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💥💥 Double detonation!
For the first time, astronomers have obtained visual evidence that a star met its end by blasting twice.
This was done by studying the centuries-old remains of supernova SNR 0509-67.5 with our Very Large Telescope. Led by the Univ. of South Wales, this shows some of the most important explosions in the Universe in a new light.
What happened exactly? Keep reading.
#astrodon #astronomy #astrophysics #space #science
📷 ESO/P. Das et al. Backgr. stars (HST): K. Noll et al.
Grateful that it's only #raining water in my neighborhood today 😂
📷 /more on "rain" on other planets: https://www.zmescience.com/feature-post/space-astronomy/exoplanets/rain-titan-earth-neptune/
#space #science #weather #astronomy #astroDon #rain #storms #Earth
How it rains on different planets: what the science says
It rains water on Earth, but on Titan, it rains with methane. Find out how it rains on other planets.Mihai Andrei (ZME Science)
The skies of Chile’s Atacama Desert, renowned as the darkest and clearest of the world, are now at risk from an industrial megaproject.
Electricity company AES Andes proposed to locate a large-scale industrial complex just a few kilometres away from our Paranal Observatory. If constructed, the resulting dust emissions, increased atmospheric turbulence, and especially light #pollution, would irreparably impact the capabilities for astronomical observation.
We urge the involved parties, specifically AES Andes, to work with the Government of #Chile to relocate this megaproject to a zone compatible with industrial development without jeopardising the skies of Paranal.
Read more: https://www.eso.org/public/news/eso2501/?lang
📷 ESO/P. Horálek
#environment #astrodon #astronomy #science
World's darkest and clearest skies at risk from industrial megaproject
On December 24th, AES Andes, a subsidiary of the US power company AES Corporation, submitted a project for a massive industrial complex for environmental impact assessment.www.eso.org
Now consider that some 60 billion neutrinos hit it every second, created by nuclear fusion in the solar core 500 seconds ago 🙀
Even if it’s nighttime & your finger has to point down through Earth’s surface – they don’t care 🙃
But if it makes you feel better, there are only about 2 solar neutrinos in each cubic centimetre of you at any given instant 🤷♂️
Well, plus another 300 from the Big Bang 😬
#Astrodon #BigNumberology