Podcasts about Milky Way

Frank Murphy is joined by his friend Sarah Roberto, who was trying to buy a Frank & Friends Show bucket hat as the show began. Sarah bought It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown decorations on Etsy.  When Frank and his family lived in Burbank, they would go trick-or-treating in the neighborhood where Bob Hope and Joe Mantegna lived. Recently a family in Frank's neighborhood came by to sell school coupon books.  Frank's wife Jere has been practicing the choral version of the song “Hurt” by Nine Inch Nails for an upcoming concert by the Knoxville Choral Society. Someone asked Frank to emcee an event on the night of the concert, November 3, 2023. The concert will be across the street from the new Andy's Frozen Custard.  Frank plans to take a seven-week hiatus from the comedy improv troupe Einstein Simplified during the time he will be recording the next season of Tennessee Scholars' Bowl at East Tennessee PBS.  Frank will give a presentation about the history of the Body Farm at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, October 19, 2023 at the Vonore Public Library. Learn more at https://bonezones.com (don't forget the S).  This episode is sponsored by the Secret City Improv Festival, October 6 and 7, 2023 at the Historic Grove Theater in Oak Ridge. See performances by 23 professional troupes and 3 local high school troupes. Performances are on Friday, October 6th at 7pm, 9p, and 11pm and on Saturday, October 7th at 3pm, 5pm, 7pm, 8:45pm and 10:30pm. Buy your tickets online at https://secretcityimprovfest.com/frank  Sarah is shocked that Frank met Tupac when he came to KPWR-FM to promote the film Poetic Justice. Sarah asks Frank to name the worst celebrity he met. Frank prefers to mention some of his favorite celebrities instead. He tells a story of being remembered by Brian Setzer.  Frank and Becca James emceed the Fair Food Throwdown at the Tennessee Valley Fair and then served as judges for the Sweet Goodness Donut Challenge. Frank enjoyed the taste of a deep-fried Milky Way. Products like that are frozen before being deep-fried.  Someone claiming to be intuitive warned about an illness. Frank was reminded of podcast interviews he heard with a Louisiana coroner and with a former Long Island psychic.  Adam Ragusea made a YouTube video about the difference between yeast and cake doughnuts. Adam posted a photo of a Dairy Queen cheeseburger on Instagram. Frank went to the same Dairy Queen, showed them the photo and asked for the same thing. Frank wants to try the Leanne S'morgan cookie at Moonshine Mountain Cookies.  Sign up for a 30-day trial of Audible Premium Plus and get a free premium selection that's yours to keep. Go to http://AudibleTrial.com/FrankAndFriendsShow  Find us online https://www.FrankAndFriendsShow.com/  Please subscribe to our YouTube channel at https://YouTube.com/FrankAndFriendsShow  and hit the bell for notifications.  Find the audio of the show on major podcast apps including Spotify, Apple, Google, iHeart, and Audible.  Find us on social media:  https://www.facebook.com/FrankAndFriendsShow  https://www.instagram.com/FrankAndFriendsShow  https://www.twitter.com/FrankNFriendsSh  Thanks!

Moiya is joined by bestselling author Alyssa Cole, who wanted to imagine a world inhabited by giant gentle rodents.  HOSTED by Dr. Moiya McTier (@GoAstroMo), astrophysicist and folklorist GUEST Alyssa Cole is a New York Times and USA Today Bestselling author of romance and thrillers like When No One is Watching, An Extraordinary Union, and A Princess in Theory. SPONSORS Design your own mini statue at heroforge.com Get high-quality puzzles at Ravensburger.us   HOUSEKEEPING Join the Multicrew at Multicrew.club Order my book, THE MILKY WAY: https://www.grandcentralpublishing.com/titles/moiya-mctier/the-milky-way/9781538754153/ BUY EXOLORE SWAG: store.dftba.com/collections/exolore   FIND US ONLINE patreon: patreon.com/exolorepod twitter: twitter.com/ExolorePod instagram: instagram.com/exolorepod website: exolorepod.com subreddit: reddit.com/r/ExolorePod

Der kleine Frank Mars ist kränklich, geht selten zur Schule – und verbringt deshalb viel Zeit in der Küche seiner Mutter. Dort lernt er, wie gute Süßigkeiten gelingen: die Grundlage für ein Schokoriegel-Imperium. Von Wolfgang Meyer.

