Some of the synthetic images produced by the researchers, showing that the hot spots rotate as an observer rotates around the spin axis of the black hole. Credit: Cringwand et al Black holes, regions in spacetime where gravity is so strong that nothing can escape from them, are among the most fascinating and widely studied …
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The amount of oxygen in the Earth’s atmosphere makes it a habitable planet. Twenty-one percent of the atmosphere consists of this life-giving element. But in the deep past – as far back as the Neoarchean era 2.8 to 2.5 billion years ago – this oxygen was almost absent. So, how did Earth’s atmosphere become oxygenated? …
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Best-fitting (red curves) to the Cs IV–Cs VI lines observed in the FUSE spectrum of HD 149499B (black curves). Credit: Chayer et al, 2022 By analyzing the data from the Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer (FUSE) telescope, an international team of astronomers has discovered cesium in the atmosphere of a hot white dwarf known as HD …
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Taylor Swift scores one of the most historic weeks in the 64-year history of the Billboard Hot 100 songs chart, as she becomes the first artist to claim the survey’s entire top 10 in a single frame. Swift surpasses Drake, who logged nine of the Hot 100’s top 10 for a week in September 2021. …
Oct 27 (Reuters) – Apple Inc (AAPL.O) on Thursday reported revenue and profit that topped Wall Street targets, one of the few bright spots in a tech sector battered by spending cutbacks due to inflation. The forecast for the holiday quarter was more grim. While not providing specific numbers, Apple said revenue growth would fall …
Big Apple restaurants are cutting back their hours as they grapple with rampant crime and a chronic shortage of workers, industry insiders tell Side Dish. Last month, top chef Jean-Georges Vongerichten made a splash opening six restaurants and six fast-casual spots inside the landmarked Tin Building at the South Street Seaport. But the building and …
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IBM up as it sees higher full-year sales Tesla expects to miss the vehicle delivery target this year AT&T raises annual profit forecast Dow down 0.3%, S&P 500 down 0.80%, Nasdaq down 0.61% NEW YORK, Oct 20 (Reuters) – US stocks closed lower on Thursday as data on the labor market and comments from a …
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Settlement ends bank’s largest outstanding RMBS case Credit Suisse says settlement is fully covered by provisions The bank still has five cases to resolve Expects to resolve outstanding cases in next six months ZURICH, Oct 17 (Reuters) – Credit Suisse (CSGN.S) has agreed to pay $495 million to settle a case related to mortgage-linked investments …
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Oct 14 (Reuters) – Kroger Co ( KR.N ) snapped up Albertsons Cos Inc ( ACI.N ) in a $25 billion deal on Friday, creating a US grocery behemoth to better compete with leader Walmart Inc ( WMT.N ) on prices while bracing for potential antitrust roadblocks. The mega merger between the No. 1 and …
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Wall Street stocks bounced back from a sharp early sell-off on Thursday that was triggered by US inflation data that came in hotter than expected. The broad S&P 500 ended the day up 2.6 percent, having dropped as much as 2.4 percent earlier in the session. The Nasdaq Composite rose 2.2 percent, recovering from a …
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