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02 dezembro 2016
A Triple Star is Born
A triple star system is forming, enshrouded within this dusty natal disk some 750 light-years away in the Perseus molecular cloud. Imaged at millimeter wavelengths by the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) in Chile, the extreme close-up shows two protostars separated by a mere 61 AU (1 AU is the Earth-Sun distance) with a third 183 AU from the central protostar. The ALMA image also reveals a clear spiral structure indicating instability and fragmentation led to the multiple protostellar objects within the disk. Astronomers estimate that the system, cataloged as L1448 IRS3B, is less than 150,000 years old. Captured at an early phase, the starforming scenario is likely not at all uncommon, since almost half of all sun-like stars have at least one companion.
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Bones Found 76 Years Ago Could Be Amelia Earhart's
Bones Found 76 Years Ago Could Be Amelia Earhart's:
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Researchers believe skeletal remains found in 1940 are “virtually identical” in size ratio to those of the long-lost aviator. They had previously been dismissed because the first scientist to examine the bones believed they were a man’s! The bones were found in 1946 on the island of Nikumaroro, then known as Gardner Island. Airplane fragments believed to be from her lost plane were recovered in 1991 from the island, which was a bit south of where she was expected to make a stop. Other artifacts found on the island have included a jar believed to be of anti-freckle cream, a woman’s mirror, and buttons and a zipper from a flight jacket.
A “book curse” is an actual curse printed in a book to discourage any potential thief...
A “book curse” is an actual curse printed in a book to discourage any potential thief from stealing it. They were common in medieval European manuscripts, but date back much earlier. The first known book curse is from about 600 BCE! The King of Assyria had a curse inscribed on the back of his collected tablets.
Hidden Figures Premiere and Award Ceremony
Actress Octavia Spencer, left, who plays Dorothy Vaughan in the film "Hidden Figures" and NASA Administrator Charles Bolden, right, greets NASA "human computer" Katherine Johnson, at a reception to honor NASA's "human computers" on Thursday, Dec. 1, 2016, at the Virginia Air and Space Center in Hampton, VA.
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