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astronomy2 years ago

The Mysterious Disappearance of Stars Leaves Scientists Baffled

More than 100 stars have mysteriously vanished since 1952, leaving scientists puzzled. The disappearance of three stars captured in images from the Palomar Observatory in 1952 remains unexplained. Theories range from advanced alien civilizations using Dyson Spheres to radioactive dust contaminating photographic plates. Stars don't simply vanish without a trace, and even exploding stars leave behind evidence. The mystery of the missing stars continues to baffle astrophysicists, leaving us with a lot of unanswered questions.

via Giant Freakin Robot|
#astronomy#astrophysics#dyson-spheres
space-and-physics2 years ago

Mysterious Disappearances: Unraveling the Vanishing Stars

The Vanishing and Appearing Sources during a Century of Observations (VASCO) project has found around 100 stars that have disappeared from view in the last 70 years, leaving astrophysicists puzzled. Possible explanations include failed supernovas, gravitational lensing, gamma-ray bursts, or the presence of closer moving objects like asteroids. The search for these vanished stars also aimed to find evidence of advanced civilizations, such as Dyson Spheres, but no good candidates have been identified so far.

via IFLScience|
#astrophysics#dyson-spheres#space-and-physics
astronomy2 years ago

The Mysterious Disappearance of Three "Stars" in 1952 Baffles Astronomers

In 1952, three stars were captured in a photograph at Palomar Observatory but disappeared within an hour. Astronomers have been unable to find an explanation for their sudden vanishing. Possible theories include the stars dimming by an extreme amount, a rare event involving a gravitational lensing effect caused by a black hole, or the objects not being stars at all but rather Oort Cloud objects that brightened due to an external trigger. Another possibility is that the photographic plates were contaminated by radioactive dust from nuclear weapons testing. Further research and observations are needed to solve this mystery.

via Phys.org|
#astronomers#astronomy#mystery
astronomy2 years ago

The Mysterious Disappearance of the Vanishing Stars: A 1952 Astronomical Enigma

In 1952, three stars were captured on a photographic plate at Palomar Observatory but disappeared within an hour. The stars dimmed by a factor of 10,000 or more, leaving astronomers puzzled. Possible explanations include a single star that brightened and was gravitationally lensed by a passing black hole, Oort Cloud objects that brightened due to an event, or contamination from nuclear weapons testing. Further observations are needed to solve the mystery.

via Universe Today|
#astronomy#mystery#palomar-observatory