Podcasts about black holes

In 2020, Andrea Ghez shared the Nobel Prize for her observations of a supermassive compact object at the center of the Milky Way galaxy—an object that has all the hallmarks of a supermassive black hole. Ghez had developed techniques that allowed her to peer through galactic dust clouds with the Keck telescopes and observe the movements of stars orbiting the galactic center. Measuring their velocity and orbits provided information about the galactic core. She joins Host Flora Lichtman to talk about this game-changing discovery, what we've learned about the galactic center, and her own orbit in science.  Guest: Dr. Andrea Ghez is a Nobel Laureate in Physics (2020) and a professor of physics & astronomy at UCLA. Other episodes you may enjoy: The Monster At The Heart Of The Milky Way A Mysterious Gas Is Discovered In The Milky Way Transcripts for each episode are available within 1-3 days at sciencefriday.com. Subscribe to this podcast. Follow our show on Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, and Bluesky @scifri and sign up for our newsletters. Got a science question that's keeping you up at night? Call us: 877-472-4374 Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Sponsor Link:NordVPN - Secure your online presence with our exclusive offer for Space Nuts listeners. Check out www.nordvpn.com/spacenuts for details.In this engaging Q&A episode of Space Nuts, Andrew Dunkley and Professor Fred Watson dive into listener inquiries that span the cosmos. From the intriguing concept of black hole evaporation to the mysteries of Jupiter's atmosphere and the latest on the Artemis 2 mission, this episode is packed with fascinating insights and scientific discussions.In this episode:- The mechanics of black hole evaporation and how cosmic microwave background radiation affects their lifespan.- An exploration of Jupiter's thin atmosphere and how it compares to the dense atmospheres of moons like Titan and planets like Venus.- Insights into the Artemis 2 mission and the implications of visual observations of meteorite impacts on the moon's far side.- A look ahead at upcoming solar missions and the cutting-edge technology being deployed to study our sun.- The significance of cosmic rays and their impact on human perception in space.Resources & Links:- [Parker Solar Probe](https://www.nasa.gov/content/parker-solar-probe) - NASA's mission to study the sun's outer atmosphere.- [Artemis Program](https://www.nasa.gov/specials/artemis/) - NASA's initiative to return humans to the moon.- [The Cosmic Microwave Background](https://map.gsfc.nasa.gov/universe/uni_cmb.html) - Understanding the remnants of the Big Bang.- [Titan and Its Atmosphere](https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/planets/titan/overview/) - NASA's insights into Saturn's largest moon.Join Andrew and Fred Watson as they unravel the complexities of space science and encourage curiosity about the universe. Don't forget to send in your questions for future episodes!Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/space-nuts-astronomy-insights-cosmic-discoveries--2631155/support.(00:00) Andrew Dunkley takes audience questions on this week's Space Nuts(02:53) If black holes are colder than cmb, how much does this lengthen(09:12) Fred: Does Jordy have an unusually thin atmosphere for a rocky planet(10:48) Titan has a much higher atmospheric pressure than our own planet Jordy(17:16) Michael from Switzerland claims Artemis 2 astronauts saw meteorite flashes on moon(24:55) Houston has had a main B undervolt problem(25:07) Final question today comes from somebody who forgot to tell us their name(34:04) Andrew Dunkley: Thanks for your company. Bye. You're listening to the Space Nuts podcast

# The Space Cowboy: Riding the Cosmic Frontier – Latest James Webb Space Telescope Discoveries Saddle up for an out-of-this-world journey through the newest **James Webb Space Telescope discoveries**! In this episode, The Space Cowboy takes listeners on a deep-space trail ride through groundbreaking findings that are reshaping our understanding of the universe. **What's covered in this episode:**

fWotD Episode 3360: Black hole Welcome to featured Wiki of the Day, your daily dose of knowledge from Wikipedia's finest articles.The featured article for Friday, 17 July 2026, is Black hole.A black hole is an astronomical body so compact that its gravity prevents anything, including light, from escaping. Albert Einstein's theory of general relativity, which describes gravitation as the curvature of spacetime, predicts that any sufficiently compact mass will form a black hole. The boundary of no escape is called the event horizon. In general relativity, crossing a black hole's event horizon traps an object inside but produces no locally detectable change. General relativity also predicts that every black hole should have a central singularity, where the curvature of spacetime is infinite.Objects whose gravitational fields are too strong for light to escape were first considered in the 18th century. In 1916, the first solution of general relativity that would characterise a black hole was found. By the late 1950s, this solution began to be interpreted physically as a region of space from which nothing can escape. Black holes were long considered a mathematical curiosity; it was not until the 1960s that theoretical work showed they were a generic prediction of general relativity. The first widely accepted black hole was Cygnus X-1, identified by several researchers independently in 1971.Black holes typically form when very massive stars collapse at the end of their life cycle. After a black hole has formed, it can grow by absorbing mass from its surroundings. Supermassive black holes of millions of solar masses may form by absorbing stars and merging with other black holes, or via direct collapse of gas clouds. There is consensus that supermassive black holes exist in the centres of most galaxies.Quantum field theory in curved spacetime predicts that event horizons emit Hawking radiation, with its rate of emission being inversely proportional to its mass. This causes the black hole to lose mass very slowly, provided it is not accreting matter. However, even the smallest class of black holes observed, stellar black holes, are gaining mass from the cosmic microwave background faster than they are losing mass via Hawking radiation.The presence of a black hole can be inferred through its interaction with matter and electromagnetic radiation such as visible light. Matter falling toward a black hole can form an accretion disk of infalling plasma, heated by friction and emitting light. In extreme cases, this creates a quasar, some of the brightest objects in the universe. Merging black holes can be detected by the gravitational waves they emit. If stars are orbiting a black hole, their motions can be used to determine the black hole's mass and location. In this way, astronomers have identified numerous stellar black hole candidates in binary systems and established that the radio source known as Sagittarius A*, at the core of the Milky Way galaxy, contains a supermassive black hole of about 4.3 million solar masses.This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 00:37 UTC on Friday, 17 July 2026.For the full current version of the article, see Black hole on Wikipedia.This podcast uses content from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License.Visit our archives at wikioftheday.com and subscribe to stay updated on new episodes.Follow us on Bluesky at @wikioftheday.com.Also check out Curmudgeon's Corner, a current events podcast.Until next time, I'm generative Brian.

Bob Zimmerman explains why AI is currently inadequate for counting lunar craters, failing to meet human accuracy standards. He also highlights the discovery of a potential black hole in Omega Centauri, discusses the desolate nature of Mars's Jezero Crater, and notes the mysterious, unexplained "spokes" appearing in Saturn's rings. (4)

Sponsor Link:NordVPN...protect yourself and save with our specoial deal Visit www.nordvpn.com/spacenuts for details.Revealing the Secrets of Space and the Cosmos: Insights from Space NutsJoin Andrew Dunkley and Professor Fred Watson as they explore the fascinating universe—from a historic telescope in Melbourne to the latest discoveries in black hole physics and our own solar system. This episode offers a blend of awe-inspiring science, historical stories, and future possibilities that make astronomy accessible and thrilling.In this episode:The extraordinary history and restoration of the Melbourne Telescope, crafted in 1869, and its cultural significance.The record-breaking detection of the loudest gravitational wave from colliding black holes and what it reveals about event horizons.China's ambitious plans to expand its space station, including new modules and a cutting-edge space telescope.Recent insights into a star passing close to our solar system, potentially disturbing comet orbits and shaping our cosmic history.Upcoming solar observatories, including the ESA's Solar Orbiter and the Chinese Shun Tian telescope.The incredible speed of the Parker Solar Probe and future missions to study the Sun's atmosphere.How scientists analyze lunar impacts and cosmic rays using imagery and human eye observations.The long-standing mystery of Earth's atmosphere and the role of tectonic cycles in its stability.Resources & Links:The Melbourne Telescope's History and Restoration (Note: Placeholder, search for Melbourne Telescope history)LIGO and Virgo Gravitational Wave ObservatoryNASA's Parker Solar ProbeESA's Solar OrbiterChinese Space Station and ModulesThe Daniel K. Inouye Solar TelescopeFiz.org Physics Articles on Black Holes and Gravitational WavesThe Gaia Mission and Star OrbitsPreprint Article on Black Hole Gravitational WavesConnect with Fred Watson:LinkedInTwitterFeel inspired by space science's latest breakthroughs and historic stories, knowing that curiosity drives understanding. With a confident yet approachable tone, this episode pushes the boundaries of knowledge while making complex ideas understandable and engaging for all.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/space-nuts-astronomy-insights-cosmic-discoveries--2631155/support.

