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Re:A Binary Star Is About to Go Supernova and Could Produce ... by mitchty on Tuesday November 20, 2018 @01:59PM (#18496616)
Yep, if we haven't observed it, it is effectively not happened.

Same as finally observing some of the first galaxies created after the big bang. Speed of light ~= speed of information. If we haven't seen indication of it directly or indirectly, its at best an inference.

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Re:A Binary Star Is About to Go Supernova and Could Produce ... by ssijak on Wednesday November 21, 2018 @12:48AM (#18500435)
Quantum entangelment?
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Re:A Binary Star Is About to Go Supernova and Could Produce ... by mitchty on Sunday November 25, 2018 @09:05AM (#18526904)
Still gated by the speed of light. It might be spooky action at a distance, but it will still take as long as light/gravity would take to observe.
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