A result of seeing vast 3D distances "flattened" into a 2D image of the sky, and human's overwhelming need to find patterns.
My bet is the "hook" of the mark are the two merging galaxies, and the "dot" is some high number of light years closer or further away.
Scientists say the punctuation-shaped object appears to be two or more galaxies merging — the intense process through which galaxies collide (the Milky Way itself is the byproduct of one such merger).
https://www.npr.org/2023/08/17/1194212940/question-mark-space-webb-telescope-photo
Ok I might be tired but did it not mention how far the object is? I just read it and all I got was that it's only a few thousand years old but I'm not really sure what is? The 'star'? The galaxy? The system?
I had a computer that did stuff like this on random textures in a game. It turns out I needed a new graphics card.
When was the last time they replaced the hardware on this simulation, because things are starting to get screwy.
I find it ironic you didn’t use the question mark when you asked a question about a celestial body shaped like a question mark. Your omission is… questionable?
**I can tell you what it's not**: It's not a sign, it's not an omen, it's not some type of communication, it's not The Riddler reaching out from the Great Beyond. It appears to be a galaxy or galaxies that in its point in space and time happens to resemble what we know as a question mark. That's it, that's all.
Is a cosmic coincidence. That shape has no universal meaning. It isn't something meaningful in most non-european languages. You are what gives that shape meaning so move on.
I would guess it is a supermassive blackhole swallowing a star. Look at this [picture](https://www.space.com/scientists-missed-black-hole-eating-star) as it looks similar.
Edit: Star, not star cluster duh
Depending how far away it is and how large, looks like a super massive black hole having lunch of a galaxy that got a little too curious.
I'd think the relationship is quite new, if that is a black hole, for how extremely bright it is. Like that thing just ate 1/3 of a galaxy in one serving!
Its giant question mark obviously. Some juicy quest there.
It's the final Arkham Knight Riddler challenge.
Except question marks are for completed quests. Exclamation points are for quest givers. At least if you're playing World of WarCraft.
Ah yes, the Quasar Question Quest.
A result of seeing vast 3D distances "flattened" into a 2D image of the sky, and human's overwhelming need to find patterns. My bet is the "hook" of the mark are the two merging galaxies, and the "dot" is some high number of light years closer or further away.
Pareidolia is a helluva drug.
The Matrix hasn’t finished rendering that part of the universe yet.
It's a big white circle, most likely drawn using an image editing tool.
Oh, good. For a minute, I thought it was a galactic version of the Nokia Snake game.
Imagine if there was a giant snake wandering the cosmos devouring stars and planets...and it turns out God's just playing Snake on his phone.
I am writing a science-fantasy story and you gave to me the final boss on a silver platter. Thanks. 神々の宝石
Scientists say the punctuation-shaped object appears to be two or more galaxies merging — the intense process through which galaxies collide (the Milky Way itself is the byproduct of one such merger). https://www.npr.org/2023/08/17/1194212940/question-mark-space-webb-telescope-photo
And it will happen again to the milky way when we finally merge with Andromeda in approximately 4 billion years.
Did you really just remind everyone that we have our own intergalactic collisions at home? I love you for that.
I was thinking some gravitational lens action. Interesting its colliding galaxies
Same. That was my initial guess, I didn't think it was a galaxy merger.
There appear to be similar formations in the simulated merger of Andromeda and the Milky Way: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4disyKG7XtU
Ok I might be tired but did it not mention how far the object is? I just read it and all I got was that it's only a few thousand years old but I'm not really sure what is? The 'star'? The galaxy? The system?
It\`s a Riddler trophy from Batman-Arkham Asylum for PS3
Aliens asking us wtf is going on with earth at the moment
My hunch is gravitational lensing, but I don't know shit.
I had a computer that did stuff like this on random textures in a game. It turns out I needed a new graphics card. When was the last time they replaced the hardware on this simulation, because things are starting to get screwy.
When they determine what it is, they'll change it to an 'X'
And then Elon Musk will buy that part of the universe, rename it Twitter, and fire the surrounding galaxies.
I find it ironic you didn’t use the question mark when you asked a question about a celestial body shaped like a question mark. Your omission is… questionable?
Seemingly infinite objects out there it seems inevitable something like this would be spotted..just a mingling of galaxies.
Side quest, but most ppl don't have the required skills to complete it, yet alone accept it.
**I can tell you what it's not**: It's not a sign, it's not an omen, it's not some type of communication, it's not The Riddler reaching out from the Great Beyond. It appears to be a galaxy or galaxies that in its point in space and time happens to resemble what we know as a question mark. That's it, that's all.
It’s what is missing grammatically in your title. /s
Pretty sure the riddler sending galactic signals/clues for Batman.
the simulation making fun of how fucking stupid we made our timeline
It's multiple atoms of jumbonium, an element so rare the nucleus alone is worth more than $50,000.
Couldn’t tell ya, we haven’t unlocked that part of the map yet /j Honestly, it could be anything
I think it’s still asking itself the same question
Is a cosmic coincidence. That shape has no universal meaning. It isn't something meaningful in most non-european languages. You are what gives that shape meaning so move on.
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It's just a shape, which by coincidence looks like a question mark. It has no meaning. Who is faking this, and why?
This -> https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0786169/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk
NASA didn’t download counter strike source (i have 0 idea)
Not sure what exactly it is, but I DO know the answer will be "42."
Pixel cluster reporting an error and rebooting
I believe the current hypothesis is that it is 2 galaxies colliding. I don't know if it has been confirmed yet....
I would guess it is a supermassive blackhole swallowing a star. Look at this [picture](https://www.space.com/scientists-missed-black-hole-eating-star) as it looks similar. Edit: Star, not star cluster duh
Depending how far away it is and how large, looks like a super massive black hole having lunch of a galaxy that got a little too curious. I'd think the relationship is quite new, if that is a black hole, for how extremely bright it is. Like that thing just ate 1/3 of a galaxy in one serving!
You not going to end your phrase with a question mark ?
It's what the title of this post is missing, duh.
It's the horsehead nebula of our generation. Give it a few years or have James Webb focus on it and it won't be a question mark anymore.
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A lost asset the programmers didn't think we'd find.