Astronomy Daily — S05E141 | Wednesday 15 July 2026 Anna and Avery bring you the biggest space and astronomy news of the day: Starship Flight 13 is cleared for Thursday after the FAA closes its Flight 12 investigation and SpaceX reveals exactly what went wrong; NASA astronaut Anil Menon rides a Soyuz to the ISS on his first flight; astronomers finally find the first of Omega Centauri's 10,000 "missing" black holes; the first-ever medical X-rays taken in space are published; four white dwarfs are found hiding within 65 light-years of Earth; and a new-moon dark-sky window opens with Comet 10P/Tempel 2 on the rise. In this episode •       Starship Flight 13 — FAA closes the Flight 12 mishap investigation (July 13); root causes revealed: hot-staging ignition sequence caused a 90° booster orientation error, five Raptors failed to relight, alarm settings shut engines down early. Launch window opens Thursday July 16, 6:45pm EDT (Friday 8:45am AEST) with the first 20 functional Starlink V3 satellites and an in-space Raptor relight. •       Soyuz MS-29 — NASA's Anil Menon with cosmonauts Pyotr Dubrov and Anna Kikina launched from Baikonur July 14, docking three hours later for an eight-month stay. Menon and wife Anna Menon (Polaris Dawn) become a two-astronaut household; NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman attended in person. •       Omega Centauri's first stellar-mass black hole — oMEGACat BH-2, found via astrometry in 20+ years of Hubble data plus Webb observations (ApJL, July 13). Lower-than-expected mass; its companion star's 94-year orbit makes it the longest-period black hole binary known. The cluster is naked-eye visible in southern winter skies right now. •       First medical X-rays in space — RSNA publishes results from the Fram2 Crew Dragon mission: crew with 4 hours' training produced diagnostic-quality X-rays in orbit, opening the door to space radiology and non-destructive hardware testing on Moon and Mars missions. •       Four hidden white dwarfs — Warwick/Colorado Boulder team unmasks four white dwarfs within 65 light-years using Hubble near-UV spectroscopy (MNRAS). G 203-47, ~25 light-years away, is now the ninth-closest known white dwarf and closes a 27-year-old wobble mystery. •       Skywatch — New Moon (July 14) dark skies, Milky Way core season for the Southern Hemisphere, Comet 10P/Tempel 2 at magnitude 7–8 brightening toward early-August perihelion, and Mars near Aldebaran pre-dawn. Resources & further reading •       Starship Flight 13: spacenews.com | space.com Starship live blog •       Soyuz MS-29: nasa.gov ISS blog | nasaspaceflight.com •       Omega Centauri black hole: science.nasa.gov | esahubble.org (heic2610) | ApJL •       Space X-rays: rsna.org/news | space.com •       Hidden white dwarfs: warwick.ac.uk | phys.org | MNRAS Visit astronomydaily.io for all episodes and our constantly updating newsfeed. Follow us @AstroDailyPod. Astronomy Daily is part of the Bitesz.com Podcast Network.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/astronomy-daily-the-latest-space-news--5648921/support.Sponsor Details:Ensure your online privacy by using NordVPN. To get our special listener deal and save a lot of money, visit www.bitesz.com/nordvpn. You'll be glad you did!Become a supporter of Astronomy Daily by joining our Supporters Club. Commercial free episodes daily are only a click way... Click HereThis episode includes AI-generated content.

Astronomy Daily — S05E140 | Tuesday 14 July 2026 | Hosts: Anna & Avery Space mirrors are officially cleared for launch — and astronomers are sounding the alarm. In today's episode, Anna and Avery unpack the FCC's approval of Reflect Orbital's Eärendil-1, the first of a proposed constellation of sunlight-reflecting satellites, and what tens of thousands of orbital mirrors could mean for the night sky. Then it's off to the geostationary belt, where astronomers using clever image-stacking — with help from Siding Spring Observatory and the ANU — have revealed a minefield of invisible debris, most of it in no public catalogue. Also on the show: physicists in New York recreate black hole energy extraction on a benchtop, validating a 50-year-old Penrose prediction with 'synthetic rotation'; the Extremely Large Telescope in Chile turns on its axis for the very first time — 3,500 tonnes floating on 80 microns of oil; and University of Sydney's Dr Manisha Caleb and colleagues lay out how the Square Kilometre Array will turn fast radio bursts into a survey tool for the invisible universe. Plus a quick Starship Flight 13 update (now NET Thursday 16 July after a full 33-engine static fire), the story of Avi Loeb's appointment to chair the White House UAP Science Advisory Council, and a skywatch built around tonight's super new Moon. Stories & sources •       01. FCC approves Reflect Orbital Eärendil-1 space mirror — SpaceNews / Space.com / Engadget •       02. Faint debris "minefield" in geosynchronous orbit (DebrisWatch II, Journal of the Astronautical Sciences) — University of Warwick / Phys.org / Space.com •       03. Penrose superradiance via synthetic rotation (Nature) — CUNY ASRC / EurekAlert / Phys.org •       04. ELT completes first full rotation of its 3,500-tonne structure — ESO Picture of the Week / Space.com •       05. Fast radio bursts as cosmological probes with the SKA (Caleb et al.) — Universe Today / arXiv •       06. Starship Flight 13 slips to NET 16 July; full 33-engine static fire complete — Space.com •       07. Avi Loeb appointed chair of White House UAP Science Advisory Council — Space.com / AP coverage Skywatch highlights •       Tonight (14 July): super new Moon — darkest skies of the month; Milky Way core overhead for southern observers •       Evenings: Venus blazing in the west in Leo; crescent Moon joins Regulus & Venus on 16–17 July •       Pre-dawn: Saturn high with rings tilted ~9°; Mars passes 5° north of Aldebaran on 14 July Visit astronomydaily.io for all episodes and the free newsletter. Follow @AstroDailyPod. Astronomy Daily is part of the Bitesz.com Podcast Network.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/astronomy-daily-the-latest-space-news--5648921/support.Sponsor Details:Ensure your online privacy by using NordVPN. To get our special listener deal and save a lot of money, visit www.bitesz.com/nordvpn. You'll be glad you did!Become a supporter of Astronomy Daily by joining our Supporters Club. Commercial free episodes daily are only a click way... Click HereThis episode includes AI-generated content.

