I looked into it, and it’s our whole galaxy that’s maybe in a void. There’s plenty of space inside our galaxy to not give a shit about what’s not here.
Nope
Submitted 2 months ago by LadyButterfly@piefed.blahaj.zone to science_memes@mander.xyz
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_chris@lemmy.world 2 months ago
yaroto98@lemmy.world 2 months ago
We got put in time-out.
einlander@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Galactic Quarantine.
ShinkanTrain@lemmy.ml 2 months ago
Everything is in a giant void, dipshit. It came for free with the expansion of the universe
vithigar@lemmy.ca 2 months ago
Not sure if the specifics on the article, but astronomical voids are their own specific thing, not just the vacuum of space.
spicehoarder@lemmy.zip 2 months ago
Oh yeah? Well I have the oldest universe known to man.
Agent641@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Yeah but what is this void made of?!
KraeuterRoy@feddit.org 2 months ago
yakko@feddit.uk 2 months ago
Saw a video about this. Apparently galactic voids are pretty hard to enter for reasons that elude my 6am brain. Something to do with gravity.
WalleyeWarrior@midwest.social 2 months ago
In astronomy, Galaxy clusters are just areas where the density of galaxies is above average and voids are areas where the density is below average. Galaxies attract each other, so the material for Galaxy clusters has to come from somewhere, and that somewhere is voids.
InputZero@lemmy.world 2 months ago
That and dark energy. Although this may apply for cosim super-voids and not a void in a cluster, but the expansion of space is faster in areas of space that have less mass than cosmic strings. So if someone built a ship and tried to enter a void they would have to overcome the velocity of the galaxy, the gravity of the galaxy, and the expanding space ahead of them.
sbeak@sopuli.xyz 2 months ago
I think it’s to do with the combined gravity of the “strings” of galaxies, stars, etc. being far stronger than nearly nothing.
bjoern_tantau@swg-empire.de 2 months ago
It’s basically the same reason why it’s so hard to leave Earth. You can’t just jump. Or fly in an aeroplane. You need a rocket with enough fuel. Otherwise you will fall back down again.
booscience@beehaw.org 2 months ago
So a black hill.
JennyLaFae@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 months ago
We’re in space jail because we don’t play nice with others.
leagman1@feddit.org 2 months ago
Also because we horny
DeadDigger@lemmy.zip 2 months ago
Also because earth is a deathworld
LetThereBeNick@lemmy.zip 2 months ago
It’s a good thing the rate of catastrophic collisions with neighboring bodies is at its lowest in a void. At this point we may as well assume our lack of neighbors was beneficial to our being here in the first place
Jeremyward@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Not to mention good weather in the neighborhood, no gamma ray bursts nesrby or supernova or whatnot
tetris11@feddit.uk 2 months ago
“They’re made of cheesits.”
“Cheesits?”
“Cheesits. Those orange fuzzy things that crunch. One of their world leaders even looks like one.”
“But how do they communicate?”
"They rub their cheesit bodies together to make non-commital sounds like ‘I cant even’ "
“That’s too weird. Let’s quarantine this place and get the hell out of here.”
“Agreed. At least they cant harm us out here.”
David Blaine teleports behind them both with a pack of cards.InternetCitizen2@lemmy.world 2 months ago
jambudz@lemmy.zip 2 months ago
My first thought.
tetris11@feddit.uk 2 months ago
Sam_Bass@lemmy.world 2 months ago
on purpose heh. woildnt be polite to drop us into polite galactic society as barbaric as we are
bitjunkie@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Yeah it’s like a couple hours into the party there’s that one guy who has a lot of distance around him because he’s already cornered everyone individually to ramble at them about his dumb hobby
bss03@infosec.pub 2 months ago
Yeah, I figure once (signs of) life showed up in the atmosphere, galactic civilization probably started isolation/quarantine procedures until we can show we are actually social, civil, and communal instead of violent, competitive, and individualistic.
rapchee@lemmy.world 2 months ago
it actually might be the reason we’re around, because in more “populated” areas, unfortunate cosmic events are more frequent too
itsgroundhogdayagain@lemmy.ml 2 months ago
Would it help if we got out and pushed?
bampop@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Fermi paradox solved: We’re out in the boonies and no self respecting intelligent lifeform would be wasting their time wandering around here
AppleTea@lemmy.zip 2 months ago
It goes the other way too. Paradox solved: We’re in an island of stability, and life doesn’t get the chance to develop in denser, more chaotic regions.
minkymunkey_7_7@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Unless there is spice here which the Empire needs. Earth’s bio-organic molecules may very well be unique in the entire cosmos.
