Did we just discover a real wormhole?

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In 2019, scientists detected a signal that no one could explain. But now, they have proposed a mind-bending theory that could solve the mystery, and makes it a whole lot weirder… The signal might have come from a wormhole. Weirder yet, it could even be an echo from another universe.

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0:00 A Real Wormhole

1:18 The Signal

3:25 What Created the Signal?

8:01 What Is a Wormhole?

10:59 Can You Travel Through a Wormhole?

13:31 Quantum Entanglement

15:22 Firewall Paradox

18:58 Artificial Wormhole

22:27 Is This a Wormhole Signal?

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References:

“Is GW190521 a Gravitational Wave Echo of a Wormhole?”, via arxiv.org https://astrumspace.info/gw190521

“The Mystery of Intermediate-Mass Black Holes”, via uni-bonn.de https://astrumspace.info/imbhmystery

“Types and Sources of Gravitational Waves”, via ligo.caltech.edu https://astrumspace.info/gwsources

“Observation of Two Frequencies in Ringdown Gravitational-Wave Signal”, via mpg.de https://astrumspace.info/ringdownfreq

“White Holes and Wormholes”, via colorado.edu https://astrumspace.info/whiteholes

“1988 Morris-Thorne Wormhole Paper”, via rochester.edu https://astrumspace.info/morristhorne

“Cool Horizons for Entangled Black Holes”, via arxiv.org https://astrumspace.info/coolhorizons

“Black Holes: Complementarity or Firewalls?”, via arxiv.org https://astrumspace.info/bhfirewalls

“Semiclassical Wormholes Toward Typical Entangled States”, via aps.org https://astrumspace.info/scwormholes

“Physicists Create a Wormhole Using a Quantum Computer”, via quantamagazine.org https://astrumspace.info/quantworm

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Writer: Julia Masselos

Video Editor: Alexandre Nowakowski

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Production Coordinator: Rose Unwin

Edit Producer: Poppy Pinnock

Head of Astrum: Jess Jordan

Creator of Astrum: Alex McColgan

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