This episode of Creep Street was originally published on March 27, 2020. It has been remastered. Dylan and Maureen are taking a week off to prepare for the Halloween season. Enjoy this throwback episode! Dylan and Maureen investigate a grisly night of murder that has gone unsolved for nearly 100 years! In 1922, on a rural German farm, an entire family was brutally murdered with a mattock (think pickaxe). Was this the act of a lone psychopath, or was this the work of otherworldly forces? Citizens of the Milky Way, join us on this bone-chilling episode of the Creep Street Podcast!

#BESTOF2021: THE INCALCULABLE EVENTS THAT CREATED: 1/2  The local arm of the Milky Way and our Sun's place in it for now. Ken Croswell https://www.pnas.org/content/118/40/e2116185118      "We live in a giant barred spiral galaxy. The Milky Way's fast-spinning disk of stars and gas whips up spiral arms that spawn new suns, while a bar of mostly older stars cuts through its heart. From afar, our galaxy likely resembles a glowing cosmic hurricane." 1450 FRANCE

#BESTOF2021: THE INCALCULABLE EVENTS THAT CREATED: 2/2  The local arm of the Milky Way and our Sun's place in it for now. Ken Croswell https://www.pnas.org/content/118/40/e2116185118      "We live in a giant barred spiral galaxy. The Milky Way's fast-spinning disk of stars and gas whips up spiral arms that spawn new suns, while a bar of mostly older stars cuts through its heart. From afar, our galaxy likely resembles a glowing cosmic hurricIne." 1493 ITALIAN PENINSULA

My favorite episode in months. One that I'm hoping the most curious of the cult of the curious will truly enjoy. Today, we look at the very nature of our existence, how we came to our current theoretical understanding of the universe, what we know about black holes (like how the bend the very fabric of space-time!) and more entertaining and existential mind-candy! CLICK HERE TO WATCH MY NEW SPECIAL ON YOUTUBE! Trying to Get BetterWet Hot Bad Magic Summer Camp tickets are ON SALE!  BadMagicMerch.com Get tour tickets at dancummins.tv Watch the Suck on YouTube: https://youtu.be/FseJAqJRAj4Merch: https://www.badmagicmerch.comTimesuck Discord! https://discord.gg/tqzH89vWant to join the Cult of the Curious private Facebook Group? Go directly to Facebook and search for "Cult of the Curious" in order to locate whatever happens to be our most current page :)For all merch related questions/problems: store@badmagicproductions.com (copy and paste)Please rate and subscribe on iTunes and elsewhere and follow the suck on social media!! @timesuckpodcast on IG and http://www.facebook.com/timesuckpodcastWanna become a Space Lizard?  Click here: https://www.patreon.com/timesuckpodcastSign up through Patreon and for $5 a month you get to listen to the Secret Suck, which will drop Thursdays at Noon, PST. You'll also get 20% off of all regular Timesuck merch PLUS access to exclusive Space Lizard merch. You get to vote on two Monday topics each month via the app. And you get the download link for my new comedy album, Feel the Heat. Check the Patreon posts to find out how to download the new album and take advantage of other benefits

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Beware the bridge, Creep Street! On this episode Maureen and Dylan face the tragic and mysterious heart of the Mothman story! Picking up where we left off, Men In Black are now swarming Point Pleasant, West Virginia, committing strange acts of violence and villainy. Meanwhile, sightings of the Mothman are increasing by the day. Its all leading to something... Citizens of the Milky Way, prepare yourselves for Mothman Vol. 2!

