Researchers observe the formation of a magnetar at 6.5 billion light years

[ad_1] Researchers used X-ray images like this to identify the formation of a magnetar. Different colors represent different levels of X-ray energy detected by the X-ray Chandra Observatory. Credit: Chandra X-ray Observatory A researcher from the University of Arkansas is part of a team of astronomers who have identified an explosion of x-ray emissions from … Read more

Project to Put the Texas Queso Recipe on the Moon Crashes with the Israeli Spacecraft | Texas

[ad_1] Whatever intelligent life exists, it will take a little longer to survive in Texas. An Israeli spacecraft with the secret recipe from Austin's Kerbey Queso aboard apparently crashed on the lunar surface, reported the KEYE-TV channel. The robot, launched in February by the SpaceX Falcon rocket, was attempting to mark history as the first … Read more

Eugene Robinson: A glimpse of the power of science to amaze

[ad_1] Washington • Forget everything else for a moment and see the infinite. On Wednesday, scientists unveiled a blurred image that should dazzle all the spirits of the planet: the very first image of a black hole, a region of space so dense that nothing can escape its appeal, nor even in the light. Albert … Read more

We would not have the first black hole image without Katie Bouman

[ad_1] Algorithmic Assist It took a team of more than 200 scientists to create the first black hole event horizon image – and the Internet is currently in love with it. Katie Bouman, computer scientist, led the development of the algorithm that made possible the breathtaking black hole image. Shortly after, the Event Horizon Telescope … Read more

The online trolls hijacked the image of a scientist to attack Katie Bouman. They chose the wrong astrophysicist.

[ad_1] Tim Elfrink, The Washington Post published 6:25 PDT, Friday 12 April 2019 Researcher Katie Bouman (pictured above) played an important role in creating the very first image of a black hole. Researcher Katie Bouman (pictured above) played an important role in creating the very first image of a black hole. Photo: screenshot / MIT … Read more