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[โ€“] YiddishMcSquidish@lemmy.today 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I remember learning that if a quasar is spinning fast enough, then the radio waves inside are theoretically traveling faster than light. Which means that some of the star's mass is actually experiencing time in reverse, until they breach the corona.

[โ€“] rumba@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 day ago

That's a super interesting idea, but I don't think it's actually true. I think it's in appearance only