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You may find this paper interesting researchgate.net/publication…
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Some derided his Gaia theory as New Age pablum, but James Lovelock’s theory of a self-regulating Earth has been viewed as central to understanding the causes and consequences of global warming, writes @modeshift in this fine, sweeping obit. nytimes.com/2022/07/27/clima…
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If you want pre-1982, probably something like Bester's THE STARS MY DESTINATION or maybe Clement's MISSION OF GRAVITY. But, really, the idea that books written in the first decade of the 2000s might as well be Asimov or Bradbury just boggles my mind.
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10, 9, 8, ...3, 2, 1!
Revealing the 1st image of the black hole in the center of our Galaxy by @ehtelescope!
Epic zoom into the dark heart of the Milky Way using radio light. I hope you like it …
#OurBlackHole #SgrABlackHole Thx: @ERC_Research @BlackHoleCam @Radboud_Uni
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just absolutely stunning
Marking the end of #JWST telescope alignment, we can now reveal sharp images from every instrument. You also get an idea of where each camera is looking at the sky! blogs.nasa.gov/webb/wp-conte…
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The Mid-Infrared Instrument (MIRI) - @NASAWebb’s coldest instrument – is now just a few degrees above the lowest temp matter can reach. This helps MIRI detect longer infrared wavelengths & suppress electrical currents that can mimic real light signals. go.nasa.gov/3uBXWDN
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Faraday’s Law. Magnetic Fields levitating a lightbulb and turning it on. We use a similar principle to imagine lighting up a black hole and highly magnetized neutron star
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Have you ever seen such beautiful diffraction spikes 😍 that star is so faint and yet for JWST, the amount of light it detects is so much that the light bleeds into neighbouring pixels to give you that 6-pointed "star" shape #jameswebbspacetelescope
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🧵One of my very favorite #JWST science stories concerns the mirror gold. This seem like a good time to tell it. As with all good stories, it has been told before, but I think it is worth a rant. And at the end, there will be a twist. 1/
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This shadowy landscape of majestic mountains and icy plains stretches toward the horizon on a small, distant world. It was captured from a range of about 18,000 km when @NewHorizons2015 looked back toward Pluto, 15 minutes after its closest approach buff.ly/3icfaQy
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On this awful, tragic day, I offer the joy of seeing the photo my son in law sent of my granddaughter getting ready for her preschool's Wacky Wednesday
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Extremely this. + frivolous air travel etc. Some folks are showing us exactly who they are, and it’s not a good look. One year and counting since I’ve squeezed my parents, sis, baby nephew — and y’all are acting like the rules don’t apply to you? 👎👎
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Tremendously excited to work alongside so many bright minds to advise the President-elect and push the boundaries of what we dare to believe is possible. We need everyone. #ScienceIsBack