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(24-07-2025, 10:58 PM)Tee tiong huat Wrote: NASA recently admitted to a breakthrough that potential can permanently alter future of space flight, a surprising disclosure, scientists has confirmed creation of a propulsion system that could one day surpass the speed of light. This is not science fiction; it is real and happening right now. In video, we look at what NASA revealed, to science behind this groundbreaking concept, & how it could change all we know about time, distance, and our place in the universe.
From warp drives to quantum propulsion, the possibilities are mind-bending. Experts describe this as the most significant advance in aerospace innovation since the Moon landing.
We'll look at the implications for future space missions such as interplanetary travel, planet colonization, and even theoretical spacetime bending. Could this be the secret to reaching Alpha Centauri in our lifetime? Is it all still decades away?
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Join us as we decipher startling specifics of NASA's admission, what it implies for civilization, and why the race to lightspeed is no longer a pipe dream—it could already be happening...
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NASA is working on a groundbreaking project that could change the way we travel through space. Their research into warp drive technology is taking steps toward making faster-than-light travel a reality. In this video, we break down NASA’s recent progress, the challenges they face, and what this could mean for the future of space exploration.
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(10-08-2025, 04:40 PM)Tee tiong huat Wrote: NASA is working on a groundbreaking project that could change the way we travel through space. Their research into warp drive technology is taking steps toward making faster-than-light travel a reality. In this video, we break down NASA’s recent progress, the challenges they face, and what this could mean for the future of space exploration.
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(24-07-2025, 10:58 PM)Tee tiong huat Wrote: NASA recently admitted to a breakthrough that potential can permanently alter future of space flight, a surprising disclosure, scientists has confirmed creation of a propulsion system that could one day surpass the speed of light. This is not science fiction; it is real and happening right now. In video, we look at what NASA has revealed, the science behind this groundbreaking concept, & how it could change all we know about time, distance, and our place in the universe.
From warp drives to quantum propulsion, the possibilities are mind-bending. Experts describe this as the most significant advance in aerospace innovation since the Moon landing.
We'll look at implications for future space missions such as interplanetary travel, planet colonization, and even theoretical spacetime bending. Could this be the secret to reaching Alpha Centauri in our lifetime? Is it all still decades away?
??. Join us as we decipher startling specifics of NASA's admission, what it implies for civilization, and why the race to lightspeed is no longer a pipe dream—it could already be happening...
300 years for NASA's Voyager spacecraft to reach a hypothetical region of space, long thought to exist, which we do not yet have conclusive evidence. Region is so large that it will then spend next 30,000 years passing through it.
Unfortunately, the spacecraft will be long-inactive during its journey. The region is so large that it will then spend the next 30,000 years passing through it.
Voyager launched in 1977 been traveling ever since. At the moment, around 167 AU from Earth, having become first spacecraft to go beyond heliosphere, it cross heliopause & enter interstellar space. At current position, it takes 23 hours, 12 minutes & 18 seconds for signals from Earth to reach spacecraft. At its current speed of about 61,195 km per hour (38,025 miles/hour), it will still take over a year to widen light-distance to a full 24 hours. At that point, Voyager will become the first human-made object to reach a full light-day from Earth. The most-distant human-made object from Earth, Voyager has a long, long journey ahead of it. Unfortunately, the spacecraft will be long-inactive during its journey.
Voyager was launched in 1977 and has been traveling ever since. At the moment, it is around 167 AU from the Earth, become the first spacecraft to go beyond the heliosphere, and enter interstellar space.
While Voyager's mission is nearly over, with fuel dwindling and the spacecraft expected to power down permanently in the 2030s, its journey is only just beginning. In 40,000 years, it will closer to star AC +79 3888 than our own Sun. But before that, will have to pass through the Oort cloud, hypothetical spherical shell of objects thought to surround our Solar System, right at the edge of the Sun's influence. "Distant of Oort cloud marks gravitational edge of Solar System, in a vast region of undiscovered objects," NASA explains of the cloud, first hypothesized by Dutch astronomer Jan Oort in 1950. "Short-period comets may originate in scattered disk, inner, part of Oort cloud, while long-period comets likely come from spherical, outer portion of Oort cloud. Comets only pass the Sun on rare occasion, possibly when disturbed by distant passing stars or galactic tides. Speculation of other large planets in this region may disturb comets in their vicinity, but none have yet been discovered." The inner edge of the Oort cloud is thought to begin around 2,000-5,000 astronomical units (AU) from Sun, w/one AU being the distance between the Earth and the Sun, & ending somewhere between 10,000 & 100,000 AU from Sun, estimates on where hypothetical region begins & ends vary.
