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https://www.astronomy.com/sci

Tom M
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https://phys.org/news/2024-07

https://phys.org/news/2024-07-astronomers-neutron-stars-orbiting-sun.html

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Climate change is messing

Climate change is messing with time more than previously thought, scientists find

https://www.accuweather.com/en/climate/climate-change-is-messing-with-time-more-than-previously-thought-scientists-find/1669752 

I just thought this was interesting to read...

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https://scitechdaily.com/eins

https://scitechdaily.com/einsteins-vision-comes-alive-in-stunning-hubble-capture/

Picture this. :)

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+/- 1...  So so.  I new enough about black holes before this that it wasn't anything I didn't know already. 

But...  thanks for sharing!

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To me that looks like a real

To me that looks like a real black hole ...

Tom M
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GWGeorge007 wrote:Tom M

GWGeorge007 wrote:

+/- 1...  So so.  I new enough about black holes before this that it wasn't anything I didn't know already. 

But...  thanks for sharing!

George,

I cringed at some of the attempts to make it easier for a layman to understand.  But since I haven't read a lot about black holes.  It was entirely new to me, that the "jets"  were throwing out stuff that was necessary for star formation in that galaxy.

==edit==

Changed the thread name to make it a little less "scientific".

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Radioactive dust from March

Radioactive dust from March 2022 Saharan dust storm was not of French origin, study finds https://phys.org/news/2025-02-radioactive-saharan-storm-french.html

 

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A material used to clean

A material used to clean household aquariums offers a simple solution to break down forever chemicals https://phys.org/news/2025-02-material-household-aquariums-simple-solution.html

This sounds like a very good thing.

Plus it's from phys.org

:)

 

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