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> And since when do lasers arc in space?? Webb would like a word...
by leeoniya 4y ago
> And since when do lasers arc in space??
Webb would like a word...
- dcow 4y agoCan you explain? I’m genuinely curious what phenomenon you’re referring to.
- rz2k 4y agoI think they're alluding to phenomena this[1], a description of gravitational lensing from the Webb Space Telescope team. [1] https://webbtelescope.org/contents/media/images/2019/20/4377-Image?Tag=Gravitational%20Lensing https://webbtelescope.org/contents/media/images/2019/20/4377...
- dcow 4y agoOkay yes, we can see distant light from slightly behind stars because it follows curved spacetime. The energy projectiles in question in Star Wars VIII arc in a parabolic trajectory through flat spacetime over much shorter distances.