At lower range of estimates, the Oort cloud could begin around 1,000 AU from Sun. If huge Oort cloud does begin here, spacecraft could reach it in just a few centuries. However, the sheer scale of the cloud, it will be there for tens of thousands of years.
Much of interstellar space is actually inside our Solar System," NASA explains. "will take 300 years for Voyager 1 reach inner edge of Oort Cloud & possibly some 30,000 years to fly beyond it."
Assuming Voyager probes make it through cloud undamaged (a likely outcome, given space is not asteroid-dodging exercise sci-fi have us believe), they could go on relatively unscathed for many, many years beyond. Given that the probes contain the Golden Records, if a msg if any aliens who happen to stumble across them, astronomers attempted to figure out how long they could continue their journey through the cosmos. "We evaluate eventual degradation of records from interaction with interstellar matter. We find after traveling for 5 Gyr [billion years] in a smooth axisymmetric galactic potential, Voyager 1 is ~99% likely to suffer damage rendering exterior-facing side of the record indecipherable, while Voyager 2 is only ~20% likely to suffer similar damage," a 2020 paper looking into Voyager's end explains. "We find the spacecraft-facing side of both records will likely survive until the merger of the Milky Way and M31 in ~5 Gyr, after it becomes possible spacecraft are ejected into intergalactic medium & erosion rates reduce accordingly." In such
context, Voyager's 50th anniversary in 2027 will look like peanuts
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(24-07-2025, 10:58 PM)Tee tiong huat Wrote: NASA recently admitted to a breakthrough that potential can permanently alter future of space flight, a surprising disclosure, scientists has confirmed creation of a propulsion system that could one day surpass the speed of light. This is not science fiction; it is real and happening right now. In video, we look at what NASA has revealed, the science behind this groundbreaking concept, & how it could change all we know about time, distance, and our place in the universe.
From warp drives to quantum propulsion, the possibilities are mind-bending. Experts describe this as the most significant advance in aerospace innovation since Moon landing. We'll looking @implications for future space missions such as interplanetary travel, planet colonization, & even theoretical spacetime bending. Could this be the secret to reaching Alpha Centauri in our lifetime? Is it all still decades away?
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Join us as we decipher startling specifics of NASA's admission, what it implies for civilization, and why the race to lightspeed is no longer a pipe dream—it could already be happening...
A bold new proposal has emerged from the realm of astrophysics, suggesting a mission to send a gram-scale probe to a black hole located 20 light-years away.
Mission could last up to a century, has been put forth by astrophysicist Cosimo Bambi. This ambitious endeavor aims to test very foundations of physics general relativity, promising open new frontiers in space exploration. Despite promise, mission faces significant technological & financial challenges. Yet, proponents argue that advancements in technology could make this seemingly far-fetched idea a reality in foreseeable future.
“One-Gram Probe to Black Hole in 70 Years”: Physicist Unveils Laser-Driven Mission to Test Einstein’s Theory in Deep Space. Astrophysicist Cosimo Bambi's audacious proposal to send a gram-scale probe to a black hole 20 light-years away seeks to revolutionize understanding of physics & general relativity, despite technological and financial hurdles.
Mission’s Blueprint: Foundation of this proposed mission development of a nanocraft lies in this gram-scale probe would come equipped with a microchip & a light sail, designed to harness power of photons emitted from ground-based
lasers on Earth. As lasers bombard the sail, probe can accelerate approximately one-third of speed of light. At such velocities, a journey to black hole 20-25 light-years away could be completed in about 70 years, with an additional 10 to 20 years required for data transmission back to Earth. A critical element of the mission is locating a nearby black hole.