Asfalttikyntaja@sopuli.xyz 2 months ago
We have used almost all of our oil. That’s why they don’t want us.
MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip 2 months ago
redsand@infosec.pub 2 months ago
That’s stellar not galactic scale
MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip 2 months ago
Even then not.
rumba@lemmy.zip 2 months ago
It also might be the answer to the fermi paradox
Hadriscus@jlai.lu 2 months ago
yea… large time scales, quiet neighbourhood, jupiter as warden. If I were life I’d defo develop there
Evotech@lemmy.world 2 months ago
We chillin
lightnsfw@reddthat.com 2 months ago
So that’s why God is ignoring us. Earth rolled into his couch cushions and got lost.
prenatal_confusion@feddit.org 2 months ago
JD Vance is the plague of gods couch cushions.
InvalidName2@lemmy.zip 2 months ago
One thing’s for sure, I’m going to sit at home and criticize every well-intentioned solution made in good faith that I see posted on the internet while I plant my eyes on a screen all day doing nothing substantial to help solve the problem or support the ones who might be able to make a difference.
LovableSidekick@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Interesting story but not even remotely “BREAKING!” I read this a year or two ago.
AppleTea@lemmy.zip 2 months ago
And “trapped” is an interesting way to frame it. I was under the impression that its a boon for life - less astronomical neighbors means less stuff to interrupt its development.
LovableSidekick@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Yes, “trapped” might mean fewer nearby aliens to invite us to join their Galactic Federation and explain now to cure cancer and build warp drives, but it also means fewer apocalyptic-size chunks of crap careening around the neighborhood.
kureta@lemmy.ml 2 months ago
What do they mean “trapped”? Is it a bad thing? Does it have any effect on anything earth-related? Is earth being held there by an unknown force?
Piemanding@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
Meaning that if we don’t immediately accelerate to near the speed of light, we are stuck here.
MortUS@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Huh, that really makes the only livable planet in our entire galaxy just that much more important.
phlegmy@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
You better start pushing then
melsaskca@lemmy.ca 2 months ago
Holy crap! trump is really screwing up, on a galactic scale. /s
synae@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 months ago
Not again!
minorkeys@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
Aka quarantine.
Samsy@lemmy.ml 2 months ago
God took his shoot in a lonely place. Maybe better so we can’t breed over other places.
EldenLord@lemmy.world 2 months ago
So what they‘re saying is that nothing around the world should have me worried?
benny@reddthat.com 2 months ago
Isn’t stuff like this in the drake equation or something more up to date? Lack of activity or the right amount probably helps life.
heartSagan5@lemmy.zip 2 months ago
Probably the pre-Sol star that burst a lot of matter out, and we’re something that was left somehow.
Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Just give it a few million years.
TTimo@lemmy.today 2 months ago
Millions? Ah!
jerkface@lemmy.ca 2 months ago
Ahhh, fine, I guess it’s my turn anyway. I’ll be back in a bit.
jerkface@lemmy.ca 2 months ago
Okay, we’re good.
prenatal_confusion@feddit.org 2 months ago
Gulagtic prison.
Darkard@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Oh, that explains… gestures broadly
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Shellofbiomatter@lemmus.org 2 months ago
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urandom@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Why do they got skulls? Are they, like, the baddies?
akwd169@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
Bow to the dark ones and be set free kinda deal
NatakuNox@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Who knew we were on a chaos world trapped in the warp forever begging tortured for the amusement of the rich and powerful…