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Daniel Pomarède<p>Cosmic Collection: Chandra Captures Razzle-Dazzle Across Space in New Images</p><p>New eye-catching images are being released that features data from Chandra X-ray Observatory along with a host of other telescopes. </p><p>☑️ <a href="https://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2025/cosmic/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2025</span><span class="invisible">/cosmic/</span></a><br>☑️ <a href="https://www.cfa.harvard.edu/news/chandra-x-ray-observatory-captures-breathtaking-new-images" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">cfa.harvard.edu/news/chandra-x</span><span class="invisible">-ray-observatory-captures-breathtaking-new-images</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Astronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Astronomy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Astrophysics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Astrophysics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Astrodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Astrodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Chandra" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Chandra</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/galaxies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>galaxies</span></a></p>
Jack C.M<p>Here we go again! Controversial paper questions whether interstellar visitor 3I/ATLAS is 'possibly hostile' alien tech in disguise. Via @spacedotcom <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23Space" target="_blank">#Space</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23Astrophysics" target="_blank">#Astrophysics</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23OrbitalMechanics" target="_blank">#OrbitalMechanics</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23Astronomy" target="_blank">#Astronomy</a> 🚀 🌌 ☄️ 🛰️ <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%233IATLAS" target="_blank">#3IATLAS</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23UFO" target="_blank">#UFO</a> 🛸 <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23UFOs" target="_blank">#UFOs</a> 👽<br><br><a href="https://www.space.com/astronomy/comets/here-we-go-again-controversial-paper-questions-whether-interstellar-visitor-3i-atlas-is-possibly-hostile-alien-tech-in-disguise" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Here we go again! Controversia...</a></p>
grobi<p>From technic960183</p><p>spherimatch: <br>A Python package for cross-matching and self-matching in spherical coordinates.</p><p>spherimatch is a Python package for efficient cross-matching and self-matching of astronomical catalogs in spherical coordinates. Designed for use in astrophysics, where data is naturally distributed on the celestial sphere, the package enables fast matching with an algorithmic complexity of O(NlogN). It supports Friends-of-Friends (FoF) group identification and duplicate removal in spherical coordinates, and integrates easily with common data processing tools such as pandas.</p><p><a href="https://github.com/technic960183/spherimatch" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">github.com/technic960183/spher</span><span class="invisible">imatch</span></a></p><p><a href="https://technic960183.github.io/spherimatch/tutorial/xmatch.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">technic960183.github.io/spheri</span><span class="invisible">match/tutorial/xmatch.html</span></a><br><a href="https://technic960183.github.io/spherimatch/install.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">technic960183.github.io/spheri</span><span class="invisible">match/install.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://pypi.org/project/fofpy/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">pypi.org/project/fofpy/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a><br><a href="https://linuxtut.com/en/68a22081e848030bc963/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">linuxtut.com/en/68a22081e84803</span><span class="invisible">0bc963/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://defcon.social/tags/space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>space</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/code" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>code</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/python" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>python</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/astronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>astronomy</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/astrophysics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>astrophysics</span></a></p>
Droppie<p><a href="https://bigthink.com/starts-with-a-bang/5-science-facts-moon/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://bigthink.com/starts-with-a-bang/5-science-facts-moon/</a></p><blockquote>The Moon is the largest, brightest night sky object as seen from Earth, famous for its phases, for causing the tides, and for its role in both solar and lunar eclipses. But even beyond those well-known, relatively simple scientific phenomena that have been linked since ancient times, there are more subtle science lessons to learn that are no less profound. These five additional pieces of information can be gleaned simply by observing the Moon, holding profound lessons for our reality itself. </blockquote>This is nice reading, &amp; surprisingly illuminating [<i>try the veal</i><span>]. However...<br><br></span><b>WARNING</b><span><br></span><i>This article may contain traces of Kepler!</i><span> <br></span>😆<span><br><br></span><b>Bonus</b><span><br>It's a great tool to use for a spot of </span><a href="https://blahaj.zone/tags/FlatEarther" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FlatEarther</a> taunting 😆🤣<span><br><br></span><a href="https://blahaj.zone/tags/Moon" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Moon</a> <a href="https://blahaj.zone/tags/Astronomy" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Astronomy</a> <a href="https://blahaj.zone/tags/Space" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Space</a> <a href="https://blahaj.zone/tags/Astrophysics" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Astrophysics</a> <a href="https://blahaj.zone/tags/Kepler" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Kepler</a><p></p>