These cosmic entities are notoriously difficult to detect due to their lack of light emission, relying instead on the observation of their gravitational effects on nearby stars or light distortion. Bambi is optimistic advancements in detection techniques will enable, identification of a suitable black hole within next decade. However, mission’s feasibility is contingent on proximity of the black hole. If nearest candidate is beyond 50 light-years, the mission may be deemed impractical due to insurmountable technological challenges.
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(12-08-2025, 04:28 PM)Tee tiong huat Wrote: A bold new proposal has emerged from the realm of astrophysics, suggesting a mission to send a gram-scale probe to a black hole located 20 light-years away.
Mission could last up to a century, has been put forth by astrophysicist Cosimo Bambi. This ambitious endeavor aims to test very foundations of physics general relativity, promising open new frontiers in space exploration. Despite promise, mission faces significant technological & financial challenges. Yet, proponents argue that advancements in technology could make this seemingly far-fetched idea a reality in foreseeable future.
“One-Gram Probe to Black Hole in 70 Years”: Physicist Unveils Laser-Driven Mission to Test Einstein’s Theory in Deep Space. Astrophysicist Cosimo Bambi's audacious proposal to send a gram-scale probe to a black hole 20 light-years away seeks to revolutionize understanding of physics & general relativity, despite technological and financial hurdles.
Mission’s Blueprint: Foundation of this proposed mission development of a nanocraft lies in this gram-scale probe would come equipped with a microchip & a light sail, designed to harness power of photons emitted from ground-based
lasers on Earth. As lasers bombard the sail, probe can accelerate approximately one-third of speed of light. At such velocities, a journey to black hole 20-25 light-years away could be completed in about 70 years, with an additional 10 to 20 years required for data transmission back to Earth. A critical element of the mission is locating a nearby black hole.
These cosmic entities are notoriously difficult to detect due to their lack of light emission, relying instead on the observation of their gravitational effects on nearby stars or light distortion. Bambi is optimistic advancements in detection techniques will enable, identification of a suitable black hole within next decade. However, mission’s feasibility is contingent on proximity of the black hole. If nearest candidate is beyond 50 light-years, the mission may be deemed impractical due to insurmountable technological challenges.
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Overcoming the Obstacles
The proposed mission must surmount two major obstacles: technological limitations and financial cost. Current spacecraft, powered by chemical fuels, are too sluggish for the interstellar journey envisioned. The nanocraft and its propulsion system, relying on powerful lasers, require technology that is not yet available. The estimated cost of these lasers alone is around one trillion euros. However, Bambi suggests that as technology advances, the mission could be funded at a cost comparable to large-scale space missions today, approximately one billion euros, within the next 30 years.
Technological feasibility of mission also hinges on durability of the nanocraft. Can a paperclip-sized probe withstand the rigors of a decades-long voyage through interstellar space? Bambi draws parallels to Voyager 1, which remains operational decades after its 1977 launch, to argue that long-term space missions are indeed possible. The evolution technology could very well pave way for such ambitious undertakings. Scientific Payoff.
Scientific objectives of this mission are as compelling as they are ambitious. Ground-based instruments, such as gravitational wave detectors and telescopes, offer valuable insights but are limited by their dependence on complex theoretical models for data interpretation. Models often grapple with “unclean” environments present around black holes. In contrast, a probe sent directly to black hole could provide a pristine environment for study.
Mission promises direct, precise measurements & experiments that could address some of most profound questions in physics. Could it confirm whether black holes possess an event horizon, or whether Einstein’s theory of general relativity holds under extreme cosmic conditions? Although mission remains a conceptual “perspective article” intended to spark dialogue within scientific community, it underscores the relentless pursuit of knowledge defines the field of science, findings from this is proposal were published in the journal iScience.