I personally subscribe to The Economist. TOE listeners get 35% off the annual subscription. No other podcast has this! https://economist.com/TOE Ginestra Bianconi thinks gravity can be derived from entropy — and that gravity itself is fundamentally anti-reductionistic, since it's about geometry rather than isolated particle interactions. In this episode, the network-topologist-turned-gravity-theorist explains her "Gravity from Entropy" action, which treats matter and geometry symmetrically through a geometric quantum relative entropy (not the horizon entropy of Verlinde or Jacobson). She details why it reduces to Einstein's equations at low energy while predicting a dynamical, always-positive dark energy term (the "G field"), how it may avoid black hole singularities and reproduce the area law without invoking holography, and why she believes understanding the brain may be harder than understanding quantum gravity. We close with her advice for young researchers. I hope you enjoy. TIMESTAMPS: - 00:00 - Information Content of Geometry - 07:38 - Geometric Quantum Relative Entropy - 15:58 - Geometrizing the Matter Field - 23:45 - Emergent Dark Energy - 30:12 - Statistical Mechanics vs Thermodynamics - 37:59 - Structure and Dynamics Interplay - 45:20 - Holography and Area Law - 51:23 - Interdisciplinary Research Vision LINKS MENTIONED: Ginestra's Webpage: https://webspace.maths.qmul.ac.uk/g.bianconi/ Ginestra's Papers: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=ycQXwWgAAAAJ Gravity from Entropy [Paper]: https://arxiv.org/abs/2408.14391 Geons, Black Holes, and Quantum Foam [Book]: https://amazon.com/dp/0393319911?tag=toe08-20 The Thermodynamics of the Gravity from Entropy Theory [Paper]: https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.22545 Notes on Some Entanglement Properties of Quantum Field Theory [Paper]: https://arxiv.org/abs/1803.04993 Inflation from Entropy [Paper]: https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.23987 Thermodynamics of Spacetime: The Einstein Equation of State [Paper]: https://arxiv.org/abs/gr-qc/9504004 More Is Different [Paper]: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.177.4047.393 Information, Physics, Quantum [Paper]: https://philpapers.org/archive/WHEIPQ.pdf Network Geometry with Flavor [Paper]: https://arxiv.org/abs/1511.04539 Black Holes and Entropy [Paper]: https://physicsgg.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/black-holes-and-entropy_bekenstein.pdf Ginestra's Lecture on Higher-Order Networks: https://youtu.be/o4TWDTgqQKY Elan Barenholtz [TOE]: https://youtu.be/A36OumnSrWY Frederic Schuller [TOE]: https://youtu.be/Bnh-UNrxYZg Erik Verlinde [TOE]: https://youtu.be/ilVImMHcr_g Ted Jacobson [TOE]: https://youtu.be/3mhctWlXyV8 Karl Friston [TOE]: https://youtu.be/2v7LBABwZKA Subir Sarkar [TOE]: https://youtu.be/epkuoytFJWA Stephen Wolfram [TOE]: https://youtu.be/FkYer0xP37E Roman Yampolskiy [TOE]: https://youtu.be/TgFmA-Qwsek Eva Miranda [TOE]: https://youtu.be/6XyMepn-AZo Cumrun Vafa [TOE]: https://youtu.be/kUHOoMX4Bqw Neil Turok [TOE]: https://youtu.be/zNZCa1pVE20 David Kaiser [TOE]: https://youtu.be/_yebLXsIdwo Ivette Fuentes [TOE]: https://youtu.be/YWbjI-QsH2E Philip Mannheim [TOE]: https://youtu.be/rNXNHYvS7zU FOLLOW: - Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4gL14b92xAErofYQA7bU4e - Substack: https://curtjaimungal.substack.com/subscribe - Twitter: https://twitter.com/TOEwithCurt - Discord Invite: https://discord.com/invite/kBcnfNVwqs - Crypto: https://nowpayments.io/donation/TOE - PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=XUBHNMFXUX5S4 Guests do not pay to appear. #science Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to another action-packed Monday edition of What the Truck! Hosts Malcolm Harris and Michael Vincent are back to unpack the latest supply chain news, upcoming events, and the technological revolutions hitting global logistics. In this episode, we dive deep into the unexpected places importers are actually losing money after containers hit the port, and why the yard remains one of the least digitized aspects of the supply chain in 2026. Plus, we preview the upcoming Supply Chain AI Symposium in Chicago! Featured guests: Steven Dodola – CIO and Owner of Dodola Global Logistics. Steven joins the show to break down the costly handoffs at the port, navigating demurrage and detention, and how freight forwarders are utilizing tools like Claude Code and AI to streamline operations. Jake Coppinger – CEO & Co-Founder of Yardflow by Freight Roll. Jake talks about the massive gaps in yard management digitization, the hurdles facing truck drivers, and the impending shift toward autonomous trucking. Casey Larkin – Co-Founder of Yardflow by Freight Roll. Casey dives into standardizing workflows across fragmented carrier networks, eliminating paper dependency, and building the "digital brain" required to run the automated yard networks of the future. ⁠Watch on YouTube⁠ ⁠Visit our sponsor - GNOSIS FREIGHT⁠ ⁠Subscribe to the WTT newsletter⁠ ⁠Apple Podcasts⁠ ⁠Spotify⁠ ⁠More FreightWaves Podcasts⁠ #WHATTHETRUCK #FreightNews #supplychain Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to another action-packed Monday edition of What the Truck! Hosts Malcolm Harris and Michael Vincent are back to unpack the latest supply chain news, upcoming events, and the technological revolutions hitting global logistics. In this episode, we dive deep into the unexpected places importers are actually losing money after containers hit the port, and why the yard remains one of the least digitized aspects of the supply chain in 2026. Plus, we preview the upcoming Supply Chain AI Symposium in Chicago! Featured guests: Steven Dodola – CIO and Owner of Dodola Global Logistics. Steven joins the show to break down the costly handoffs at the port, navigating demurrage and detention, and how freight forwarders are utilizing tools like Claude Code and AI to streamline operations. Jake Coppinger – CEO & Co-Founder of Yardflow by Freight Roll. Jake talks about the massive gaps in yard management digitization, the hurdles facing truck drivers, and the impending shift toward autonomous trucking. Casey Larkin – Co-Founder of Yardflow by Freight Roll. Casey dives into standardizing workflows across fragmented carrier networks, eliminating paper dependency, and building the "digital brain" required to run the automated yard networks of the future. Watch on YouTube Visit our sponsor - GNOSIS FREIGHT Subscribe to the WTT newsletter Apple Podcasts Spotify More FreightWaves Podcasts #WHATTHETRUCK #FreightNews #supplychain Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

EPISODE #487-- Today we talk the Star Wars also ran and all around mess that is THE ICE PIRATES (1984), directed by Stewart Rafill. It's a bad movie! Don't watch it! It's bad in a way that makes me think "Hey, Black Hole, that was pretty good!" We als otalk about CUTTER'S WAY (1981, dir. Ivan Passer), THE TERMINATOR 2: JUDGMENT DAY 3D (1991, dir. James Cameron), BLADE RUNNER (1981, dir. Ridley Scott), and HOPPERS (2026, dir. Daniel Chong). LINKS-- Join the cause at Patreon.com/Quality. Follow the us on on Bluesky at kislingconnection and cruzflores, on Instagram @kislingwhatsit, and on Tiktok @kislingkino. You can watch Cruz and show favorite Alexis Simpson on You Tube in THEY LIVE TOGETHER. Thanks to our artists Julius Tanag  and Sef Joosten. The theme music is "Eine Kleine Sheissemusik" by Drew Alexander. Also, I've got a newsletter on Substack, so maybe go check that one out, too. Listen to DRACULA: A RADIO PLAY on Apple Podcasts, at dracularadio.podbean.com, and at the Long Beach Playhouse at https://lbplayhouse.org/show/dracula And, as always, Support your local unions! UAW, SAG-AFTRA, and WGA strong and please leave us a review on iTunes or whatever podcatcher you listened to us on!

Suggest Guests For Our Podcast: https://forms.gle/ytt6a9jxe8YwzsGD6 Dr. Sitaram Byahut, Physicist and Professor of Physics, joins us for an in-depth conversation exploring some of the most fascinating concepts in modern science. From Quantum Entanglement and Quantum Mechanics to the EPR Paradox, this episode simplifies complex ideas for beginners while offering deeper insights for science enthusiasts. We discuss why Quantum Mechanics was developed, how the EPR Paradox was experimentally proven, why Albert Einstein disagreed with Quantum Entanglement, and how one particle can appear to instantly affect another across vast distances. The conversation also explores the philosophy behind Quantum Computing, the relationship between quantum states and the multiverse, the possibility of Black Holes being connected to Wormholes, Information Entropy, Consciousness, and the role of the Large Hadron Collider (CERN) in advancing our understanding of the universe. Whether you're curious about Quantum Physics, Quantum Computing, Modern Physics, or simply want to understand the mysteries of our universe, this podcast offers clear explanations and thought-provoking discussions. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to Like, Share, Subscribe, and turn on notifications for more conversations with leading scientists, educators, and experts. GET CONNECTED WITH Dr. Sitaram Byahut: Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/sitaram.byahut.3 Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/sbyahut/ LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/sitaram-byahut-b94b0024/  

This episode was originally released as an episode of our Star Trek re-cap show, The Nexus on December 29, 2020 “I love how he says ‘Black Hole' in this movie” - Eric on Elder SpockOn this special WHM Vault Unlock, we're adding some Star Trek to the 2026 Summer Blockbuster Extravaganza with a lengthy discussion about the better-than-we-remembered 2009 reboot, Star Trek.Were the lens flares really that bad? Are we still cool with the Beasties on the soundtrack? How rad was that Sulu swordplay? And Bones is just throwing around "hobgoblin" in this movie? PLUS: Remember, this was recorded in August 2020, so the months of lockdown madness are in full-effect. It's probably why this episode was three hours long! Star Trek stars Leonard Nimoy, Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Eric Bana, Bruce Greenwood, Karl Urban, Zoe Saldana, Simon Pegg, John Cho, Anton Yelchin, Ben Cross, Winona Ryder, Chris Hemsworth, Jennifer Morrison, and Clifton Collins Jr.; directed by J. J. Abrams.This episode is sponsored by Storyblocks! Head to Storyblocks dot com slash WHM to access the human-made stock media library that's essential to your workflow. For a limited time, they're offering 15% off any annual plan, and that discount is only available through our link. Storyblocks dot com slash WHM for 15% off annual plans! Come hang out in Vegas with us this summer as we do a three-night stand at ST:LV to celebrate 60 years of Star Trek and 10 years of The Nexus! We'll be at the convention Thursday, Friday and Saturday night doing three Nexus shows on Wrath of Kahn, Generations, and First Contact! Best part is, you don't need to have a convention pass to attend, each show is ticketed separately. Click through to snag your tix now!Be sure to visit the WHM Merch shop over on Dashery and check out all the latest show-related designs you can slap on t-shirts, hats, coffee mugs, stickers, whatever! Make your friends jealous by flaunting some WHM merch today! Original cover art by Felipe Sobreiro.