From Jan 18, 2022. Recent observations of twelve different stellar streams around the Milky Way have revealed the effects of dark matter, similar to how lights on a Christmas Tree reveal the shape of the tree in dark. Plus, globular clusters, volcanoes, and an interview with Dr. Cathy Olkin from the Southwest Research Institute's Lucy mission.   We've added a new way to donate to 365 Days of Astronomy to support editing, hosting, and production costs.  Just visit: https://www.patreon.com/365DaysOfAstronomy and donate as much as you can! Share the podcast with your friends and send the Patreon link to them too!  Every bit helps! Thank you! ------------------------------------ Do go visit http://www.redbubble.com/people/CosmoQuestX/shop for cool Astronomy Cast and CosmoQuest t-shirts, coffee mugs and other awesomeness! http://cosmoquest.org/Donate This show is made possible through your donations.  Thank you! (Haven't donated? It's not too late! Just click!) ------------------------------------ The 365 Days of Astronomy Podcast is produced by the Planetary Science Institute. http://www.psi.edu Visit us on the web at 365DaysOfAstronomy.org or email us at info@365DaysOfAstronomy.org.

If you can escape the glow of city lights, this is a great evening to watch the Milky Way. It forms a hazy band of light that stretches high across the sky. It arcs from Scorpius and Sagittarius in the south; through the Summer Triangle, high overhead; then down to W-shaped Cassiopeia, in the northeast. That band of light is the glow of millions of stars in the disk of the Milky Way Galaxy. If we could view the galaxy from afar, we'd see several bright, beautiful spiral arms wrapping through the disk. The arms aren't permanent structures. Stars that are closer to the center of the galaxy take less time to complete an orbit than stars that are farther out. So if an arm was a permanent structure, it would either rip itself apart or wrap tighter and tighter around the galaxy's core. Instead, each arm may represent the crest of a wave. The wave circles around the galaxy like a wave of water on the ocean. In a galaxy, the wave squeezes giant clouds of gas and dust ahead of it. The clouds then give birth to new stars. Many of the stars are big, heavy, and bright, so they help outline the spiral arms. A wave also carries along lots of smaller stars, enhancing the spiral arm even more. As the wave moves along, it compresses a new region of the galaxy. The stars in its wake spread out, and the brightest of them quickly expire. But new stars take their place — riding a wave through our beautiful galactic home.|  Script by Damond Benningfield Support McDonald Observatory

Would aliens think we are smart? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian Chuck Nice answer grab bag questions on Chandrayaan-3, entangled particles in black holes, the shape of the galaxy, and more.NOTE: StarTalk+ Patrons can listen to this entire episode commercial-free.Thanks to our Patrons Joe King, Denis Ghislain, Ken Sayles, Nicholas, Ava Taylor, and Jared Coffman for supporting us this week.Photo Credit: ESO/S. Brunier, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Join August Muller of the Maria Mitchell Association as she discusses the Milky Way galaxy. The Milky Way galaxy is visible in Nantucket skies, with excellent viewing conditions this week thanks to the new moon.

Welcome back the winter sky, and take in the Milky Way as we take you through the astronomy highlights in our weekly stargazing guide. Learn all about astrophotography in our upcoming online Masterclass, all about deep-sky imaging: https://bit.ly/SaNMCDSPod Transcript: https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/podcasts/star-diary-11-sept-2023 Astrophotography guide: Create a Milky Way mosaic: https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/astrophotography/astrophoto-tips/astrophotography-guide-create-milky-way-mosaic Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We have arrived, Creep Street! Welcome all to the 200th episode of the Creepiest show in the Milky Way! On this monumental episode, Maureen and Dylan put the puzzle together exploring what may be the most important episode they have covered yet, The Mothman! For some he is a harbinger of doom, a prophet of misery and despair. For others, he is an angel. Join forces with your hosts as they finally confront those red eyes in the dark! Citizens of the Milky Way, prepare yourselves for Mothman Vol. 1!

