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"The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and science." - Albert Einstein

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Pillars of Creation zoom, Saturn-Mimas image and a reported Juice gravity assist

One post shares a telescope zoom into the Pillars of Creation; another shares a Saturn-Mimas image captured in 2004.

3 Sources, 16d ago, first seen 16d ago

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JUICE completed an Earth gravity assist on its way to Jupiter

ESA Science said JUICE used Earth’s gravity to shift its path by 20 degrees and add 3.5 km/s of speed, while ESA Operations said the spacecraft reacquired signal at 15:01 CEST after a planned eclipse through Earth’s shadow.

7 Sources, 17d ago, updated 17d ago

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A close encounter with a humpback whale in Antarctica

A post shares footage credited to Richard Sidey and describes the whale as curious.

1 Source, 21d ago, first seen 21d ago

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The “sound” of a black hole, raised about 57 octaves

A post describes the audio as pressure waves moving through hot gas around the supermassive black hole in galaxy NGC 1275, based on observations from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory.

1 Source, 23d ago, first seen 23d ago

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Close-up footage of a sunspot described as Earth-sized

A science post says the close-up was filmed by the Swedish 1-m Solar Telescope and credits the footage to Luc Rouppe van der Voort / ISP.

1 Source, 30d ago, first seen 30d ago

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Pillars of Creation zoom, Saturn-Mimas image and a reported Juice gravity assist

JUICE completed an Earth gravity assist on its way to Jupiter

A close encounter with a humpback whale in Antarctica

The “sound” of a black hole, raised about 57 octaves

Close-up footage of a sunspot described as Earth-sized

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Pillars of Creation zoom, Saturn-Mimas image and a reported Juice gravity assist

JUICE completed an Earth gravity assist on its way to Jupiter

A close encounter with a humpback whale in Antarctica

The “sound” of a black hole, raised about 57 octaves

Close-up footage of a sunspot described as Earth-sized