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It's possible that the entire observable universe is inside a black hole. All we need to do in order to find out is … build a gigantic particle collider around the moon. (Originally aired in 2024) Guest: James Beacham, particle physicist at the Large Hadron Collider at CERN For show transcripts, go to vox.com/unxtranscriptsFor more, go to vox.com/unexplainableAnd please email us! unexplainable@vox.comWe read every email.Support Unexplainable by becoming a Vox Member today: vox.com/members Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The lottery is one of the few games where everyone knows the odds are terrible—and millions of people play anyway. Why? It turns out there are some fascinating psychological reasons people buy lottery tickets, along with a few surprising facts about the odds and strategies that most players never consider. https://www.wired.com/video/watch/lottery-strategy When Uber launched, many people thought the idea was ridiculous. Let strangers drive you around in their personal cars? Airbnb faced similar skepticism. Why would anyone stay in a stranger's house? Yet these companies went on to reshape entire industries. The same is true of Twitter, Twitch, and many other breakthrough businesses. What separates ideas that change the world from ideas that never get off the ground? According to venture capitalist Mike Maples Jr., truly transformative companies don't succeed by being slightly better than the competition—they succeed by seeing the world differently. In this conversation, Mike explains the patterns behind history's most disruptive startups, why the best ideas often sound wrong at first, and what it takes to build something that changes the future. Mike is co-founder of Floodgate, one of Silicon Valley's premier seed-stage investment firms, host of the podcast Starting Greatness (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/starting-greatness/id1488560647), and author of Pattern Breakers: Why Some Start-Ups Change the Future (https://amzn.to/3W8BXlT). Black holes may be the most mysterious objects in the universe. Their gravity is so powerful that not even light can escape. Yet despite their reputation as cosmic vacuum cleaners, black holes do much more than simply swallow things. In fact, astronomers now believe that the giant black hole at the center of our galaxy may have played a critical role in making life on Earth possible. How can something so destructive also be so important? Why does nearly every galaxy appear to have a supermassive black hole at its center? And what have scientists learned recently that is forcing them to rethink these extraordinary objects? Marcus Chown, former radio astronomer at Caltech and author of A Crack in Everything: How Black Holes Came in from the Cold and Took Cosmic Centre Stage (https://amzn.to/3W9cFUE), takes us on a fascinating tour of one of the strangest and most important discoveries in modern science. Most people rely on sunscreen as their primary defense against skin cancer—and for good reason. Yet skin cancer rates continue to rise. Researchers are increasingly discovering that sun protection may involve more than what you put on your skin. Emerging evidence suggests that what you put on your plate could also influence how your skin responds to the sun. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/08/well/eat/diet-skin-cancer-risk-melanoma.html PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS AIR DOCTOR: Head to ⁠⁠⁠https://AirDoctorPro.com⁠⁠⁠ and use promo code SYSK to get $250 off select AirDoctor air purifiers, including the 3500, 4000, and 5500 models. Plus, you'll receive a free 3year warranty!  RULA: Thousands of people are already using Rula to get affordable, high-quality therapy that's actually covered by insurance. Visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://Rula.com/sysk⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to get started. QUINCE: Elevate your summer wardrobe. Go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://Quince.com/sysk⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for free shipping on your order and 365-day returns. Now available in Canada, too! SHOPIFY: It's time to turn those "what ifs" into CHA CHING with Shopify Today! Sign up for your $1 per month trail and start selling today at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://Shopify.com/sysk⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Is it time to update the constellations? On this episode, Neil deGrasse Tyson and comic co-host Matt Kirshen dive into astrophysics, folklore, and our ancient connection to the stars with astrophysicist Moiya McTier, Ph.D. Originally Aired December 6, 2022. NOTE: StarTalk+ Patrons can listen to this entire episode commercial-free here:  https://startalkmedia.com/show/cosmic-queries-astro-lore-with-moiya-mctier/ Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ to listen to new episodes of StarTalk Radio ad-free and a whole week early.Start a free trial now on Apple Podcasts or by visiting siriusxm.com/podcastsplus. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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In the fourth installment of this new experimental format, we explore: - South Korea's government-funded looksmaxxing initiative. - Why everything you learned in school was probably false. - How to unlock an infinite handjob glitch in real life. - and much more… Guests: - Tim Ferriss is an entrepreneur, author, and podcaster. - Tim Urban is a writer, blogger, illustrator, and author. - George Mack is a writer, marketer, and entrepreneur. Sponsors: See discounts for all the products I use and recommend: ⁠https://chriswillx.com/deals⁠ Get up to 20% off Timeline powered by Mitopure (now at a lower price) at https://timeline.com/modernwisdom Get a Free Sample Pack of LMNT's most popular flavours with your first purchase at https://drinklmnt.com/modernwisdom Get 35% off your first subscription on the best supplements from Momentous at https://livemomentous.com/modernwisdom Get 15% off your first order of my favourite Non-Alcoholic Brew at https://athleticbrewing.com/modernwisdom Get ChatGPT to explore ideas, solve problems, and learn faster at ⁠https://chatgpt.com Timestamps: (00:00) Is Hair Loss Causing Birth Rates Decline? (06:05) How Tim Went From Blog Posts to the Story of Everything (16:18) The Most Mind-Blowing Facts About the Universe (23:37) Is the Vastness of the Universe Panic-Inducing? (29:45) Are Schools Teaching the Wrong Story? (37:45) Should Kids Be Banned From Social Media? (44:04) The Best Fidget Fixes (57:00) Does Tim Urban Have ADHD? (59:47) Should We Invent Our Own Language? (01:11:16) Why Time With Loved Ones Matters More Than You Think (01:17:03) Why Happiness Peaks Before Things Get Better (01:20:18) Which Regret Could You Not Live With? (01:28:11) Why Titles Have So Much Power (01:38:57) Can We Train Our Perception? (01:46:26) What Can We Learn From Animal Behaviour? (02:00:14) How Quickly Do People Lose It? (02:05:44) The Japanese Handjob Glitch (02:11:35) Is Avmacol the Next Breakthrough Supplement? (02:17:38) What Makes a Great Book? (02:32:27) Where to Find the Guys Extra Stuff: Get my free reading list of 100 books to read before you die: ⁠https://chriswillx.com/books⁠ Try my productivity energy drink Neutonic: ⁠https://neutonic.com/modernwisdom⁠ Episodes You Might Enjoy: #577 - David Goggins - This Is How To Master Your Life: ⁠lnkfi.re/SN-Goggins⁠ #712 - Dr Jordan Peterson - How To Destroy Your Negative Beliefs: ⁠lnkfi.re/SN-Peterson⁠ #700 - Dr Andrew Huberman - The Secret Tools To Hack Your Brain: ⁠lnkfi.re/SN-Huberman⁠ - Get In Touch: Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx⁠ Twitter: ⁠https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx⁠ YouTube: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/modernwisdompodcast⁠ Email: ⁠https://chriswillx.com/contact⁠ - Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Keir Starmer's Britain is facing yet another law-and-order meltdown — and Julia Hartley-Brewer is not letting ministers off the hook.Rochdale grooming gang ringleader Shabbir Ahmed, known sickeningly as “Daddy”, is due to be released from prison despite being convicted of 30 rape and sexual offences against girls, including a child as young as 12. Stripped of British citizenship but unable to be deported to Pakistan thanks to an immigration loophole, his victims say they were promised justice — and betrayed again.Former military intelligence officer Philip Ingram joins Julia to ask why Parliament can pass emergency laws for British Steel, but not to protect British girls.Also: a BBC investigation tracks down convicted people smuggler Twanna Jamal, once branded the “godfather” of the French migrant camps, allegedly living under a false name in Leicester, driving a BMW and running businesses — while immigration authorities appear powerless or unwilling to act.Julia and Philip also take aim at Shabana Mahmood's immigration crackdown, warning that its “disproportionate impact” loophole could leave foreign offenders free to remain in Britain.There's also fury over a growing £5 billion defence black hole, with questions over whether Starmer's promised military uplift exists at all — while Russian drones, spy ships and sanctioned tankers probe Britain's nuclear sites and NATO defences.Plus: claims from a former MI6 officer that Peter Mandelson was viewed by Russian intelligence as a “privileged contact”, and what that really means in the world of espionage.Then Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg joins Julia from College Green to argue that Britain must change primary legislation, override human rights obstacles and leave the ECHR if it wants to deport foreign criminals and protect the public.And finally: Starmer issues a formal apology to victims of forced adoption — but Rees-Mogg questions whether today's maternity scandals should be the Government's real priority.Julia Hartley-Brewer broadcasts on Talk from Monday to Thursday, 10AM to 1PM.Available on YouTube and streaming platforms, along with DAB+ radio and your smart speaker. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The UK's Changing Guard: Andy Burnham and the Defense Budget Black Hole. Guest: Gregory Copley. Gregory Copley discusses the rise of Andy Burnham in Britain following Keir Starmer's "complete detachment" from the electorate. Burnham must address a massive 45-million-pound black hole in the defense budget. The discussion also covers the intractable problem of illegal immigration across the English Channel and the lack of cooperation from France. 91798 GILRAY

