Early Detection of Supernova

[wjk]

https://cosmosmagazine.com/space/spotted-first-few-hours-of-a-supernova

"iPTF13dqy (SN2013fs) exploded in a relatively nearby (~160 million light years) spiral galaxy on 6 October 2013 and was detected by the Palomar Transient Factory sky survey a mere three hours after explosion."

 

[Sig]

https://cosmosmagazine.com/space/spotted-first-few-hours-of-a-supernova

"iPTF13dqy (SN2013fs) exploded in a relatively nearby (~160 million light years) spiral galaxy on 6 October 2013 and was detected by the Palomar Transient Factory sky survey a mere three hours after explosion."

Wow, faster than light information transfer is here, Einstein was wrong! Or the supernova happened 160 million years ago and we saw the light from it happening just 3 hours after it started arriving here on Earth, but who am I to contradict the article's esteemed author!

 

[wjk]

faster than light information transfer is here

LOL. It's been here since the 60's at least! Remember those visual conversations in the original Star Trek episodes? Some had no lapse in time at all, across many light years.

 

[Overnight]

Wow, faster than light information transfer is here, Einstein was wrong! Or the supernova happened 160 million years ago and we saw the light from it happening just 3 hours after it started arriving here on Earth, but who am I to contradict the article's esteemed author!

Hey sig, look behind you, I put a chocolate-chip muffin behind your head yesterday. *sike* Too late, it was moving faster than the speed of light tomorrow.