NASA shares GIF of a new flaring black hole 30,000 light-years away

On Nov. 11, 2019, while the REXIS instrument was performing detailed science observations of Bennu, it captured X-rays radiating from a point off the asteroid's edge. "Our initial checks showed no previously cataloged object in that position in space," said Branden Allen, a Harvard research scientist and student supervisor who first spotted the source in the REXIS data.

The glowing object turned out to be a newly flaring black hole X-ray binary—discovered just a week earlier by Japan's MAXI telescope—designated MAXI J0637-430.

NASA has now released a GIF showing a visualization of the outburst detected by the OSIRIS-Rex instrument.

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https://phys.org/news/2020-03-osiris-rex-students-unexpected-glimpse-black.html

Crazy! Thousands of Birds invade Texas shopping centre parking lot

Flocks consisting of thousands of grackles invaded a Houston City shopping centre parking lot in Texas. Footage of the incident features thousands of grackles taking over a Kroger grocery store parking area, while also resting on power lines and cars. “This is just crazy. Look at these birds, they're like everywhere,” says Tracy Miller - “Just thousands and thousands and thousands…” They were everywhere: rooftops, cars, on the ground, in the trees. The sky was abuzz with them all, and they were so loud!" Miller told Storyful. Read full article and watch three videos of the thousands of birds at: https://sputniknews.com/viral/202002031078208044-video-flocks-of-birds-invade-texas-shopping-centre-parking-lot-in-terrifying-moment/

Researchers at the SETI Institute have launched a major new search for alien life

Scientists uses the latest techniques to scour the skies in the hope of finding data that could be an indication of extraterrestrial intelligence. And they will also make the data from their searches available to the public in the hope that citizen scientists can spot potential evidence in what they have found. The researchers at the SETI Institute, which is devoted to looking for alien life, are hunting for "technosignatures", or hints in the data that suggest they could be coming from planets that are home to other beings. They could be anything from sniffing hints of chemicals on alien worlds to indications that there could be structures or lasers on other planets. Read full article at: https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/alien-life-extraterrestrials-seti-latest-observatory-a9336681.html

Julius Caesar letter exposes ‘secret’ of Stonehenge

A letter written by the Roman leader Julius Caesar details the “secret rituals” carried out at the mysterious monument that has puzzled the world for centuries Stonehenge is a ring of standing stones found in Wiltshire, which archaeologists believe date back as far as 3000 BC. Amazon Prime’s “Stonehenge: The Temple of Druids” revealed how Julius Caesar’s first-hand account of the Gallic Wars gives an insight into the Celtic peoples who opposed Roman conquest. The main source of information regarding the Druids was Julius Caesar, Roman general and conqueror of Wales, who wrote that all these people would get together once a year in a sacred place within which to carry out secret rituals. Read full article including video Stonehenge: Caesar was 'main source of information' says expert at: ttps://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/1191475/stonehenge-julius-caesar-letter-secret-druids-celtic-roman-empire-spt

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