Send us Fan MailNow the Defence Investment Plan has been announced - what does it really mean?Philip Ingram has some thoughts in song!Starmer stood up with a shiny new plan,£298 billion, yeah, that's what he said, man.Fifteen extra for drones and some hybrid dreams,But the chiefs wanted twenty-eight—now we're bursting at the seams!They trimmed the budgets, raided the pot,Told the MoD to save ten billion—give it all you got!But there's a five billion hole staring back at me,Next Prime Minister's problem—thanks for the legacy![Chorus]Woefully inadequate, that's what they say,Black hole in the budget, enemies on the way.Drones in the water, destroyers out the door,This ain't investment, it's sticking plasters on a open sore!Indefensible, un-defendable,Britain's war-ready? Mate, it's barely tenable![Verse 2 – NEW]But here's the real trick, the hospital pass supreme,4.7 billion dropped on Burnham like a bad dream.Starmer wraps another review and calls it a win,Delays in the spending now baked right in.As the new King Andy Burnham takes the crown with a smile,He can stall all defence cash for a good long while!Political football, kicked down the road,Black hole as a weapon in the Labour code.[Verse 3]Hybrid navy coming, Common Combat Vessels they say,Mother ships for drones, gonna save the day.But Tom Sharpe's yelling, "Cost-cutting by name!Drones can't do it all, it's a risky game!"Type 45s retiring, frigates on the slide,While the spreadsheet's winning and the Navy's getting fried.Old weapons still work, tech ain't God yet,But we're betting the farm on a Ukrainian reset![Chorus]Woefully inadequate, that's what they say,Black hole in the budget, enemies on the way.Drones in the water, destroyers out the door,This ain't investment, it's sticking plasters on a open sore!Indefensible, un-defendable,Britain's war-ready? Mate, it's barely tenable![Bridge]Lord Dannatt's fuming, "The price we'll pay's unthinkable!"Deterrence in the toilet while the Treasury's invincible.2.7 percent? We were promised way more,NATO's watching, allies keeping score.Repackaged promises, massaged figures too,Half of what we needed—now what we gonna do?[Verse 4 / Outro]So raise a glass to the plan that satisfies none,Cuts and efficiencies under the gun.From the X feeds raging to the papers in a spin,This Defence Investment Plan—where do we begin?Enemies are laughing, watching from afar,While we're playing drone wars in a budget bazaar...

Keir Starmer's much-hyped defence investment plan has unravelled… and retired British Army Colonel Tim Collins OBE is still unimpressed. With nearly £5 billion unaccounted for, ammunition stockpiles at zero, and Type 45 destroyers that simply don't work, Britain's military is in crisis. Collins warns we are already at war in the cyber realm, that Poland and the Baltic states are watching Britain's retreat with alarm, and that conscription may now be inevitable.Also: two police officers face gross misconduct charges over the death of Henry Nowak — handcuffed as he lay dying whilst his killer was treated as the victim. A judge hands youth rehabilitation orders to teenage rapists who used a knife, filmed their crimes, and shared the footage. Grooming gang ringleader Shabbir Ahmed, convicted of 30 child rape offences, is due for release tomorrow — and the government appears powerless to deport him. And villagers in Shropshire discover that brand-new homes promised as social housing have been quietly earmarked for asylum seekers.Julia Hartley-Brewer broadcasts on Talk from Monday to Thursday, 10AM to 1PM. Available on YouTube and streaming platforms, along with DAB+ radio and your smart speaker. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Take Me to Your Leader by Neil deGrasse Tyson is a fascinating look into the possibility of extraterrestrial life and what to do if they come knocking. Dr. Tyson joins us to talk about gathering data during potential alien encounters, human intelligence, ego, curiosity and more with cohost Chris Gillespie.  This episode of Poured Over was hosted by Chris Gillespie and mixed by Harry Liang.                     New episodes land Tuesdays and Thursdays (with occasional Saturdays) here and on your favorite podcast app. Featured Books (Episode): Take Me to Your Leader: Perspectives on Your First Alien Encounter by Neil deGrasse Tyson Astrophysics for People in a Hurry by Neil deGrasse Tyson Death by Black Hole: And Other Cosmic Quandaries by Neil deGrasse Tyson Merlin's Tour of the Universe, Revised and Updated for the Twenty-First Century: A Traveler's Guide to Blue Moons and Black Holes, Mars, Stars, and Everything Far by Neil deGrasse Tyson The War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir The Martian by Andy Weir

Send Jay comments via textThe Invisible Graduate: Navigating the Automated Black Hole of the Modern Job Market.Watching your adult child return home with a great degree, a high GPA, and a stack of completed internships—only to face months of total silence from employers—is one of the most unexpected stressors of the empty nest season. The immediate, well-meaning instinct for most parents is to tell them to "just apply more" or "start networking." Career strategist and founder of Grads Hired, Debra Shaw, joins Jay Ramsden to expose why these generic numbers games backfire completely, driving motivated young adults straight into deep job-search burnout and leaving them stuck in their childhood bedrooms.In this clear, practical conversation, Debra breaks down how the hiring landscape has fundamentally changed from the days of physical resumes and local drop-offs. Today, easy-apply portals function as automated black holes controlled by applicant tracking systems that look for specific metric-driven accomplishments rather than basic job duties. Debra shares tactical counter-strategies to make grads humanly visible again, including how to leverage low-hanging alumni networks on LinkedIn without the "ick," how to comment surgically on a hiring manager's projects, and why targeting small businesses often prevents the massive corporate layoff cycle. Learn how to pivot your own relationship from an exhausted, nagging enforcer into a supportive advisor, why first jobs require baseline momentum over a perfect "passion," and how to help your adult child confidently walk through the professional doors you open for them.Strategic Highlights:The "Apply More" Illusion: Why spamming automated application buttons destroys a graduate's confidence and creates artificial barriers.Resumes That Show Proof: How rewriting restaurant or entry-level experience to feature distinct metrics changes the ROI on an application tracking scan.The Intergenerational Communication Gap: Navigating Gen Z's soft-skill deficits, from professional email architecture to reading workplace social cues.The 12-to-18-Month Rule: Why modern career paths reward fast tracking and early momentum over legacy long-term corporate loyalty.

# SEO-Friendly Podcast Episode Description ## James Webb Space Telescope's Latest Discoveries: Galaxy Mergers, Black Holes & Cosmic Mysteries | The Space Cowboy Podcast Saddle up for an exciting journey through the cosmos with The Space Cowboy as we explore the groundbreaking discoveries from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). In this episode, we unpack the latest astronomical breakthroughs that are reshaping our understanding of the universe. **Featured Discoveries:**

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What would happen if the Moon disappeared? How big is the universe, really? And what happens to atoms inside a black hole? Marshall and Lindsay get the answers to some cosmic questions in this special mailbag episode! If you want to have your comment or review read on our show, leave one! Write a review on ⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠ or comment on ⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠.  Join on Patreon to help us continue to make Tumble and be featured on future episodes, and help us decide on Season 12 topics: ⁠⁠patreon.com/tumblepodcast⁠⁠ Shop official Tumble merch: ⁠⁠https://tumblepodcast.dashery.com/⁠⁠ Submit a science question: ⁠⁠https://www.sciencepodcastforkids.com/contact Watch the Joke-ha-thon here! Other Tumble episodes mentioned in this mailbag: "What Would Happen If There Was No Moon?" (in Spanish). "The Quest for the Edge of the Universe with Katie Mack" "How Big is the Universe?" Cataloging the Universe - Audio Course