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Moiya is joined by geneticist Dr. Alex Dainis to imagine a friendly world where life evolved two separate times. They talk DNA, folklore around food, crystals storing information, and wide-orbiting moons. HOSTED by Dr. Moiya McTier (@GoAstroMo), astrophysicist and folkloristGUESTDr. Alex is a geneticist and science communicator on all the platforms. Find her on social at @alex.dainis and watch her new PBSDS show Hungry Planet on PBS Terra! MIDBREAKListen to Tell Me About It every other ThursdayHOUSEKEEPINGOrder my book, THE MILKY WAY: https://www.grandcentralpublishing.com/titles/moiya-mctier/the-milky-way/9781538754153/BUY EXOLORE SWAG: store.dftba.com/collections/exoloreFIND US ONLINEpatreon: patreon.com/exolorepodtwitter: twitter.com/ExolorePodinstagram: instagram.com/exolorepodwebsite: exolorepod.comsubreddit: reddit.com/r/ExolorePodCREDITSMusic: https://www.purple-planet.comCover art: Stephen J. Reisig, http://stephenjreisig.com/Editing: Mischa Stanton, https://www.mischastanton.com/ ABOUT USHow would you like to swim in an ocean ruled by matriarchal squid, or fly over a planet as it rotates with a swarm of migrating wasps? No, it's not the latest VR craze (... yet); it's Exolore! Exolore helps you imagine other worlds with the help of facts and science. Every other week, host Dr. Moiya McTier invites experts to build a world from scratch or sits down with a fiction fan to dive deep into their favorite worlds. Every episode will make you laugh, go "huh?" and appreciate how special our world really is.Exolore is a member of Multitude Productions, an independent podcast collective and production studio.

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The center of our Galaxy is a mystery. It is full of dust which most telescopes can't see through. But with James Webb we can look into it. What hides deep in the middle of the Milky Way? Finding out with Dr Adam Ginsburg.

The stars of the binary system SSN 7 are doomed, doomed, and doomed. Each of the two monster stars will collapse to form a black hole. And in the far-distant future, the black holes will merge to form a bigger one. The system is about 200,000 light-years from Earth. It's in a massive stellar nursery in the Small Magellanic Cloud, a companion galaxy to the Milky Way. A recent study found that one star in the system is about 32 time the mass of the Sun, while the other is 55 times the Sun's mass. That makes them some of the hottest, brightest, and heaviest stars in the universe. They're only about four million years old — about one percent the age of the Sun. But because they're so massive, they're nearing the ends of their lives. The study concluded that the stars are so close together that they're touching each other. Not only that, but the heavier star is “stealing” hot gas from its companion. In as little as 700,000 years, the less-massive star will collapse to form a black hole. After a brief quiet period, it will begin pulling in gas from the surviving star, which will collapse as well. The entire scenario should play out in just a few million years. After that, the black holes will spiral ever closer as they emit gravitational waves — “ripples” in space-time. The study forecasts that they'll merge in about 18 billion years — several billion years longer than the current age of the universe.  Script by Damond Benningfield Support McDonald Observatory

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It's the End of the world , join The BAF guys as they review this hilarious comedy - This is the End-  a lot funny moments, this episode is all over the place with funny jelly bean drama , movie facts , and a unique drink review ……. So grab a Milky Way and listen to this great episode !!!!!!!!Support the showWe have T-shirts , Hoodies , Tank tops and more, Check out Our new Barrel Aged Flicks podcast Store https://whatamaneuver.net/collections/barrel-aged-flicks-podcastIf you want great pillows or mattress Sheets Checkout this link and enter this code BAF15 and get 15 percent off your checkout!!!!!!!!https://sweetzzzmattress.com/Check out our amazing network www.deluxeeditionnetwork.com many other Pods to check out on this Kickass network!!!!!!Follow us on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/barrelagedflickspodcast/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/barrelagedflickspodcast Twitter https://twitter.com/BAFpod_cast Please subscribe and share our podcast , and please leave a 5 star review on Apple or Spotify , or any platform if you enjoyed out show !! If you have a movie that you would like to request , please send us an email to barrelagedflickspodcast@gmail.com or send us a instagram direct message Also if you'd like to support our show , Become a Patreon and you will have access's to our upcoming Patreon Exclusive episodes !!!!!...

Look up! Space is a mysterious place full of unique phenomena, mesmerizing planets and things science still can't explain. The sky might appear pretty peaceful as you look at it from Earth... But did you know that the Milky Way is headed for a massive collision with the Andromeda galaxy? And have you ever wondered why in summer the Earth is actually further from the Sun than in winter? More jaw-dropping space facts are coming your way! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

 The Milky Way is on fabulous display this week as the Moon clears out of the evening sky, while the Moon passes close to the Pleiades in this week's stargazing guide. Transcript: www.skyatnightmagazine.co.uk/podcast/star-diary-4-sept-2023 How to see the Milky Way: https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/advice/skills/how-to-see-the-milky-way Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