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(12-08-2025, 04:37 PM)Tee tiong huat Wrote: Overcoming the Obstacles
The proposed mission must surmount two major obstacles: technological limitations and financial cost. Current spacecraft, powered by chemical fuels, are too sluggish for the interstellar journey envisioned. The nanocraft and its propulsion system, relying on powerful lasers, require technology that is not yet available. The estimated cost of these lasers alone is around one trillion euros. However, Bambi suggests that as technology advances, the mission could be funded at a cost comparable to large-scale space missions today, approximately one billion euros, within the next 30 years.
Technological feasibility of mission also hinges on durability of the nanocraft. Can a paperclip-sized probe withstand the rigors of a decades-long voyage through interstellar space? Bambi draws parallels to Voyager 1, which remains operational decades after its 1977 launch, to argue that long-term space missions are indeed possible. The evolution technology could very well pave way for such ambitious undertakings. Scientific Payoff.
Scientific objectives of this mission are as compelling as they are ambitious. Ground-based instruments, such as gravitational wave detectors and telescopes, offer valuable insights but are limited by their dependence on complex theoretical models for data interpretation. Models often grapple with “unclean” environments present around black holes. In contrast, a probe sent directly to black hole could provide a pristine environment for study.
Mission promises direct, precise measurements & experiments that could address some of most profound questions in physics. Could it confirm whether black holes possess an event horizon, or whether Einstein’s theory of general relativity holds under extreme cosmic conditions? Although mission remains a conceptual “perspective article” intended to spark dialogue within scientific community, it underscores the relentless pursuit of knowledge defines the field of science, findings from this is proposal were published in the journal iScience.
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3I/ATLAS, our third discovered interstellar visitor, has been in the news a lot lately for a whole host of reasons, and rightly so given the amount of unique scientific data different groups and telescopes have been collecting off of it. A new pre-release paper from researchers at the Auburn University Department of Physics recounts yet another interesting aspect of the new visitor - its water content. Almost all comets have some amount of water in them, as water is one of the most common substances in universe, despite its absence on many of the worlds of our solar system. Typically, comets have a “coma” of water particles trailing behind them as they approach the Sun. Doing so heats up the particles, sublimating them into water vapor, which then streams behind the comet, giving it its iconic “tail”. But 3I/ATLAS is acting differently from other comets, to say the least. It was around 6 AU at its discovery, but has been making its way closer to the Sun on its one-way journey, which will eventually peak at around 1.3 AU in October. The Auburn astronomers observed it at the end of July, about a month after it was first discovered, and when it was 3.5 AU away from the Sun.
Fraser discusses the newest interstellar object - 3I/ATLAS. They did so using the Ultraviolet / Optical Telescope (UVOT) on the Neil Gehrels-Swift Observatory, which is in orbit above Earth and therefore easier to detect faint photometric lines from things like water. Typically, astronomers wouldn’t expect to find OH (hydroxyl) emissions, which they use as a proxy for water, as far out as 3.5 AU, since water ice sublimation process isn’t very effective at that distance. To their surprise, not only did they see a strong OH signal, they also didn’t see any signal of the cyanogen radical (CN), which is almost always one of the first signals found on a comet. That is due to its low sublimation point (around -13 C) and emission band in at a wavelength that easily passes through our atmosphere. However, its lack of detection in this round of observations could mean that the composition of 3I/ATLAS is dramatically different from other comets, our solar system. Another useful statistics to come out of the water observations is estimate of the “active surface area” of comet - essentially an estimate of how much of the comet’s area is actively producing water. The authors calculated approximately 19 km2 of active surface on 3I/ATLAS. Given that the upper limit of the diameter of the comet is 2.8 km, that means that around 20% of the surface area of the comet is actively producing water vapor. That is 4 times higher than the typical 3-5% of solar system’s cometary population, and might be explained by the fact that this is likely the first time 3I/ATLAS is actually visiting a star itself, so it has more water to expel.
Fraser discusses the possibility of catching up to an interstellar object.