In this episode, Ray Cochrane unpacks how two colliding black holes revealed a whirlpool in spacetime, a direct detection of frame dragging hidden in the cleanest gravitational-wave signal ever recorded. Additional stories cover the James Webb Space Telescope, counting 16.5 million stars in the Cigar Galaxy, SpaceX rolling out Starship V3, deadly back-to-back earthquakes in Venezuela, GitHub fighting a California law that could break open source, and Meta engineering a battery narrow enough to live in a pair of glasses. – Want to start a podcast? It’s easy to get started! Sign-up at Blubrry – Thinking of buying a Starlink? Use my link to support the show. Subscribe to the Newsletter. Email Ray if you want to get in touch! Like and Follow Geek News Central’s Facebook Page. Support my Show Sponsor: Best Godaddy Promo Codes Get 1Password Full Summary Cochrane opens with a personal update before the night’s lead story. He recently graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from Portland State University, celebrated with family in town, and launched a new site at rayc.world. That site links to a final-project study he built on collaborative filtering using podcasting data, hosted at cohort.rayc.world and drawn from OP3 analytics. He also plans to return to the show’s classic twice-weekly cadence on Mondays and Thursdays. From there, he goes deep on a new black hole discovery, then pivots through space, earth science, climate, biotech, open source, cloud infrastructure, and consumer hardware. Colliding Black Holes Reveal a Whirlpool in Spacetime Two black holes spiraled together, merged, and sent a gravitational wave rippling across the universe. Researcher Neil Lu and colleagues at the Australian National University found the fingerprint of frame dragging buried in GW250114, the cleanest signal LIGO has ever recorded. Frame dragging means a spinning black hole drags spacetime around with it, like a spoon turning in honey, except the honey is reality itself. Remarkably, the wave changed the distance between your nose and your ear as it passed, by far less than the width of a single atom. Sponsor: GoDaddy Economy hosting is $6.99/month, WordPress hosting is $12.99/month, and domains are $11.99. Website builder trial available. Use codes at geeknewscentral.com/godaddy to support the show. Webb Counts the Stars in the Cigar Galaxy NASA released a striking new James Webb Space Telescope view of Messier 82, the edge-on galaxy nicknamed the Cigar Galaxy. Because Webb sees in infrared, it peers straight through the dust that normally hides the galaxy’s interior. Combined with archival Hubble data, the image resolves roughly 16.5 million individual stars. M82 is a starburst galaxy, meaning it forms stars at a furious rate, a frenzy likely triggered when it merged with a neighbor. SpaceX Rolls Out Starship V3 SpaceX officially introduced Starship V3, the third generation of the largest rocket ever built. The vehicle now flies on the Raptor 3 engine, pushing liftoff thrust to around 20 million pounds and making it the most powerful rocket ever flown. More importantly, V3 is designed to carry over 100 metric tons to low Earth orbit while staying fully reusable, roughly triple the previous version. SpaceX also added in-orbit refueling hardware, the capability that finally makes operational Moon and Mars missions realistic. The Asteroid Barrage That Kept Earth From Forming Continents A team led by Curtin University and the Queensland University of Technology argues that relentless asteroid impacts shaped the very young Earth. During the Hadean, more than four billion years ago, the planet was struck far more often than it is today. Each impact dumped heat deep into the interior, repeatedly melting and reworking the crust. Consequently, stable continents formed much later than calmer models assumed, painting a picture of a hotter, weaker, more chaotic early Earth. Back-to-Back Earthquakes Devastate Northern Venezuela Northern Venezuela was struck by two major earthquakes on June 24, a magnitude 7.2 foreshock followed by a magnitude 7.5 mainshock. Both hit only about six miles underground, so the shallow shaking delivered its full force at the surface. Tragically, at least 164 people died, and the region sits along the tangled boundary where the Caribbean and South American plates grind past each other. These were the largest quakes to hit the area since a magnitude 7.7 event near Caracas in 1900. The ‘Guerrilla Solar’ Era Has Arrived A quiet energy shift, nicknamed “guerrilla solar,” is spreading across Europe. These small plug-in panels deliver power to a home’s wiring via a standard wall outlet, with no electrician or permit required. Germany now counts roughly a million of these systems. However, the U.S. payoff remains modest, with savings estimates of around $15 per month against a $500 to $1,500 setup cost. Why a Broken-Up Forest Stores Less Carbon Researchers quantified what foresters long suspected: an intact forest stores far more carbon than the same acreage split into fragments. A hectare inside a large, continuous forest proved about 38 percent more productive than an isolated one. The culprit is edge effects, the extra wind, heat, and direct sun that stress trees at a forest’s boundary. Because a large forest maintains a large protected core while fragments are nearly all edge, planting trees together matters for carbon storage. Edited Human Embryos Reveal a Surprise Researchers used base editing, a precise cousin of CRISPR that rewrites a single DNA letter without cutting the strand, in human embryos. They discovered that a protein called NANOG plays a role in early human development that it does not play in mice. In humans, switching it off still let cells form that seed the placenta and yolk sac. The finding argues that understanding human development requires studying human embryos directly, which reignites a thorny ethical debate. GitHub Fights a California Law That Could Break Open Source GitHub joined Black Forest Labs, Hugging Face, and Mozilla to push for fixes to California’s AI Transparency Act. As written, the bill could force revocation of an open-source license when a downstream user fails to meet certain obligations, which clashes with the permanent, irrevocable promise of open source. Cochrane pointed to curl and its longtime maintainer, Daniel Stenberg, warning that the rule could destabilize the supply chain on which the whole tech world runs. Instead, the coalition points to the EU’s AI Act transparency code as a saner model. Rust Opens Its Maintainers Fund The Rust Foundation launched a Maintainers Fund to pay the people who keep the language’s ecosystem healthy. Backed by RFC 3931, it establishes a funding team and a new Maintainer-in-Residence program for the often thankless work on the compiler, standard library, Cargo, and Clippy. Individuals can donate through GitHub Sponsors, while companies can sponsor there or contact the foundation directly. Cochrane urged any business that depends on open source to invest in the projects it actually uses. AWS Gives Lambda Its Own Isolated Sandboxes AWS introduced MicroVMs inside Lambda, its serverless platform. Each session runs in a dedicated micro virtual machine with no shared kernel and up to eight hours of total runtime. The feature exists for the AI era, in which applications increasingly run code written by an AI agent rather than by the developer. Use cases include AI coding assistants, data analytics platforms, vulnerability scanners, and game servers running user-supplied scripts. Meta Engineers a Battery Narrow Enough for Glasses Meta built custom steel-can battery cells as narrow as seven millimeters to fit the temple arms of smart glasses like the Ray-Ban Meta and Oakley Meta Vanguards. These cells power cameras, speakers, and AI features in a space most engineers would call impossible. To prevent brownouts, Meta swapped wound electrodes for precisely die-cut stacked layers that lower electrical resistance. Now the company is spreading the technology across multiple vendors and eyeing other wearables. Polestar Gets Locked Out of the US Market Starting in 2027, Polestar will not be able to sell its new models in the United States. A federal Connected Vehicle Rule bars cars containing certain Chinese or Russian software or hardware on national security grounds. The painful irony is that Polestar moved production of the Polestar 3 to South Carolina specifically to dodge tariffs on Chinese-built EVs. Because the rule targets the technology’s origin rather than its assembly location, the company is shut out anyway. Retroid’s Pocket Nova Packs Serious Power for $229 Retroid returned with a new retro handheld, the Pocket Nova, starting at $229 with a step-up model around $269. It features a 4.5-inch AMOLED screen in a 4:3 aspect ratio, a shape well suited to classic games. On paper, it should handle GameCube- and PlayStation 2-era titles, though that remains an early expectation rather than a benchmarked promise. Retroid has earned a strong reputation for high-quality, genuinely portable consoles. Cochrane signs off with the usual ecosystem mentions: GNC Insider at geeknewscentral.com/insider, the show newsletter, email at geeknews@gmail.com, and modern podcast app recommendations at podcastapps.com. The post Colliding Black Holes Reveal a Whirlpool in Spacetime #1866 appeared first on Geek News Central.

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This week, in Kibler, Arkansas, when a young man seemingly disappears into thin air, his wife heads to the police station, and gets a detective to help her look for him. They also disappear. This sends detectives scrambling into these vortex of missing people, only to discover 3 bodies, but not the original man that they were looking for. Eventually, 4 people are all found horribly murdered, by an obviously cold blooded killer. But will this killer find a way to escape being executed??   Along the way, we find out that it's getting easier to tell what kind of music a band plays, by just their name, that a tractor tire is a terrible place to hide 3 human bodies, and that some people may just be pure evil!!   New episodes, every Wednesday & Friday nights!! Check us out on VIDEO Wednesday and Friday evenings on Netflix! www.netflix.com/smalltownmurder Go to shutupandgivememurder.com for all things Small Town Murder, Crime In Sports & Your Stupid Opinions!   Follow us on... instagram.com/smalltownmurder facebook.com/smalltownpod   Also, check out James & Jimmie's other shows, Crime In Sports & Your Stupid Opinions on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts!!