#Bestof2021: 1/2: The local arm of the Milky Way and our Sun's place in it for now. Ken Croswell, The Lives of Stars. (Originally posted October 4, 2021) https://www.pnas.org/content/118/40/e2116185118      "We live in a giant barred spiral galaxy. The Milky Way's fast-spinning disk of stars and gas whips up spiral arms that spawn new suns, while a bar of mostly older stars cuts through its heart. From afar, our galaxy likely resembles a glowing cosmic hurricane:." Ken Croswell Photo:  No known restrictions on publication. @Batchelorshow

Beware the Air-Waves, Creep Street! On this episode, Maureen and Dylan leap right into prime-time terror as they share stories of television gone awry! On certain occasions of broadcast history, television transmissions have been disrupted by broadcasts from places unknown. Some come from shadowy figures and organizations, intent of sewing unrest. And some of these strange signals don't even come from Earth! Citizens of the Milky Way, don't touch that dial! And prepare yourselves for Phantom TV Broadcasts!

Matters of the heart aren't usually associated with science, but in this week's episode, both of our storytellers turn to science to cope with heartbreak. Part 1: When Anna Peterson gets dumped she takes a job with two national wildlife refuges in remote Alaska to prove to her ex he made a mistake. Part 2: When Moiya McTier's fiancé breaks up with her weeks before their wedding, she turns to the Milky Way to heal. Anna Peterson is originally from Colorado, but has called Atlanta home for nearly 2.5 years. She obtained her PhD in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology in 2019 from the University of Tennessee, and has studied parasites and pathogens in everything from salamanders to rats to humans. In her free time, she enjoys hanging out with her dog Hank, running long distances very slowly, and discovering the city of Atlanta by bicycle. Dr. Moiya McTier is an astrophysicist, folklorist, and science communicator. After graduating as Harvard's first student to double major in astrophysics and mythology, Moiya earned her PhD in astronomy at Columbia University. Moiya's mission is to help people better understand the world around them through science and facts. She does that through her podcasts Exolore and Pale Blue Pod, a mythology show for PBS called Fate & Fabled, and her hit book THE MILKY WAY: An Autobiography of Our Galaxy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

#Bestof2021: 2/2: The local arm of the Milky Way and our Sun's place in it for now. Ken Croswell, The Lives of Stars. (Originally posted October 4, 2021) https://www.pnas.org/content/118/40/e2116185118      "We live in a giant barred spiral galaxy. The Milky Way's fast-spinning disk of stars and gas whips up spiral arms that spawn new suns, while a bar of mostly older stars cuts through its heart. From afar, our galaxy likely resembles a glowing cosmic hurricane:." Ken Croswell Photo:  1910 No known restrictions on publication. @Batchelorshow

A supermassive black hole can be a powerhouse. Its gravity pulls in huge amounts of gas and dust, forming a superhot disk around the black hole. And magnetic fields within the disk can fire out “jets” of gas at almost the speed of light. Some of the more impressive jets are in Hercules A — a giant galaxy that's more than two billion light-years away. It's in the constellation Hercules, which is high in the sky at nightfall. Jets fire out of the middle of the galaxy, in opposite directions. From end to end, they span more than a million and a half light-years. Hercules A is impressive. It's a thousand times the mass of our home galaxy, the Milky Way. And the black hole in its heart is a thousand times the mass of the Milky Way's black hole. A lot of gas has funneled into the black hole — perhaps as the result of a merger with another galaxy. In fact, the black hole itself could have merged with the other galaxy's black hole about 20 million years ago. That changed the angle of the black hole, which in turn changed the angle of the jets. As the jets ram into the material around Hercules A, they produce huge amounts of radio waves and X-rays, making the jets billions of times brighter than the Sun. The jets also squeeze the surrounding material, which triggers the birth of new stars. But there's evidence that the activity around the black hole is slowing down — choking off the “powerhouse” at the center of Hercules A.  Script by Damond Benningfield Support McDonald Observatory

