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1 day ago · History The idea of a body so big that even light could not escape was briefly proposed by English astronomical pioneer and clergyman John Michell in a letter published in November 1784. Michell's simplistic calculations assumed such a body might have the same density as the Sun, and concluded that one would form when a star's diameter exceeds the Sun's by a factor of 500, and its surface ...
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The supermassive black hole inside the core of the...
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Black hole is a former featured article.Please see the links...
- List of Black Holes
1ES 2344+514; Ton 618 (this quasar has possibly the biggest...
- Spacetime
In physics, spacetime is a mathematical model that fuses the...
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The reachable Universe as a function of time and distance,...
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A black body radiator used in CARLO laboratory in Poland. It...
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Messier 87 (also known as Virgo A or NGC 4486, generally...
- Cygnus X-1
Cygnus X-1 (abbreviated Cyg X-1) is a galactic X-ray source...
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1 day ago · Elephants are the largest living land animals. Three living species are currently recognised: the African bush elephant ( Loxodonta africana ), the African forest elephant ( L. cyclotis ), and the Asian elephant ( Elephas maximus ). They are the only surviving members of the family Elephantidae and the order Proboscidea; extinct relatives ...
2 hours ago · Durian. The durian ( / ˈdʊəriən /, / ˈdjʊəriən /) [2] is the edible fruit of several tree species belonging to the genus Durio. There are 30 recognized Durio species, at least nine of which produce edible fruit. [3] [4] Durio zibethinus, native to Borneo and Sumatra, is the only species available on the international market.
1 day ago · Paul Gauguin. Eugène Henri Paul Gauguin ( UK: / ˈɡoʊɡæ̃ /, US: / ɡoʊˈɡæ̃ /, French: [øʒɛn ɑ̃ʁi pɔl ɡoɡɛ̃]; 7 June 1848 – 8 May 1903) was a French painter, sculptor, printmaker, ceramist, and writer, whose work has been primarily associated with the Post-Impressionist and Symbolist movements. He was also an influential ...
1 day ago · A mother reads to her children, depicted by Jessie Willcox Smith in a cover illustration of a volume of fairy tales written in the mid to late 19th century. The Adventures of Pinocchio (1883) is a canonical piece of children's literature and one of the best-selling books ever published.
2 hours ago · Etymology and other names Main article: Shiva Sahasranama According to the Monier-Williams Sanskrit dictionary, the word "śiva" means "auspicious, propitious, gracious, benign, kind, benevolent, friendly". The root words of śiva in folk etymology are śī which means "in whom all things lie, pervasiveness" and va which means "embodiment of grace". The word Shiva is used as an adjective in ...
1 day ago · The seeds of Super Bowl XLIII can be traced back to the end of the 2006 season. After winning Super Bowl XL in 2005, the Pittsburgh Steelers fell to an 8–8 record the following year. At the end of 2006, Bill Cowher ended his 15-year tenure as their head coach, leaving with a 149–90–1 regular season record and a 12–9 record in the playoffs.
