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Stellar Wormholes May Exist

Posted by samzenpus on from the into-the-gamma-quadrant dept.

seagirlreed writes "Pairs of stars could be connected via wormholes filled with 'phantom matter,' according to Kyrgyz researchers. If a wormhole exists within a star, the stellar body may exhibit measurable properties astronomers might detect. Although interesting, other scientists are skeptical, pointing out that this is highly speculative research."

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  1. any evidence at all? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Is there any evidence to support this hypothesis whatsoever? Or is this purely based on random scifi-based wishful thinking? The article seems to say "if you accept that A (which really has nothing to support it at all) is true, then B can also be true." Uhh, yeah.

    1. Re:any evidence at all? by stardaemon · · Score: 4, Insightful

      Which may be interesting if B also gives A, and B is testable.
      Otherwise, not so much.

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      The only way to stay sane in an insane world, is to be mad yourself...
    2. Re:any evidence at all? by ocean_soul · · Score: 2, Insightful

      This is strictly hypothetical, with no evidence whatsoever. This is totally not newsworthy because a) it is nothing new, the theoretical possibility of this is long known b) it is very unlikely that this hypotheses is true. This hypotheses is itself build on other, probably untrue, hypotheses and assumptions. (says a theoretical physicist)