If you've never seen the Milky Way reflecting over a lake, you need to visit Prineville Reservoir State Park in Central Oregon. George Faria, the Park Ranger Supervisor, gives us an inside look at this certified International Dark Sky Park and it will inspire you to load up the car and head to the West Coast. Visit NightSkyTourist.com/73 for more information about this episode. CHECK OUT THESE LINKS: Prineville Reservoir State Park: https://stateparks.oregon.gov/index.cfm?do=park.profile&parkId=26 FOLLOW NIGHT SKY TOURIST ON SOCIAL MEDIA Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NightSkyTourist  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nightskytourist/  SPREAD THE WORD Help us reach more people by subscribing to the podcast, leaving a review, and sharing it with others. GET TO KNOW US MORE Visit NightSkyTourist.com to read our great blog articles, check out our resource page, and sign up for our newsletters. Our monthly newsletter has content that is exclusive for subscribers. SHARE YOUR QUESTION We want to hear your questions. They could even become part of a future Q&A. Record your question in a voice memo on your smartphone and email it to us at Hello@NightSkyTourist.com. COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS Email us at Hello@NightSkyTourist.com.

Artificial light makes it impossible for most people in North America to see the Milky Way. But we don't have to live like this. As we learn more about the impacts of light pollution on wildlife and ourselves, we are finding ways to bring some healthy darkness back to our communities. This week, we bring you an episode from the talented team at the Sidedoor podcast from the Smithsonian that investigates the history of our addiction to artificial light and explores a growing movement to be smarter about how and when we illuminate the world around us. This episode of the Outside Podcast is brought to you by Vans, makers of the ultimate summer shoe, the Vans UltraRange. With max cushioning for all-day wear, precision support for easy movement, and breathable mesh to keep you cool, the new UltraRange Neo VR3 is ultrafitted for ultra comfort. Learn more here.

Estamos a fines de la década de 1970 y Mars es la empresa más grande de Estados Unidos. Pero Hershey quiere volver a competir. Estáplaneando un regreso a la cima impulsado por una avalancha de nuevos dulces que espera pueda acabar con la participación de mercado de Mars.No es que Mars tenga ninguna intención de entregar el primer puesto sin luchar. Cree que puede detener a Hershey en seco centrándose exclusivamente en los productos más vendidos como Snickers, M&M's y Milky Way.Pero lo que ninguna de las dos empresas sabe es que una oportunidad tentadora de Hollywood está a punto de alterar el equilibrio de poder en la tierra de los dulces.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This week on RfRx, we are joined by Ethan Siegel Ph.D., astrophysicist and author of "Starts with a Bang!" He is a science communicator who has taught physics and astronomy at various colleges and written numerous books. He will share fascinating information about the universe, and discuss the importance of science education and science communication. Bring your questions for Ethan and let's get nerdy! Ethan Siegel is a Ph.D. astrophysicist and author of "Starts with a Bang!" He is a science communicator, who professes physics and astronomy at various colleges. He has won numerous awards for science writing since 2008 for his blog, including the award for best science blog by the Institute of Physics. His two books "Treknology: The Science of Star Trek from Tricorders to Warp Drive" and "Beyond the Galaxy: How humanity looked beyond our Milky Way and discovered the entire Universe" are available for purchase at Amazon. For RfRx comments, inquiries & topical questions, email us at RfRx@recoveringfromreligion.org. Any time you are struggling with religious doubts or fears you can connect with a trained RfR Helpline agent 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. To chat online go to http://www.recoveringfromreligion.org. To talk over the phone, dial: (844) 368-2848 in the US & Canada If you are in need of professional help, we can offer the Secular Therapy Project to provide options to connect with a professional therapist. All therapists have been thoroughly vetted by our organization and offer only evidence-based and non-religious treatment. Connect with them at http://www.seculartherapy.org. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Tiktok. Volunteer: http://www.recoveringfromreligion.org/volunteer Donate: https://www.recoveringfromreligion.org/donate --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/recovering-from-religion/message

Nantucket, with its dark sky, is unique: it's one of the few places in eastern Massachusetts where people can see the Milky Way with the naked eye. But light pollution is threatening that clear view _ and increasing health risks.

