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Syd Barrett's enchanting and whimsical melodies take us on a journey through his brilliant mind. #SydBarrett #MusicGenius
"Arnold Layne" captures Barrett's eccentricity and showcases his knack for crafting catchy tunes with a touch of surrealism. #SydBarrett #ArnoldLayne
"See Emily Play" is a psychedelic gem, showcasing Barrett's playful lyricism and innovative guitar work. #SydBarrett #SeeEmilyPlay
#JamesWebbSpaceTelescope's new photo of the Tarantula Nebula caught thousands of never-before-seen baby stars
#NASAWebb
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#NASAWebb
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Astronomers focused the #JamesWebbSpaceTelescope on Tarantula Nebula, one of the brightest and most active star-forming regions in our galactic backyard, and found thousands of young stars they hadn't seen before, images released by NASA on Tuesday show.
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The Tarantula Nebula, is an immense cloud of gas and dust about 160,000 light-years away in the Large Magellanic Cloud, a satellite galaxy of the #MilkyWay. The nebula has birthed some massive stars, a few that are more than 150 times the mass of our sun.
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"One thing I learned early on...is how many people with large audiences are just bullshitting in a confident tone of voice. It's very easy to make a name for yourself that way. The path of integrity takes more work, and not many take it." -- @caitoz greeneracresvaluenetwork.wordpress.com/2022/05/23/dai…
Crop harvests for direct food use insufficient to meet the UN’s food security goal
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#GlobalFoodSystem, #FoodSecurity, #UnitedNationsGoals, #HarvestCalories, #DirectFood
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#GlobalFoodSystem, #FoodSecurity, #UnitedNationsGoals, #HarvestCalories, #DirectFood
Life Cycle of Strawberry Plants: The Definitive Guide (Updated 2022)
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#LifeCycle, #StrawberryPlants, #DefinitiveGuide
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#LifeCycle, #StrawberryPlants, #DefinitiveGuide
📢 Breaking news: Meet the Black Hole at the Centre of our Galaxy! Astronomers have unveiled the 1st image of the supermassive black hole at the centre of the Milky Way. The image was produced by a global research team @ehtelescope 📷EHT Collaboration
“It is very exciting for ESO to have been playing such an important role in unravelling the mysteries of black holes, and of Sgr A* in particular, over so many years,” commented ESO Director General @xbarcons 👇
“ESO not only contributed to the EHT observations through the ALMA and APEX facilities but also enabled, with its other observatories in Chile, some of the previous breakthrough observations of the Galactic centre.”
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The End of Work - Robert Reich
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#ToxicCulture, #QualityOfLife, #QuitRate, #WorkingConditions, #SelfEmployment
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#ToxicCulture, #QualityOfLife, #QuitRate, #WorkingConditions, #SelfEmployment
Tamara Winter on Twitter and ThreadReader
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#StripePress, #BookPublication, #IdeaDissemination
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#StripePress, #BookPublication, #IdeaDissemination
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A diffuse glow of high-energy gamma rays hints at the presence of powerful cosmic accelerators, called PeVatrons, within the disk of our Galaxy.
Paper➡️bit.ly/32km2nX
Article➡️bit.ly/3wLzyPf
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#Space #Astrophysics
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A diffuse glow of high-energy gamma rays hints at the presence of powerful cosmic accelerators, called PeVatrons, within the disk of our Galaxy.
Paper➡️bit.ly/32km2nX
Article➡️bit.ly/3wLzyPf
Img credit: Heasarc/Lambda/NASA/GFSC
#Space #Astrophysics
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Many physicists believe that such #PeVatrons accelerate particles up to at least PeV energies (PeV=10^15 eV).
Possible PeVatrons include #supernova explosions, star-forming regions, & Sgr A* the supermassive black hole at the center of our galaxy.
#Space #Astrophysics
Many physicists believe that such #PeVatrons accelerate particles up to at least PeV energies (PeV=10^15 eV).
Possible PeVatrons include #supernova explosions, star-forming regions, & Sgr A* the supermassive black hole at the center of our galaxy.
#Space #Astrophysics
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But despite decades of hunting, only a few PeVatron candidates have been located in the #MilkyWay.
The Tibet ASγ experiment, a #China-#Japan collaboration, has reported new measurements that provide further evidence for galactic #PeVatrons.
➡️bit.ly/3e0ea0h
#Space
But despite decades of hunting, only a few PeVatron candidates have been located in the #MilkyWay.
The Tibet ASγ experiment, a #China-#Japan collaboration, has reported new measurements that provide further evidence for galactic #PeVatrons.
➡️bit.ly/3e0ea0h
#Space
#Space | It took over a decade and 1,000 hours of photography to create this picture of the #MilkyWay
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By @pabsgill
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By @pabsgill
@pabsgill Finnish astrophotographer, JP Metsavainio, took on the daunting task of creating a mosaic of the #MilkyWay back in 2009. It took him twelve years to get the whole picture which is around 100,000 pixels wide and has 234 individual mosaic panels stitched together.
#space
#space
@pabsgill "The reason for a long time period is naturally the size of the mosaic and the fact that the image is very deep. Another reason is that I have shot most of the mosaic frames as individual compositions and published them as independent artworks.," Metsavainio wrote on his blog.
