it'd be very very impactful.

[deleted] t1_irdgbr0 wrote on October 7, 2022 at 5:16 AM

Studying the interactions of gigantic high energy objects, as well as the tiniest high energy things we can, altogether helps us understand more about physics, and how to manipulate and control everything around us. It’s thanks to physics that we have batteries and cellphones.

Chknbone t1_ird8003 wrote on October 7, 2022 at 3:46 AM

Does it have to be?

l4mbch0ps t1_irf33ej wrote on October 7, 2022 at 4:14 PM

Yah you're right. This discovery won't let you toast your toast faster, so why are they even studying it?

Thanks for the high quality contribution to the discussion.

Antimutt t1_irfwg79 wrote on October 7, 2022 at 7:57 PM

The cataclysm takes the form of a recurring nova.