ESO<p>Sailing beneath a sea of stars! </p><p>Feast your eyes on this stunning image of our Extremely Large Telescope (ELT) underneath a gorgeous starry night sky in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Chile" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Chile</span></a>. It almost looks like a ship cresting a great, shadowy wave. ⛵️🌊</p><p>Read more: <a href="https://www.eso.org/public/images/potw2530a/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">eso.org/public/images/potw2530</span><span class="invisible">a/</span></a></p><p>📷 P. Romaniuk/ESO</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/astrodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>astrodon</span></a>&nbsp;<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/astronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>astronomy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/astrophysics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>astrophysics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>space</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a></p>
UFO FEED<p><a href="https://www.ufofeed.com/139944/in-a-very-unique-setting-over-earths-colorful-horizon-the-silhouette-of-the-space-shuttle-endeavour-is-featured-in-this-photo-by-an-expedition-22-crew-member-on-board-the-international-space/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">ufofeed.com/139944/in-a-very-u</span><span class="invisible">nique-setting-over-earths-colorful-horizon-the-silhouette-of-the-space-shuttle-endeavour-is-featured-in-this-photo-by-an-expedition-22-crew-member-on-board-the-international-space/</span></a> In a very unique setting over Earth’s colorful horizon, the silhouette of the space shuttle Endeavour is featured in this photo by an Expedition 22 crew member on board the International Space Station, as the shuttle approached for its docking on Feb. 9 during the STS-130 mission.Image Credit: NASA <a href="https://channels.im/tags/Astrobiology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Astrobiology</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/Astrophysics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Astrophysics</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/Cosmology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Cosmology</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/PlanetaryScience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PlanetaryScience</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/Space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Space</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/SpaceExploration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SpaceExploration</span></a></p>
Inkican<p>Some teenagers wreck their rooms, others wreck cars, this teenager wrecked your quantum computing theory. </p><p><a href="https://www.quantamagazine.org/teenager-finds-classical-alternative-to-quantum-recommendation-algorithm-20180731/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">quantamagazine.org/teenager-fi</span><span class="invisible">nds-classical-alternative-to-quantum-recommendation-algorithm-20180731/</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/quantum" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>quantum</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/quantumphysics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>quantumphysics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/physics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>physics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/quantummechanics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>quantummechanics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/astrophysics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>astrophysics</span></a></p>
UniversoMagico<p><a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/UMPlus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UMPlus</span></a> - Vera C. Rubin Observatory</p><p><a href="https://www.universomagico.net/2025/07/observatorio-vera-c-rubin.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">universomagico.net/2025/07/obs</span><span class="invisible">ervatorio-vera-c-rubin.html</span></a></p><p>In the early 1990s, a group of scientists began planning a new telescope that would advance astronomy and astrophysics beyond any other telescope built to date. Early discussions focused primarily on dark matter. What could we learn about this mysterious, invisible matter with a telescope that could see.....<br><a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/astronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>astronomy</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>space</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/astrophysics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>astrophysics</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/astrophotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>astrophotography</span></a></p>
Universo Mágico<p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/UMPlus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UMPlus</span></a> - Vera C. Rubin Observatory</p><p><a href="https://www.universomagico.net/2025/07/observatorio-vera-c-rubin.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">universomagico.net/2025/07/obs</span><span class="invisible">ervatorio-vera-c-rubin.html</span></a></p><p>In the early 1990s, a group of scientists began planning a new telescope that would advance astronomy and astrophysics beyond any other telescope built to date. Early discussions focused primarily on dark matter. What could we learn about this mysterious, invisible matter with a telescope that could see.....<br><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/astronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>astronomy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>space</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/astrophysics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>astrophysics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/astrophotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>astrophotography</span></a></p>
