by | Jun 29, 2021 | Weirdness
from NPR When A City-Size Star Becomes A Black Hole’s Lunch, The Universe Roils by NELL GREENFIELDBOYCE An artistic image of what happens when a monstrous black hole collides with — and gulps down — a neutron star the size of a large city. Carl...
by | Jun 25, 2021 | Weirdness
from AccuWeather A lightning strike fueled baseball’s most electrifying performance By Mark Puleo Ray Caldwell pitching for the New York Yankees. (Library of Congress) Nearly 20,000 different men have called themselves Major League Baseball players since the...
by | Jun 24, 2021 | Culture Music Art, Weirdness
from NYT via DNYUZ Rembrandt’s Damaged Masterpiece Is Whole Again, With A.I.’s Help AMSTERDAM — Rembrandt’s “The Night Watch” has been a national icon in the Netherlands ever since it was painted in 1642, but even that didn’t protect it. In 1715, the monumental canvas...
by | Jun 23, 2021 | Weirdness
from The Guardian Scientists identify 29 planets where aliens could observe Earth Astronomers estimate 29 habitable planets are positioned to see Earth transit and intercept human broadcasts by Ian Sample Science editor The scientists identified 1,715 star systems...
by | Jun 21, 2021 | Weirdness
from The Daily Beast The Cruel and Twisted Discoveries at Germany’s Stonehenge by Candida Moss Getty When you think of Stonehenge what do you think of? England? Druids? Partygoers celebrating the solstice? A unique piece of ancient heritage? Chances are that you don’t...
by | Jun 17, 2021 | Weirdness
from The Observer SpaceX’s Starship Worksite in Texas Is a Constant Headache for Regulators By Sissi Cao Space enthusiasts look at a prototype of SpaceX’s Starship spacecraft at the company’s Texas launch facility on September 28, 2019 in Boca Chica near Brownsville,...