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Welcome back to Astronomy Daily! In today's episode, Anna and Avery cover six of the biggest stories in space and astronomy for Friday June nineteenth, twenty twenty-six — from a salty surprise on a mysterious pink world to a little rover completing a marathon on Mars.   Story 1: JWST Reveals Salty Clouds on the 'Pink Planet' GJ504b Northwestern University astronomers have used the James Webb Space Telescope to finally crack open the spectrum of GJ504b — the so-called 'Pink Planet' 57 light-years away. The discovery, published in The Astronomical Journal on June 18, reveals an atmosphere filled with exotic chemistry and salt clouds unlike anything previously observed. At just 550°F, it's the coldest planetary-mass companion ever directly imaged. Whether it's a giant planet or a brown dwarf remains an open question, but its salty skies are a first for astronomy. Study led by Aneesh Baburaj, Northwestern University's CIERA. Story 2: Astronomers Solve the Mystery of Black Holes' Delayed Radio 'Burps' Using the NSF's Very Large Array, a team led by Kate Alexander (University of Arizona) has found that roughly 40% of all tidal disruption events — moments when a supermassive black hole shreds a passing star — produce a powerful delayed radio burst months to years after the initial flare. The study, announced June 16, also identifies a chemical fingerprint in early optical spectra that can predict which black holes are likely to produce these late-stage outbursts, giving astronomers a roadmap for long-term monitoring. Story 3: SpaceX Launches NROL-179 — the 14th NRO Proliferated Architecture Mission SpaceX launched NROL-179 from Vandenberg Space Force Base in the early hours of June 19, making it the 14th mission dedicated to building out the National Reconnaissance Office's 'proliferated architecture' — a constellation of small, resilient surveillance satellites. It was the 71st Falcon 9 launch of 2026. Mission details including satellite count and orbit remain classified. Story 4: Astrobotic Unveils Griffin-1: NASA's Moon Base II Lander Pittsburgh-based Astrobotic publicly revealed its Griffin-1 lunar lander on June 15, ahead of environmental testing at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Designated 'Moon Base II' by NASA, Griffin-1 is a 650kg-capacity infrastructure-class lander targeting the lunar south pole region. It will carry 10 payloads from 6 nations, led by Astrolab's FLIP rover (500kg), and is scheduled to launch on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy in Q4 2026. Astrobotic has been recently acquired by Voyager Technologies. Story 5: Lucy Reveals the Life Story of Double-Lobed Asteroid Donaldjohanson Results from NASA's Lucy spacecraft's April 2025 flyby of asteroid 52246 Donaldjohanson were published in Science on June 18. The study, led by Simone Marchi (Southwest Research Institute), reveals a contact binary with a surface over 40 million years old and a younger neck (under 20 million years) built by slow-motion landslides triggered as sunlight gradually braked the asteroid's rotation from a few hours to its current 252.6-hour period. Donaldjohanson is likely a fragment of the Erigone family's parent body, destroyed ~155 million years ago. Story 6: Perseverance Rover Completes a Marathon Distance on Mars NASA's Perseverance rover has driven more than 26.2 miles (42.2 km) on Mars since landing in Jezero Crater in February 2021 — completing a marathon distance. The rover continues science operations beyond the crater's western rim, studying some of the oldest rocks in the mission's history. Perseverance is approaching Opportunity's all-time distance record of 45.16 km for a rover on another world. Mission operations are funded through at least 2028.   Links & References • JWST Pink Planet (GJ504b): The Astronomical Journal, June 18 2026 — Northwestern University / CIERA • TDE Radio Burps: NSF VLA / University of Arizona — Kate Alexander et al., announced June 16 2026 • NROL-179: space.com / spaceflightnow.com — launched June 19 2026 • Griffin-1: astrobotic.com / spacenews.com / spaceflightnow.com — unveiled June 15 2026 • Lucy / Donaldjohanson: Science journal, June 18 2026 — Simone Marchi, Southwest Research Institute • Perseverance Marathon: space.com — June 18 2026Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/astronomy-daily-space-news-updates--5648921/support.Sponsor Details:Ensure your online privacy by using NordVPN. To get our special listener deal and save a lot of money, visit www.bitesz.com/nordvpn. You'll be glad you did!Become a supporter of Astronomy Daily by joining our Supporters Club. Commercial free episodes daily are only a click way... Click HereThis episode includes AI-generated content.

A new theory is challenging everything we know about Sagittarius A*, the supermassive object at the heart of our galaxy. For decades, physicists have been certain it's a black hole. They have observed its effects and even built a planet-sized telescope just to image it. But now, a mind-bending theory is turning our understanding upside down. What if Sagittarius A* isn't a black hole at all, but something far stranger?▀▀▀▀▀▀Start speaking a new language in 3 weeks with Babbel

A launch-packed Wednesday kicks off with two rocket milestones — SpaceX's BlueBird 8-10 direct-to-cell satellite launch and Ariane 6's record-breaking Amazon Leo flight — followed by a splashdown update for the science-laden Dragon CRS-34. Then a Chandra double-header delivers the most detailed X-ray view ever of M87's famous black hole jet, plus the discovery of possible supernova wreckage at the very heart of the Milky Way. We close with JWST's extraordinary weather portrait of WASP-121b — a planet where the rain is made of rubies and sapphires.   Story Summaries & Key Facts   Story 1 — SpaceX BlueBird 8-10 Launch •       Launched: 2:39 a.m. EDT, 17 June 2026, from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (SLC-40) •       Vehicle: SpaceX Falcon 9 (booster B1077, 29th flight) •       Booster recovery: drone ship 'A Shortfall of Gravitas', Atlantic Ocean •       Payload: AST SpaceMobile BlueBird 8, 9 & 10 (Block 2 next-generation satellites) •       Antenna array: ~2,400 sq ft each — largest commercial phased arrays in LEO •       Peak data speed: 120 Mbps per coverage cell (nearly double Block 1) •       Processing bandwidth: 10 GHz per satellite •       Goal: space-based cellular broadband direct to standard smartphones •       AST network partners: 50+ MNOs including AT&T, Verizon, Vodafone (~3 billion subscribers)   Story 2 — Ariane 6 Record Payload •       Mission: VA269 / LE-03 (Amazon Leo 3rd Ariane 6 flight; 8th Ariane 6 overall; 3rd of 2026) •       Launch site: Guiana Space Centre, Kourou, French Guiana •       Payload: 36 Amazon Leo broadband satellites — heaviest Ariane payload ever (~20,820 kg) •       First flight of upgraded P160C solid rocket boosters (debut; replaces P120C) •       P160C improvement: +1 metre longer, carries 156 tonnes propellant each (+10% performance) •       Ariane 64 LEO capacity with P160C: ~22 tonnes •       Previous flights each carried 32 satellites; today's adds 4 more •       Arianespace milestone: 100 Amazon Leo satellites launched in under 5 months •       Next Ariane 6 launch: 28 August (2-booster configuration; likely Meteosat-14)   Story 3 — Dragon CRS-34 Splashdown (Update) •       UPDATE on yesterday's S05E116 story (undocking reported 16 June 2026) •       Dragon CRS-34 splashed down off Southern California coast, 17 June 2026 (~5:08 a.m. PDT) •       Capsule: Cargo Dragon 2 (C209, 6th flight); undocked ~12:25 p.m. EDT 16 June •       Science returned: bioprinted organ/cartilage tissue; DNA-inspired cancer treatment materials •       Also returned: blood-forming stem cells; cryogenic propellant storage experiment data •       Dragon is the ONLY ISS cargo vehicle capable of returning cargo to Earth intact •       Time-sensitive samples flown by helicopter from recovery ship to Kennedy Space Center •       CRS-34 launched 15 May 2026; delivered ~6,500 lbs cargo to Expedition 74 crew   Story 4 — Chandra / M87 Jet (Double-Header Part 1) •       Published: 15 June 2026; presented at 248th AAS Meeting, Pasadena, CA •       Lead researcher: Camille Poitras (PhD student, Laval University, Canada) •       M87* mass: 6.5 billion solar masses; distance: ~55 million light-years •       M87* was the first black hole ever directly imaged (Event Horizon Telescope, 2019) •       Data span: Chandra observations 2012–2025, processed with advanced deconvolution •       Key finding 1: Two distinct components revealed in feature HST-1 (previously blended) •       Key finding 2: Global X-ray emission decrease of up to 84% — consistent with synchrotron cooling •       Key finding 3: Jet features show both quasi-stationary and superluminal apparent motion •       Multi-wavelength: Chandra + JWST + Hubble + VLA + ALMA combined •       Significance: most detailed evolving picture of any black hole jet ever produced   Story 5 — Chandra / Galactic Centre Supernova (Double-Header Part 2) •       Published: Astrophysical Journal, released 14–15 June 2026 •       Lead: Zhenlin Zhu et al. (UCLA); data from Chandra + ESA XMM-Newton + MeerKAT + Pan-STARRS •       Location: Sagittarius C complex, ~26,000 light-years from Earth •       Finding: possible supernova remnant (diffuse X-ray emission) near Sgr A* •       If confirmed: closest supernova remnant ever found to Sagittarius A* •       Estimated age of explosion: ~1,700 years ago (approx. 3rd–4th century CE) •       Ejection speed: ~2 million mph; brightens region ~10x vs nearby star clusters •       Galactic centre context: extreme region of massive stars, magnetic threads, fast-orbiting gas •       Importance: SNRs supply iron, oxygen, silicon — key ingredients for planet/life formation   Story 6 — JWST / WASP-121b •       Published: June 2026 (JWST new observational results); story filed 16 June 2026 •       Planet: WASP-121b — ultra-hot Jupiter, ~855 light-years away, constellation Puppis •       Size: ~1.75–2× Jupiter; tidally locked (one side always faces its star) •       Orbital period: just 30.5 hours (one of the shortest known) •       Dayside temperature: ~3,000°C (hot enough to vaporise metals including iron, aluminium) •       Wind speed: ~18,000 km/h, carrying vaporised metals from dayside to nightside •       Ruby/sapphire rain: aluminium + oxygen → corundum (Al₂O₃) → with impurities = ruby/sapphire •       JWST delivered: most detailed 3D atmospheric weather portrait of any exoplanet to date •       Broader context: marks shift from 2D snapshots to full 3D atmospheric modelling of exoplanetsBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/astronomy-daily-space-news-updates--5648921/support.Sponsor Details:Ensure your online privacy by using NordVPN. 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In this episode of Talk Nerdy, Cara is joined by theoretical physicist, and associate professor of physics and astronomy, and core faculty in women's and gender studies at the University of New Hampshire, Dr. Chanda Prescod-Weinstein. They discuss her newest book, The Edge of Space-Time: Particles, Poetry, and the Cosmic Dream Boogie. Follow Chanda: @chanda

