Recent content by JoeBME

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    Black holes are mysterious, yet also deceptively simple − a new space mission may help physicists answer hairy questions about these astronomical o...

    I thought that I read here that JWST observations are dating some of the oldest black holes prior to the oldest galaxies. Might that not give you more "hair" than you desired?
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    Solar storm frenzy of May 2024 was strong enough to affect the deep sea

    Setting "deep sea at the bottom of the ocean" aside, has anyone not done the elementary school ferritic particles and bar magnetic experiments that showed how magnetic field lines can be influenced? Disturbing with say another magnet disturbs the entire line of magnetic flux? So, would one find...
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    Introduce yourself! (And show us your swag)

    Hi...I'm Joe and a bit long in the tooth. I sat on our front porch with my dad looking at the nightime sky for Sputnik to pass overhead (not realizing the implications as I'm s ure my dad did), saw the broadcasts of the Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo launches (and tragedies), the moon landings...
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    Introduce yourself! (And show us your swag)

    HI all...a bit long in the tooth but I have been interested in space since sitting with my dad on our porch, looking for Sputnik to pass overhead in the night sky (not realizing until much later the implication that our DEW Line had just been neutered. 2nd grade wanting to be an astronaut. The...