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These Sounds From Ancient Stars Are Pretty Freaky

In space, no one can hear you scream because it’s a vacuum, and sound — as we know it here on Earth — can’t travel through nothing. However, that doesn’t mean there are no other sounds. In fact there’s a whole field dedicated to researching the hidden sounds of the universe. It’s called asteroseismology. Asteroseismologists measure the vibrations of stars. The frequency at which different stars vibrate can give scientists an incredible amount of data about what each star is made of. These vibrations can also be […]

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What This Man Does In The Dead Of Night Will Make You So, So Jealous

If there’s one thing I have to do before I die, it’s see the Northern Lights. The colorful phenomenon has amazed me since I was a little girl and my desire to see the lights in person has only grown over the years. But today, the precise way I want to see them has changed altogether. Sure, seeing the Aurora Borealis from the ground is fantastic on its own, but Spanish acrobatic paraglider pilot Horacio Llorens has just given me a new goal: paragliding in the Northern […]

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This Looks Like A Supernova, But It’s Really Just Ink In Water — Incredible!

French independent filmmaker Thomas Vanz‘s short movie, “Novae,” features some seriously striking supernova imagery. A supernova is an event where a star explodes and dies, creating a massive explosion in space. This happens when a significant change occurs in a star’s core. While it’s not often that we are able to see them in our galaxy, you could swear that Vanz documented one himself or used computer-generated images in the film. However, all he needed to capture this stunning footage was an aquarium, ink, and water. Pretty […]

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