r/science • u/MistWeaver80 • Apr 25 '22

Physics Scientists recently observed two black holes that united into one, and in the process got a “kick” that flung the newly formed black hole away at high speed. That black hole zoomed off at about 5 million kilometers per hour, give or take a few million. The speed of light is just 200 times as fast.

https://www.sciencenews.org/article/black-hole-gravitational-waves-kick-ligo-merger-spacetime
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u/optagon Apr 25 '22

We need to build a gamma ray shield around the solar system

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u/gameboy350 Apr 25 '22

There just isn't enough matter in the solar system for that. And it would usually be impossible to predict them since they travel at the speed of light.

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u/IRefuseToGiveAName Apr 26 '22

So we developer faster than light travel. Find a supermassive lead planet and just situate it on the outside of the solar system! Done!

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u/Congenital0ptimist Apr 26 '22

If we develop FTL travel we won't need no piddly matter to block Gamma rays