Thomas Weibel<p><a href="https://swiss.social/tags/CSS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CSS</span></a>¹ v0.1 published! </p><p><a href="https://www.thomasweibel.ch/solar-system3/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">thomasweibel.ch/solar-system3/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> </p><p>¹Cascading Solar System </p><p><a href="https://swiss.social/tags/astronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>astronomy</span></a> <a href="https://swiss.social/tags/astrophysics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>astrophysics</span></a> <a href="https://swiss.social/tags/space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>space</span></a> <a href="https://swiss.social/tags/html" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>html</span></a> <a href="https://swiss.social/tags/webdev" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>webdev</span></a> <a href="https://swiss.social/tags/webapp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>webapp</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://w3c.social/@w3c" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>w3c</span></a></span></p>
Jack C.M<p>How can the James Webb Space Telescope (@jwst_discovery) see so far? Via @spacedotcom <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23Space" target="_blank">#Space</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23Astrophysics" target="_blank">#Astrophysics</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23OrbitalMechanics" target="_blank">#OrbitalMechanics</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23Astronomy" target="_blank">#Astronomy</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23JWST" target="_blank">#JWST</a> 🚀 🌌 ☄️ 🛰️ <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23engineering" target="_blank">#engineering</a> ⚙️🛠️🔧🔬🧰<br><br><a href="https://www.space.com/astronomy/james-webb-space-telescope/how-can-the-james-webb-space-telescope-see-so-far" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">How can the James Webb Space T...</a></p>
Dendrobatus Azureus<p><strong>Quantum Entanglement</strong></p><p>Quantum physics is fascinating.</p><p>Quantum Entanglement is the phenomenon where the <em>quantum state</em> of each particle in a group cannot be described <em>independently</em> of the state of the others, even <strong>when the particles are separated by an astronomical large distance</strong>. The topic of quantum entanglement is at the heart of the <em>disparity</em> between classical physics and quantum physics: entanglement is a primary feature of quantum mechanics not present in classical mechanics.</p><p>Measurements of physical properties such as position, momentum, spin, and polarization performed on entangled particles can, in some cases, be found to be perfectly correlated. For example, if a pair of entangled particles is generated such that their total spin is known to be zero, and one particle is found to have <em>clockwise spin</em> on a first axis, then the spin of the other particle, measured on the same axis, is found to be <em>anticlockwise</em>. However, this behavior gives rise to seemingly <em>paradoxical effects</em>: any measurement of a particle's properties results in an apparent and <strong>irreversible wave function collapse</strong> of that particle and changes the original quantum state. With entangled particles, such measurements affect the entangled system as a whole.</p><p>Read more here</p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quantum_entanglement?wprov=sfla1" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quantum_entanglement?wprov=sfla1</a></p><p><a href="https://polymaths.social/tags/physics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Physics</span></a> <a href="https://polymaths.social/tags/particlephysics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ParticlePhysics</span></a> <a href="https://polymaths.social/tags/space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Space</span></a> <a href="https://polymaths.social/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Science</span></a> <a href="https://polymaths.social/tags/chemistry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Chemistry</span></a> <a href="https://polymaths.social/tags/astronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Astronomy</span></a> <a href="https://polymaths.social/tags/astrophysics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Astrophysics</span></a> <a href="https://polymaths.social/tags/cosmos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Cosmos</span></a> <a href="https://polymaths.social/tags/quantumentanglement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>QuantumEntanglement</span></a></p>
grobi<p>[...]</p><p>"We discovered seven stars that should not be there," explained Maximilian Häberle of the Max Planck Institute for Astronomy in Germany, who led this investigation. "They are moving so fast that they would escape the cluster and never come back. The most likely explanation is that a very massive object is gravitationally pulling on these stars and keeping them close to the center. The only object that can be so massive is a black hole, with a mass at least 8,200 times that of our Sun."</p><p>Several studies have suggested the presence of an IMBH in Omega Centauri. However, other studies proposed the mass could be contributed by a central cluster of stellar-mass black holes, and had suggested the lack of fast-moving stars above the necessary escape velocity made an IMBH less likely in comparison.</p><p>"This discovery is the most direct evidence so far of an IMBH in Omega Centauri," added team lead Nadine Neumayer of the Max Planck Institute for Astronomy in Germany, who initiated the study, together with Anil Seth from the University of Utah, Salt Lake City. <br>[...]<br>If confirmed, at a distance of 17,700 light-years the candidate black hole resides closer to Earth than the 4.3-million-solar-mass black hole in the center of the Milky Way, located 26,000 light-years away.</p><p>Omega Centauri is visible from Earth with the naked eye and is one of the favorite celestial objects for stargazers living in the southern hemisphere. Located just above the plane of the Milky Way, the cluster appears almost as large as the full Moon when seen from a dark rural area. It was first listed in Ptolemy’s catalog nearly 2,000 years ago as a single star. Edmond Halley reported it as a nebula in 1677. In the 1830s the English astronomer John Herschel was the first to recognize it as a globular cluster.</p><p><a href="https://science.nasa.gov/missions/hubble/nasas-hubble-finds-strong-evidence-for-intermediate-mass-black-hole-in-omega-centauri/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">science.nasa.gov/missions/hubb</span><span class="invisible">le/nasas-hubble-finds-strong-evidence-for-intermediate-mass-black-hole-in-omega-centauri/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://defcon.social/tags/space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>space</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/blackhole" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>blackhole</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/astrophysics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>astrophysics</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/astrophotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>astrophotography</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>photography</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/astronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>astronomy</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nature</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/NASA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NASA</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/ESA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ESA</span></a></p>