Sponsor Link:This episode of Space Nuts is brought to you by NordVPN, your reliable partner for online security. To take advantage of our exclusive offer, including four extra months for free, visit www.nordvpn.com/spacenuts.Space Exploration: Blue Origin's Explosive Test and the Mysteries of the Universe In this thrilling episode of Space Nuts, hosts Andrew Dunkley and Professor Fred Watson reunite to discuss a range of captivating topics, including the recent explosive test of Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket, primordial black holes, and the ongoing debate around dark energy. Buckle up as we delve into the cosmos and explore these fascinating themes.Episode Highlights:- Blue Origin's Test Launch: The episode kicks off with an analysis of the dramatic Blue Origin test that resulted in an explosive incident at Cape Canaveral, raising questions about the future of the Artemis programme and the implications for upcoming lunar missions.- Primordial Black Holes: Andrew and Fred Watson discuss a recent microlensing event observed in the Large Magellanic Cloud, exploring the possibility that the mysterious object, dubbed Phoebe, could be a primordial black hole, a concept first proposed by Stephen Hawking.- Gravitational Microlensing Explained: The hosts break down the phenomenon of gravitational microlensing, illustrating how invisible objects can magnify the light of distant stars and what this means for our understanding of dark matter and the universe.- Dark Energy: A Possible Furphy? A thought-provoking discussion ensues about the nature of dark energy, with insights from a recent paper suggesting that our current model of the universe may be oversimplified, raising the possibility that dark energy may not be necessary at all.For more Space Nuts, including our continuously updating newsfeed and to listen to all our episodes, visit our website. Follow us on social media at SpaceNutsPod on Facebook, Instagram, and more. We love engaging with our community, so be sure to drop us a message or comment on your favourite platform.If you'd like to help support Space Nuts and join our growing family of insiders for commercial-free episodes and more, visit spacenutspodcast.com/about.Stay curious, keep looking up, and join us next time for more stellar insights and cosmic wonders. Until then, clear skies and happy stargazing.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/space-nuts-astronomy-insights-cosmic-discoveries--2631155/support.- Blue Origin's Explosive Test- Understanding Primordial Black Holes- Gravitational Microlensing Phenomenon- The Debate Around Dark Energy- Implications for Future Space Exploration

Bob Zimmerman highlights discoveries by the James Webb Space Telescope, including a black hole 6 billion times the mass of the sun located 10 billion light-years away. He also describes a "flickering" quasar from the early universe that challenges current Big Bang theories. Finally, Zimmerman provides an update on the Curiosity rover as it travels through the "Grand" valley on its ascent of Mars. (16)1913

What is the “post-booking black hole” in hospitality, and how can hotels eliminate it to transform the guest experience using AI, destination intelligence, and modern engagement tools? In this episode, hosts David Millili and Steve Carran sit down with Michael Gahan, CEO of Tongo, for a deep dive into how hotels can transform the guest journey by stepping into the “post-booking black hole.”Michael shares his unconventional path from small-town California, professional MMA fighting, and wine tour entrepreneurship to building a hospitality tech company focused on redefining guest engagement through destination intelligence and AI-powered concierge experiences.The conversation explores: How early guest conversations shape travel decisions and hotel revenue  Why most hotels miss the critical pre-arrival planning window  What makes Tongo's approach different from typical “AI concierge” tools  How personalized, scalable concierge experiences are now possible  The operational challenges and opportunities inside modern hotel organizations Michael also discusses lessons from his MMA career, the importance of guest-centric thinking, and why the future of hospitality depends on owning the conversation before guests even arrive.This episode is sponsored by Tongo: https://letstongo.com/Watch the FULL EPISODE on YouTube: https://youtu.be/xYXa6iH6qfELinks:Michael on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-gahan/Tongo: https://letstongo.com/For full show notes head to: https://themodernhotelier.com/episode/284Follow on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-..Join the conversation on today's episode on The Modern Hotelier LinkedIn pageConnect with Steve and David:Steve: https://www.linkedin.com/in/%F0%9F%8E...David: https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-mil.

Sponsor Link:This episode of SpaceTime is broughtto you by NordVPN, where your online security starts. To check out our special discount with bonuses offer, simply visit www.nordvpn.com/stuartgarySpaceTime Series 29 Episode 68 *How black holes shape the cosmos A new study has revealed how powerful jets generated by black holes shape the universe. *NASA forced to end its MAVEN Mars Mission NASA has been forced to shut down its MAVEN mission orbiting Mars following a mysterious spacecraft failure in December. *Earth gets a rare blue micro moon Skywatchers have just experienced a rare blue micro-moon. *The Science Report An El Niño climate event to develop this month and last at least until the southern hemisphere spring. One in six cases of COVID-19 might have resulted in patients suffering long covid. Palaeontologists have identified fossils of a new species of raptor-like dinosaur in Patagonia. Skeptics guide to antivaxxers change of heart. Our Guests This Week: Dr Steve Prabu from Curtin University Beth Johnson from the search for extraterrestrial intelligence SETI institute Texas A&M Space Institute Director Dr Nancy Currie-Gregg Texas A&M Space Institute lead Professor of Mechanical Engineering Dr Rob Ambrose NASA Johnson Space Centre Director Vanessa Wyche   And our regular guests: Alex Zaharov-Reutt from techadvice.life Tim Mendham from Australian SkepticsBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/spacetime-with-stuart-gary--2458531/support.

SpaceTime Series 29 Episode 67 *Are we in a cosmic void after all? It's an hypothesis which has been around for decades and refuses to go away: Are we in a cosmic void? *New study confirms a black hole that formed before its galaxy Astronomers using the Webb Space Telescope have identified a supermassive black hole in the early universe that formed before its host galaxy. *Another win for SpaceX over Boeing NASA has just awarded SpaceX six more crew transfer missions to the International Space Station because Boeing still can't certify its Starliner spacecraft as safe for human operation. *SkyWatch June The June Solstice, the constellation Sagittarius, and the Taurids meteor shower are among the highlights of the June night skies on Sky watch.   Our Guests This Week: NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman NASA Associate Administrator Lori Glaze NASA Moon Base executive Carlos García-Galán   And our regular guests: Alex Zaharov-Reutt from techadvice.life Tim Mendham from Australian Skeptics And Senior science writer and Sky and Telescope magazine contributor Jonathan Nally  

In this episode, we hear about a breakthrough drug called mirvetuximab, which has been dubbed a "biological missile" in the treatment of ovarian cancer. Plus, astronomers suggest some black holes may have formed before the stars in their host galaxies; a 'killer fungus' that could help habitats damaged by invasive moss; and Blue Origin officials assess the damage caused by the New Glenn rocket's dramatic explosion in Florida. Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

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Exquisitely detailed measurements of the ripples in spacetime from the mergers of black holes now show that some of these merging black holes were, themselves, created by an earlier black hole merging event. While this had been suspected to take place, we now have clear evidence of it. On a less dramatic scale but much closer to home, new simulations of the early solar system suggest the large population of moons of Uranus needed help from a now long lost fifth giant planet to survive. Join us for all this, space news, trivia, and a generally good time.

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According to Einstein's theory of gravity, black holes have only a small handful of distinguishing characteristics. Quantum theory implies they may have more. Now an experimental search finds that any of this extra ‘hair' has to be pretty short. The story Astrophysicists Find No ‘Hair' on Black Holes first appeared on Quanta Magazine.

One of the major obstacles to understanding quantum mechanics is the difficulty we have in simply accepting what the theory itself is telling us. The problem is that we know what the everyday world looks like -- stuff, arranged in space, evolving through time. So we can't resist the temptation to impose that picture on the quantum description, even if it's not actually there. In this solo episode I talk about what it means to take quantum mechanics at face value, and the difficult work involved in understanding how the everyday world of our experience fits into the picture. Blog post with transcript: https://www.preposterousuniverse.com/podcast/2026/05/25/355-solo-looking-quantum-mechanics-in-the-eyeball/ Support Mindscape on Patreon. Here is the survey on physicists' opinions about unsettled big-picture questions: Afshordi, Halper, Rini, and Schirber, "Big Mysteries Survey: Physicists' Views on Cosmology, Black Holes, Quantum Mechanics, and Quantum Gravity." And here is a short technical overview on the ideas described in this episode: Carroll, "Reality as a Vector in Hilbert Space." If you want further papers, look at the papers cited in this one.

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