The supermassive black hole at the center of the M87 galaxy has a shadow crescent that moves, like a dancer in the dark. From a report: Over a year ago, scientists unleashed something incredible on the world: the first photo of a black hole ever taken. By putting together radio astronomy observations made with dishes across four continents, the collaboration known…
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Novel quantum effect found: Spin-rotation coupling
Imagine a dancer en pointe, spinning on her own axis while dancing on a rotating carousel. She might injure herself when both rotations add up and the angular momentum is transferred. Are similar phenomena also present in quantum mechanical systems? …
Ancient ‘Curse of the Dancer’ Deciphered, Revealing Backstabbing Rivals
A Greek engraving on a 1,500-year-old lead tablet discovered in the ruins of an ancient theater in Israel has finally been deciphered. Source: https://www.livescience.com/ancient-curse-of-dancer-deciphered.html
NGC 1566: The Spanish Dancer Spiral Galaxy
If not perfect, then this Source: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html…