That amount of water is key to the next observational step suggested by the authors. They developed two hypotheses, which can each be confirmed as the comet reaches perihelion. If the water production peaks near perihelion, and only trace amounts of “high-metallicity” volatiles like carbon monoxide and cyanogen, that would indicate that 3I/ATLAS is from a “low-metallicity” system (i.e. one where there is only a large amount of hydrogen, and not many other elements). On the other hand, if the water production rate drops off significantly after perihelion, and is replaced by a significantly increased volatile production rate, this would indicate that it actually came from a high-metallicity system, and it would have more in common with the last interstellar visitor - 2I/Borisov.
Given the attention from both scientists and the wider public this comet has drawn, it will undoubtedly be observed as closely as possible over the coming months while it is still visible. With even more new hypotheses to test, 3I/ATLAS will help broaden our understanding of its origins as it begins to melt more. The world will be watching as it does.
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(14-08-2025, 10:05 PM)Tee tiong huat Wrote: 3I/ATLAS, our third discovered interstellar visitor, has been in the news a lot lately for a whole host of reasons, and rightly so given the amount of unique scientific data different groups and telescopes have been collecting off of it. A new pre-release paper from researchers at the Auburn University Department of Physics recounts yet another interesting aspect of the new visitor - its water content. Almost all comets have some amount of water in them, as water is one of the most common substances in universe, despite its absence on many of the worlds of our solar system. Typically, comets have a “coma” of water particles trailing behind them as they approach the Sun. Doing so heats up the particles, sublimating them into water vapor, which then streams behind the comet, giving it its iconic “tail”. But 3I/ATLAS is acting differently from other comets, to say the least. It was around 6 AU at its discovery, but has been making its way closer to the Sun on its one-way journey, which will eventually peak at around 1.3 AU in October. The Auburn astronomers observed it at the end of July, about a month after it was first discovered, and when it was 3.5 AU away from the Sun.
Fraser discusses the newest interstellar object - 3I/ATLAS. They did so using the Ultraviolet / Optical Telescope (UVOT) on the Neil Gehrels-Swift Observatory, is in orbit above Earth, therefore easier to detect faint photometric lines from things like water. Typically, astronomers wouldn’t expect to find OH (hydroxyl) emissions, which they use as a proxy for water, as far out as 3.5 AU, since water ice sublimation process isn’t very effective at that distance. To their surprise, not only did they see a strong OH signal, they also didn’t see any signal of the cyanogen radical (CN), which is almost always one of the first signals found on a comet. That is due to its low sublimation point (around -13 C) and emission band in at a wavelength that easily passes through our atmosphere. However, its lack of detection in this round of observations could mean that the composition of 3I/ATLAS is dramatically different from other comets, our solar system. Another useful statistics to come out of the water observations is estimate of the “active surface area” of comet - essentially an estimate of how much of the comet’s area is actively producing water. The authors calculated approximately 19 km2 of active surface on 3I/ATLAS. Given that the upper limit of the diameter of the comet is 2.8 km, that means that around 20% of the surface area of the comet is actively producing water vapor. That is 4 times higher than the typical 3-5% of solar system’s cometary population, and might be explained by the fact that this is likely the first time 3I/ATLAS is actually visiting a star itself, so it has more water to expel.
Fraser discusses the possibility of catching up to an interstellar object.
That amount of water is key to the next observational step suggested by the authors. They developed two hypotheses, which can each be confirmed as the comet reaches perihelion. If the water production peaks near perihelion, and only trace amounts of “high-metallicity” volatiles like carbon monoxide & cyanogen, would indicate 3I/ATLAS is from a “low-metallicity” system (i.e. one where there is only a large amount of hydrogen,& not many other elements). On other hand, if water production rate drops off significantly after perihelion, is replaced by significantly increased volatile production rate, this wondicate actually came from a high-metallicity system, would have more in common with last interstellar visitor - 2I/Borisov.
Given the attention from both scientists and the wider public this comet has drawn, it will undoubtedly be observed as closely as possible over the coming months while it is still visible. With even more new hypotheses to test, 3I/ATLAS will help broaden our understanding of its origins as it begins to melt more. The world will be watching as it does.
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NASA's Juno Space craft likely Could Intercept 3I/ATLAS as it Approaches Jupiter.
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(14-08-2025, 11:10 PM)Tee tiong huat Wrote: NASA's Juno Space craft likely Could Intercept 3I/ATLAS as it Approaches Jupiter.
