Takeways in the middle of the Milky Way The black hole supermajero called Sagittarius A* is located in the middle of the Milky Way. The observations of S2 and other stars also helped astronomers calculate the extraordinary size and mass of Sagittarius A* and weighs approximately 4.3 million solar masses. Although the entire Milky Way,…
Astronomers may be beginning to obtain products on the lava planets. These burning worlds share a density similar to Earth, but an orbit so close to their host stars that their diurnal abrasing temperatures melt the same rocks from which they are made, creating possible magma oceans that cover their surface. While Lava Mundos represent…
The potato came from a surprising mashup. Spuds are a basic, delicious food for millions worldwide, yet their origin and evolution have long been a scientific mystery. Not anymore, scientists say. The starchy vegetable emerged 9 million years ago in the forming Andes mountains — a result of natural interbreeding between an ancient tomato plant…
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I am not normally a fan of lotions and potions, but right now, four small vials sit on my bedside table. Every morning and every night, I open and sniff each one in turn, savouring the scents as they hit my nostrils. First, the sharp tang of lemon, followed by the abrasive chill of…
The danger of the process Issue: “The EPA, together with the ‘Climate Working Group’ (CWG) of regular suspects (more Judith Curry and Ross McKitrick) in Doe, has just presented a document for public comments, its attempt to rescind the 2009 hardening danger finding for greenhouse gas emissions.” Once again, the United States is in its…
Image credit: https://www.notesonzoology.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/clip_image002-97.jpg The kidney is the most important excretory organ of the frog. The frog excretes urea, ammonia and water. In the reborn, the kidney is a delivery, but in the adult kidney it is mesonéfic. The reborn is ammonotelic, while the adult is urreotelic. The kidney is an related organ. It is found…
In a recent advance, the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST)A Joint Mission of the NASA, the European Space Agency (ESA) and the Canadian Space Agency (CSA), have provided extraordinary images that deepen our understanding of celestial phenomena. Webb observations of NGC 6072A planetary nebula located at 3,300 light years away in the Scorpius constellation, has…
The image is a little of soft Leon mountain skins in the chin of a spike wire. I am on the 87th of 100 walking 200 square miles around my house in Colorado, mainly in public lands where wild animals have the influence. Today was a steep and tree -linked drawing of rocks and its…
Abstract A new species of the snake genre Xylofis It is described in the Wayanad region in the Western Ghats of India. The new species, X. Chenkaruppan sp. nov.It is described based on six specimens collected from Vellarimala and Kurichyarmala Hills. The molecular genetic analysis based on three mitochondrial markers (16S, CyTB and ND4) and…