grobi<p>July 10, 2024</p><p>NASA’s Hubble Finds Strong Evidence for Intermediate-Mass Black Hole in Omega Centauri</p><p>Most known black holes are either extremely massive, like the supermassive black holes that lie at the cores of large galaxies, or relatively lightweight, with a mass of under 100 times that of the Sun. Intermediate-mass black holes (IMBHs) are scarce, however, and are considered rare "missing links" in black hole evolution.</p><p>Now, an international team of astronomers has used more than 500 images from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope — spanning two decades of observations — to search for evidence of an intermediate-mass black hole by following the motion of seven fast-moving stars in the innermost region of the globular star cluster Omega Centauri.</p><p>These stars provide new compelling evidence for the presence of the gravitational pull from an intermediate-mass black hole tugging on them. Only a few other IMBH candidates have been found to date.</p><p>Omega Centauri consists of roughly 10 million stars that are gravitationally bound. The cluster is about 10 times as massive as other big globular clusters — almost as massive as a small galaxy.</p><p>Among the many questions scientists want to answer: Are there any IMBHs, and if so, how common are they? Does a supermassive black hole grow from an IMBH? How do IMBHs themselves form? Are dense star clusters their favored home?</p><p>The astronomers have now created an enormous catalog for the motions of these stars, measuring the velocities for 1.4 million stars gleaned from the Hubble images of the cluster. Most of these observations were intended to calibrate Hubble's instruments rather than for scientific use, but they turned out to be an ideal database for the team's research efforts.<br><a href="https://arxiv.org/abs/2404.03722" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">arxiv.org/abs/2404.03722</span><span class="invisible"></span></a><br><a href="https://zenodo.org/records/11104046" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">zenodo.org/records/11104046</span><span class="invisible"></span></a><br>[...]</p><p><a href="https://science.nasa.gov/missions/hubble/nasas-hubble-finds-strong-evidence-for-intermediate-mass-black-hole-in-omega-centauri/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">science.nasa.gov/missions/hubb</span><span class="invisible">le/nasas-hubble-finds-strong-evidence-for-intermediate-mass-black-hole-in-omega-centauri/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://defcon.social/tags/space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>space</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/blackhole" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>blackhole</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/astrophysics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>astrophysics</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/astrophotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>astrophotography</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>photography</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/astronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>astronomy</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nature</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/NASA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NASA</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/ESA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ESA</span></a></p>
Jack C.M<p>This Could Be The First Witnessed Birth of a Supermassive Black Hole. Via @sciencealert <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23Space" target="_blank">#Space</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23Astrophysics" target="_blank">#Astrophysics</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23OrbitalMechanics" target="_blank">#OrbitalMechanics</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23Astronomy" target="_blank">#Astronomy</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23JWST" target="_blank">#JWST</a> 🚀 🌌 ☄️ 🛰️<br><br><a href="https://www.sciencealert.com/this-could-be-the-first-witnessed-birth-of-a-supermassive-black-hole" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">This Could Be The First Witnes...</a></p>
Jack C.M<p>Blue Origin to fly AI-powered space surveillance sensor on 1st flight of Blue Ring spacecraft. Via @spacedotcom <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23Space" target="_blank">#Space</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23Astrophysics" target="_blank">#Astrophysics</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23OrbitalMechanics" target="_blank">#OrbitalMechanics</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23Astronomy" target="_blank">#Astronomy</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23RocketScience" target="_blank">#RocketScience</a> 🚀 🌌 ☄️ 🛰️ <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23AI" target="_blank">#AI</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23ArtificialIntelligence" target="_blank">#ArtificialIntelligence</a> 💻 🤖 🧠<br><br><a href="https://www.space.com/space-exploration/launches-spacecraft/blue-origin-to-fly-ai-powered-space-surveillance-sensor-on-1st-flight-of-blue-ring-spacecraft" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Blue Origin to fly AI-powered ...</a></p>