#VIDEO: In the year 2020—despite the widespread lockdowns and restricted movement—space exploration and research continued to proliferate across the globe. In case you missed any of these mind-blowing space stories of 2020, then here is a reckoner!
#2020inSpace: Ten Out of the World Happenings That Kept #Astronomy Enthusiasts on Their Toes This Year
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(📸: NASA/JPL/USGS/(NRAO/AUI/NSF/NASA/SSV, MIPL, Magellan Team, NASA)
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(📸: NASA/JPL/USGS/(NRAO/AUI/NSF/NASA/SSV, MIPL, Magellan Team, NASA)
On September 14, 2020, a paper published in the reputed journal Nature Astronomy, revealed detection of #phosphine—a colourless, flammable gas—on the clouds of #Venus.
(📸: SSV, MIPL, Magellan Team, NASA)
(📸: SSV, MIPL, Magellan Team, NASA)
I'm beginning tweeting at the #wintersolstice
As I just explained, we just finished building a new monument, #soultonlongbarrow, which revives a prehistoric practice of building long barrows, not seen for 5,500 years
These are the first images of the new chamber ever shared
As I just explained, we just finished building a new monument, #soultonlongbarrow, which revives a prehistoric practice of building long barrows, not seen for 5,500 years
These are the first images of the new chamber ever shared
Im going 2 explain more about what this is, and how it has been an important resource for our community in surprising ways in this challenging covid year, but for now, I just wanted to share a picture of the monument working with the #wintersolstice #sunset for the 1st time today
Now, I realise I need to expand aspects of the context for this happening.
Let's start around 5,500 years go, when the first farmers in the British Isles also found #architecture, which they do by building long barrows... Here's West Kennet in Wiltshire (📸 from resarch trips)
Let's start around 5,500 years go, when the first farmers in the British Isles also found #architecture, which they do by building long barrows... Here's West Kennet in Wiltshire (📸 from resarch trips)
New #Milkyway Map Show #Earth 2,000 Light Years Closer to Massive #BlackHole Than Previously Thought
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By- @MrigDixit
(📸: NASA/JPL-Caltech/R. Hurt (SSC/Caltech))
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By- @MrigDixit
(📸: NASA/JPL-Caltech/R. Hurt (SSC/Caltech))
A new cosmic map has suggested that the #Earth is spiralling 2,000 light-years closer to the #BlackHole located at the centre of our #MilkyWay galaxy.Dont worry,our planet is not plunging into the black hole soon as it is still thousands of light-years away from the black hole.
The new map constructed by the #astronomers from the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan (NAOJ) is developed using data collected over the past 15 years. It places #Earth just 25,800 light-years away from the centre of the galaxy where the #BlackHole resides.
#MilkyWayGalaxy Hosts At Least 30 Crore Potentially Habitable Planets; Closest Around 20 Light-Years Away - by @MrigDixit
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(📸: NASA Ames/JPL-Caltech/T. Pyle)
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(📸: NASA Ames/JPL-Caltech/T. Pyle)
For starters, an #Earth-like planet is essentially any planet that is rocky, roughly the same size as the Earth, and orbiting a G-type star—often called a yellow dwarf star—like the Sun.
The planet must also be orbiting at the 'Goldilocks’ distance—positioned in the habitable zone around the star—in order to be able to host liquid water, and potentially life, on its surface.
#NobelPrize | This year's Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded jointly to Harvey J. Alter, Michael Houghton and Charles M. Rice
for the discovery of Hepatitis-C virus.
#2020NobelPrize @NobelPrize #NobelPrize2020
for the discovery of Hepatitis-C virus.
#2020NobelPrize @NobelPrize #NobelPrize2020
Harvey J Alter, Michael Houghton, and Charles M Rice jointly win the 2020 #NobelPrize in Medicine for the discovery of Hepatitis C virus
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@NobelPrize #NobelPrize | This year's Nobel Prize in Physics has been awarded with one half to Roger Penrose and the other half jointly to Reinhard Genzel and Andrea Ghez.
#2020NobelPrize @NobelPrize #NobelPrize2020
#2020NobelPrize @NobelPrize #NobelPrize2020
Astronomers Spot Six Galaxies Trapped Around Supermassive #BlackHole in Spider Web-Like Structure - by @MrigDixit
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(📸: ESO/L. Calçada)
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(📸: ESO/L. Calçada)
Nothing can escape the powerful cosmic monster black holes—not even light—due to its strong gravitational pull that attracts nearly everything around the region.
#BlackHole
#BlackHole
But for the first time, astronomers have spotted six galaxies trapped around a supermassive black hole, appearing to form a spider web-like structure.
#BlackHole
#BlackHole
.@NASAHubble telescope captured a stunning photo of the distant spiral galaxy named 'Eye of the Serpent'
Read more: bit.ly/35Qwh64
#NASA @NASA #ESA @esa
Read more: bit.ly/35Qwh64
#NASA @NASA #ESA @esa
A spiral galaxy nicknamed "Eye of the Serpent" is 35 million light-years from #Earth. The Hubble Space Telescope recently snapped a photo of the #galaxy, which is about half the width of the #MilkyWay and has a supermassive black hole at its center.
