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Peering Inside a Black Hole

Black holes may not be what they seem. PhysOrg reports that “a new infrared image has captured the center of our galaxy in never-before-seen detail–showing stars and gas swirling into the super massive black hole that lurks at the heart of our own Milky Way.” Video after the break. “We can’t actually see a black [...]

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Cape Wind Offshore Wind Farm Project Approved

Finally, “Interior Secretary Ken Salazar approved the first offshore wind farm in the United States Wednesday, a move that ends a nearly decade-long political battle over installing turbines in the waters just off Cape Cod and could pave the way for significant offshore wind development elsewhere in the nation.” Video after the break. In approving [...]

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China Earthquake Today News

A magnitude 7.1 earthquake “struck Wednesday morning in one of the most inaccessible reaches of China, Qinghai province’s Yushu county; the 100,000 people in the area are mostly Tibetan, many of them making their living herding yaks and sheep.” Video after the break. Houses of mud and wooden beams gave way almost immediately when the [...]

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Incredible Lunar Rainbow

Here it is, one of the rarest phenomena to be spotted in the wild, a moonbow. This lunar rainbow “is caused when the near-full moon at less than 42 degrees in a dark sky.” It was captured by Wally Pacholka last January 20, at the Haleakala Crater on the Island of Maui, Hawaii. [Source]

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Weird Spiral Appears in Russian Skies

Not to be confused with the famed Norway Spiral, this one appeared in the Russian skies and was confirmed as a rocket failure. However, it still doesn’t explain the former. Continue reading for the video. Ah well, the rocket-like appearance of this spiral and the explanations for the Norway one aside: I still want to [...]

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