Thomas Weibel<p>Heute ist <a href="https://swiss.social/tags/Neumond" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Neumond</span></a>, sagt mein mechanischer <a href="https://swiss.social/tags/Mond" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mond</span></a>​rechner "Meton". Und der muss es wissen.</p><p><a href="https://www.thomasweibel.ch/?post=rechner-aus-dem-drucker" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">thomasweibel.ch/?post=rechner-</span><span class="invisible">aus-dem-drucker</span></a></p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://swiss.social/@paulfoerster" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>paulfoerster</span></a></span> <a href="https://swiss.social/tags/moon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>moon</span></a> <a href="https://swiss.social/tags/fullmoon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fullmoon</span></a> <a href="https://swiss.social/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>history</span></a> <a href="https://swiss.social/tags/antiquity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>antiquity</span></a> <a href="https://swiss.social/tags/archaeology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>archaeology</span></a> <a href="https://swiss.social/tags/astronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>astronomy</span></a> <a href="https://swiss.social/tags/greece" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>greece</span></a> <a href="https://swiss.social/tags/babylon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>babylon</span></a> <a href="https://swiss.social/tags/mathematics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mathematics</span></a> <a href="https://swiss.social/tags/physics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>physics</span></a> <a href="https://swiss.social/tags/astrophysics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>astrophysics</span></a> <a href="https://swiss.social/tags/mechanics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mechanics</span></a> <a href="https://swiss.social/tags/simulation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>simulation</span></a> <a href="https://swiss.social/tags/opendata" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>opendata</span></a> <a href="https://swiss.social/tags/openglam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>openglam</span></a> <a href="https://swiss.social/tags/openeducation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>openeducation</span></a> <a href="https://swiss.social/tags/3dprint" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>3dprint</span></a> <a href="https://swiss.social/tags/cad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cad</span></a> <a href="https://swiss.social/tags/digitalhumanities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>digitalhumanities</span></a></p>
NASA<p>Hubble Spies Swirling Spiral <a href="https://science.nasa.gov/missions/hubble/hubble-spies-swirling-spiral/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">science.nasa.gov/missions/hubb</span><span class="invisible">le/hubble-spies-swirling-spiral/</span></a> <a href="https://social.beachcom.org/tags/NASA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NASA</span></a> <a href="https://social.beachcom.org/tags/Astrophysics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Astrophysics</span></a> <a href="https://social.beachcom.org/tags/AstrophysicsDivision" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AstrophysicsDivision</span></a> <a href="https://social.beachcom.org/tags/Galaxies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Galaxies</span></a> <a href="https://social.beachcom.org/tags/GoddardSpaceFlightCenter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GoddardSpaceFlightCenter</span></a> <a href="https://social.beachcom.org/tags/HubbleSpaceTelescope" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HubbleSpaceTelescope</span></a> <a href="https://social.beachcom.org/tags/SpiralGalaxies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SpiralGalaxies</span></a> <a href="https://social.beachcom.org/tags/TheUniverse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TheUniverse</span></a></p>
UniversoMagico<p><a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/UMPlus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UMPlus</span></a> - Cosmic Drama in the Virgo Cluster</p><p><a href="https://www.universomagico.net/2025/07/drama-cosmico-en-el-cumulo-de-virgo.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">universomagico.net/2025/07/dra</span><span class="invisible">ma-cosmico-en-el-cumulo-de-virgo.html</span></a></p><p>This image, taken by the Vera Rubin Observatory, shows a small section of the Virgo Cluster of galaxies, where galaxies gather to form small groups, often producing scenes like this one. The dramatic image contains thousands of galaxies in the foreground and cosmic background. Some of the foreground galaxies.....<br><a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/astronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>astronomy</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>space</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/astrophysics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>astrophysics</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/astrophotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>astrophotography</span></a></p>
MPI für Astronomie<p>Astronomers have made a groundbreaking discovery in the <a href="https://wisskomm.social/tags/protoplanetary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>protoplanetary</span></a> disc of V883 Orionis, detecting complex <a href="https://wisskomm.social/tags/organic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>organic</span></a> molecules such as ethylene glycol and glycolonitrile. These compounds are potential precursors to sugars and <a href="https://wisskomm.social/tags/AminoAcids" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AminoAcids</span></a>, suggesting that the building blocks of <a href="https://wisskomm.social/tags/life" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>life</span></a> may form widely throughout the Universe. 🌌 <a href="https://wisskomm.social/tags/Astrophysics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Astrophysics</span></a> <a href="https://wisskomm.social/tags/OrganicMolecules" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OrganicMolecules</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.mpia.de/news/science/2025-05-v881-ori" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">mpia.de/news/science/2025-05-v</span><span class="invisible">881-ori</span></a></p>