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Best space and astronomy books
A stellar collection of the best space and astronomy books for 2022.Read original article here.
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Astronomy Jargon 101: Kirkwood Gaps
In this series we are exploring the weird and wonderful world of astronomy jargon! You’ll have to mind the space between the platform and the car in today’s topic: Kirkwood gaps! In 1866 the American astronomer Daniel Kirkwood was studying all the known asteroids, which at the time amounted to several hundred. If you just look…
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International collaboration offers new evidence of a gravitational wave background
The results of a comprehensive search for a background of ultra-low frequency gravitational waves has been announced by an international team of astronomers including scientists from the Institute for Gravitational Wave Astronomy at the University of Birmingham.Read original article here.
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Astronomers Watch a Star Die and Then Explode as a Supernova
It’s another first for astronomy. For the first time, a team of astronomers have imaged in real-time as a red supergiant star reached the end of its life. They watched as the star convulsed in its death throes before finally exploding as a supernova. And their observations contradict previous thinking into how red supergiants behave…
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‘The party is over’: Media around the world see Boris Johnson in peril over lockdown breach
Newspapers around the world, often ambilvaent about UK politics, are honing in on Johnson’s peril from reports that he attended an illegal party.Read original article here.
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Democrats’ danger: Failing to adapt to the new pandemic politics
There is a growing recognition that there are financial and mental health costs to endless waves of shutdownsRead original article here.Written by: Howard Kurtz
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Alabama Politics: James opens gubernatorial campaign with evangelical appeal
Business owner Tim James is appealing to evangelical Christian voters as he opens his Republican campaign for governor of Alabama.Read original article here.
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Bitcoin trading losses may have cost El Salvador $10 million amid crypto slump, report says
Led by President Nayib Bukele, El Salvador has bought at least 1,391 bitcoins using public funds, according to a Bloomberg estimate.Read original article here.
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Change of plea hearing set for Tampa woman arrested in murder-for-hire plot
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) – A Tampa Bay area woman accused of attempting to hire a hitman on the dark web is expected to take a plea deal, court records show. 8 On Your Side broke the story of 50-year old DeAnna Marie Stinson in September 2021. She was arrested by Federal agents and charged for…
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The first Web3 ETF is in the works as investors clamor for exposure to the future of the internet
The fund will not invest directly in cryptocurrencies but will invest up to 10% of its assets in Grayscale Bitcoin Trust.Read original article here.