Earendel (Astronomical Object)
brainlessdev
33 points
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July 11, 2026
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Discussion Highlights (3 comments)
pfdietz
A poignant thing about such objects is that our descendants will never reach them (unless FTL travel is a thing). Due to the accelerating expansion of the universe, even a beam of light directed at it will never reach it.
goodwillhunting
For all us Silmarillion fans, we win again! :) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E%C3%A4rendil_and_Elwing "Tolkien took Eärendil's name from the Old English name Earendel, found in the poem Crist 1, which hailed him as "brightest of angels"; this was the beginning of Tolkien's Middle-earth mythology."
armchairhacker
Not to be confused with Eärendil-1, the experimental satellite to recover solar energy at night, approved to launch this year: https://removepaywalls.com/https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/1...