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3I/ATLAS is clearly active at 3.8 astronomical units as it approaches Sun, showing dust emitted from hot Sun facing side of the nucleus & a weak, radiation pressure swept tail away from the Sun. To put this in perspective, 3.8 astronomical units means the object is nearly four times farther from Sun than Earth is. Even at this great distance, the Sun's energy is already causing dramatic changes to this mysterious visitor. Unlike asteroids, it remain largely unchanged as they orbit, 3I/ATLAS is behaving more like a comet.
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(15-08-2025, 06:47 AM)Tee tiong huat Wrote: 3I/ATLAS is clearly active at 3.8 astronomical units as it approaches Sun, showing dust emitted from hot Sun facing side of the nucleus & a weak, radiation pressure swept tail away from the Sun. To put this in perspective, 3.8 astronomical units means the object is nearly four times farther from Sun than Earth is. Even at this great distance, the Sun's energy is already causing dramatic changes to this mysterious visitor. Unlike asteroids, it remain largely unchanged as they orbit, 3I/ATLAS is behaving more like a comet.
As solar radiation heats its surface, the object is releasing streams of dust particles that form a distinctive tail pointing away from the Sun. This activity provides astronomers with a rare opportunity to study material that originated in another star system entirely. Using Hubble's exceptional resolution, the researchers led by David Jewitt from UCLA, were able to estimate how much material 3I/ATLAS is losing as it heats up. They calculated the mass loss rate in dust as 6 to 60 kg/s, depending on the size of the dust particles being ejected. That's roughly equivalent to losing the mass of a small car every few minutes, a significant amount for such a distant, small object.
Team also worked to determine size of 3I/ATLAS itself, though this proved challenging since they can only see the glowing cloud of dust surrounding it, not the solid nucleus directly. By analyzing the brightness distribution of the surrounding coma, they estimated the nucleus has an effective radius of less than 2.8 kilometers, assuming it reflects only 4% of the light that hits it (similar to charcoal). One of the most intriguing aspects of studying interstellar objects is understanding what they're made of & where they came from. The researchers found if the activity is driven by carbon monoxide sublimation (turning from solid to gas), the nucleus cannot be smaller than 0.16 km in radius, & must be larger if less volatile molecules are responsible for the outgassing.
This size constraint is crucial because it helps us understand the object's composition and history. Different materials require different amounts of solar heating to begin sublimating, so by observing when and how vigorously 3I/ATLAS becomes active, it's possible to make educated guesses about what it's made of.
Interstellar visitors like 3I/ATLAS are extraordinarily rare. Before this object, only two others have been confirmed; 'Oumuamua in 2017 and Borisov in 2019.
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(24-07-2025, 10:58 PM)Tee tiong huat Wrote: NASA recently admitted to a breakthrough that potential can permanently alter future of space flight, a disclosure, scientists has confirmed creation of a propulsion system that could one day surpass the speed of light. This is not science fiction turn real can happen
right now. Here we look at what NASA has revealed, science behind this groundbreaking concept, & how could change all we know about time, distance & our place in the universe.
From starting with infomation transaction to warp drives to quantum propulsion system, the possibilities are mind-bending...
Experts describe this as the most significant advance in aerospace innovation since the Moon landing.
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This impact is us too...
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This bigger one, LUVOIR. Nasa is building so let us watch deeper & clearer.
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(03-02-2025, 12:14 AM)Tee tiong huat Wrote: The heart of our Milky Way galaxy is much active than most people would realize. In fact, astronomers discovered two gigantic “bubbles” extending above and below the galactic center, roughly 50,000 light years in each direction. OMG.....
https://www.earth.com/news/two-enormous-...ay-galaxy/
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Cold hydrogen clouds found inside the Fermi Bubbles may reveal a recent black hole explosion in our galaxy. This changes everything.
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(Yesterday, 10:41 AM)Tee tiong huat Wrote: Cold hydrogen clouds found inside the Fermi Bubbles may reveal a recent black hole explosion in our galaxy. This changes everything.
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