@NASA @NASAHubble @esa
@NASA @NASAHubble @esa
Its distinct arms, where stars and gas are compressed, create the illusion of an eye — which is why astronomers call it the "Eye of the Serpent."
@NASA @NASAHubble @esa
@NASA @NASAHubble @esa
#Astronomers Discover First Look-Alike of Our #MilkyWay Galaxy in Early Universe
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(📸: ESA/Hubble/NASA, A. Riess et al)
By @MrigDixit
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(📸: ESA/Hubble/NASA, A. Riess et al)
By @MrigDixit
Astronomers have spotted a look-alike galaxy our Milky Way with a close resemblance.
The newly found galaxy named SPT0418-47 is estimated to be located about 12 billion light-years from our galaxy, it is so far that its light takes nearly 12 billion years to travel & reach us.
The newly found galaxy named SPT0418-47 is estimated to be located about 12 billion light-years from our galaxy, it is so far that its light takes nearly 12 billion years to travel & reach us.
The newly discovered galaxy was formed when the universe was just 10% of its current age—about 1.4 billion years old.
A galaxy comprises gas, dust & billions of stars—held together by gravity. Milky Way galaxy that holds the entire solar system—is about 13.51 billion years old.
A galaxy comprises gas, dust & billions of stars—held together by gravity. Milky Way galaxy that holds the entire solar system—is about 13.51 billion years old.
#Universe 1/n
#Aliens இருக்கிறார்களா?
வானத்தை பார்த்துக்கொண்டே ஒரு அடி தூரத்தில் நம்ம கட்டை விரலை வைத்து அந்த இடத்தில் மட்டும் கண் பார்வையை தடுக்கிறோம் என்று வைத்துக்கொள்ளுங்கள், அந்த கட்டைவிரல் அளவுள்ள வானத்தில் அருகிலும், தூரத்திலுமாக ஆயிரக்கணக்கான கேலக்சிகள் உள்ளன.
#Aliens இருக்கிறார்களா?
வானத்தை பார்த்துக்கொண்டே ஒரு அடி தூரத்தில் நம்ம கட்டை விரலை வைத்து அந்த இடத்தில் மட்டும் கண் பார்வையை தடுக்கிறோம் என்று வைத்துக்கொள்ளுங்கள், அந்த கட்டைவிரல் அளவுள்ள வானத்தில் அருகிலும், தூரத்திலுமாக ஆயிரக்கணக்கான கேலக்சிகள் உள்ளன.
Over the next week, we're going to be looking back at the most cited #MNRAS papers of the decade 🏆 Together they've been cited nearly 10,000 times!
🔟 The 10th most cited #MNRAS paper of the decade was: Too big to fail? The puzzling darkness of massive Milky Way subhaloes by Michael Boylan-Kolchin @MBKplus et al
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#astronomy #MilkyWay
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#astronomy #MilkyWay
@MBKplus @RoyalAstroSoc @OxfordJournals 9⃣ The 9th most cited #MNRAS paper of the decade was: E pur si muove: Galilean-invariant cosmological hydrodynamical simulations on a moving mesh by Volker Springel of the Max Planck Institute for Astrophysics doi.org/10.1111/j.1365… #cosmology
A new 3D map of the #MilkyWay reveals our galaxy's warped shape in unprecedented detail
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Researchers at the University of Warsaw in Poland measured the distances between thousands of stars and our sun to chart the stars' three-dimensional coordinates across the Milky Way.
The result is an unprecedented large-scale 3D map of the galaxy. And that map shows that the edges of the Milky way bend slightly, giving it a warped S shape.
I'm wondering if it's possible to use the @ehtelescope to find out more about the #WowSignal.
And while we are talking about the #WowSignal: I have an alternative speculation for it besides aliens (although I still think it actually has a natural cause we haven't found yet, so don't get too excited): us from a parallel timeline somehow sending a spacecraft in the past.
There are possible indications why it could be us and not aliens. The first indication is that the #WowSignal didn't last long. If it really was aliens trying to contact us then why did they seemingly only send this signal for a short time and not continuously?
The Event Horizon Telescope will be announcing its results at 6.30 pm IST on 10th April. The @ehtelescope is trying to image the shadow of the supermassive black hole at the centre for our Milky Way, so this is going to be big news indeed! This is a thread on the #EHTBlackHole
You can watch the press conference live at nsf.gov/news/special_r… and
. Press note on #EHTBlackHole at nsf.gov/news/news_summ… & eso.org/public/announc…. Why are we all excited about this? What will the @ehtelescope announce? How can we image a black hole?
. Press note on #EHTBlackHole at nsf.gov/news/news_summ… & eso.org/public/announc…. Why are we all excited about this? What will the @ehtelescope announce? How can we image a black hole?
Will they show us a blurry image of #EHTBlackHole where we can't make out anything, like xkcd.com/2133/, or something that will make us gasp in awe, like bbc.com/news/science-e…? Follow this thread to figure out the why, how and what ...
