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Will the team led by Pieter van Dokkum (Yale) publish new scientific results from the MOTHRA telescope on nebulae or intergalactic gas in a peer-reviewed journal by January 2027?
On August 12, 2026, researchers at Yale published in Nature an accidental discovery while calibrating the MOTHRA telescope — which… 21 opinions, 52% No
- Yes — 48%
- No — 52%
Deadline: January 31, 2027 at 12:00 AM UTC · 21 opinions
Resolution rules
On August 12, 2026, researchers at Yale published in Nature an accidental discovery while calibrating the MOTHRA telescope — which combines hundreds of telephoto lenses to detect diffuse ionized gas between galaxies — by pointing it at the Helix Nebula (~650 light-years from Earth).
Source: news.yale.edu
Frequently asked questions about this event
How is this event resolved?
Resolução por identificação de artigo científico com autoria de Pieter van Dokkum (Yale) sobre observações do telescópio MOTHRA publicado em periódico revisado por pares indexado no NASA ADS (ui.adsabs.harvard.edu) até 2027-01-31. A busca deve ser feita pelo nome do instrumento 'MOTHRA' ou pelo título relacionado a gás ionizado difuso/nebulosas.
How are points scored?
Points depend on the share of votes your side had when you gave your opinion. Being right earns 100 minus that share. Being wrong costs that share.
Right now No has 52% of the votes: an opinion on it that turns out right earns about 48 points, a wrong one costs about 52.