Here's an episode with some bite, Creep Street! On this episode, Maureen and Dylan explore one of the most horrific paranormal stories from The Philippines! At a very young age, Clarita Villanueva found herself without parents in the bustling city of Manila. Turning to illegal means of getting by, Clarita soon found herself in the notorious Bilibid Prison. It was in her cell two infernal visitors came calling. Soon, Clarita was the most terrifying inmate in the prison. What demonic forces came to prey on the young Clarita? Who were they? And what unnatural powers do they wield? Citizens of The Milky Way, prepare yourselves for The Possession of Clarita Villanueva!

Reality sets in across Iowa as drought pulls at yield potential during the 2023 Pro Farmer Crop Tour.  We'll have reports from the field and the results in Illinois. Plus, meet "Princess Kay of the Milky Way"!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Friday on AOA, we kicked off the show with American Coalition for Ethanol CEO Brian Jennings to talk about E15 Waivers and the happenings at ACE's 36th Annual Conference going on right now in Minneapolis, MN. In Segment Two, we discuss the ag equipment market and some of the latest trends with Casey Seymour from Moving Iron LLC. In Segment Three, American Farmland Trust Deputy Policy Director, Andrew Bahrenburg, joins the show for an update on AFT's Farm Bill priorities and other legislation they are watching on Capitol Hill. Then finally to end the show, we talked with the newly crowned 70th Princess Kay of the Milky Way, Emma Kuball, while she is at the Minnesota State Fair.

Galactic Astrology Reading - The Full Moon in Pisces 2023 at 7 degrees on August 30 is aligned with the constellation Cygnus the swan. The moon is conjunct Saturn which is aligned to angelic Royal Star Fomalhaut. The sun is aligned Draco - Thuban inviting us to step away from attachment to negative energies and integrate body, mind, and spirit in union with the angelic realm. Join Ulrika for this intuitive reading of three energetic themes related to the full moon from a galactic perspective. Visit: https://ulrikasullivan.com/quantum-galactic #galacticastrology #fullmoon #astrology #piscesfullmoon2023 #multidimensional #starseedreading #energyreading #sedna #alcyone #pleiades 0:00 Introduction 1:00 Galactic Alignments Reference Guide 1:21 Introduction - POWERFUL ENERGY VORTEX Integrating Spirit and Earth. Body-Mind-Spirit, Cygnus - Deneb Adige, Fomalhaut, Draco-Thuban, Sirius B, Shapley Attractor, Beta Centauri, Canis Minor-Procyon, Orion Nebula, Galactic Center, Spiritual evolution in Milky Way galaxy. Rewards! 6:34 THEME 1: BODY - RELATIONSHIP UNION MANIFESTATION - Sedna, Pleiades - Alcyone, Pluto, Mars, Super Galactic Center 7:54 GALACTIC POINTS REVIEW 9:43 THEME 2: MIND - EMBRACE YOUR WOUNDS - Chiron, Cetus-TauCeti, Eris, Great Attractor, Venus 11:37 SPEAK TRUTH - Andromeda - Almach, Lyra - Vega, 14:43 THEME 3: SPIRIT - GOING FOR A SPIN - Eris, North Node, Galactic Center, Black Moon Lilith 14:55 SPIRITUAL BYPASS AVOIDED - Uranus, Perseus - Capulus, Beta Centauri, Black Moon Lilith, Hydra Alphard 18:37 Summary - ENERGY Vortex 19:33 Questions for you to work with Download the Galactic Alignments Reference Guide: https://ulrikasullivan.com/galactic-alignments-1 Get a galactic astrology reading with Ulrika: https://ulrikasullivan.com/quantum-galactic Ulrika is a certified Quantum Soul Guidance Galactic Astrology Practitioner by Julia Balaz. Take a course with Julia here: https://starseeds.teachable.com/?affcode=236268_ygyugsqo Galactic Astrology podcast playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLG4N0kp1roSgS-wDNykJpU93BIK4LGTLV Get a copy of Ulrika's book: https://www.amazon.com/Wisdom-Beyond-What-You-Know/dp/B09NRK41T6 Podcast: New Light Living http://ulrikasullivan.com/podcast Follow me on social media: http://facebook.com/ulrikasullivancoach http://instagram.com/ulrikasullivan http://pinterest.com/ulrikasullivan https://www.linkedin.com/in/usullivan/ https://twitter.com/SullivanUlrika ------------------------------------------------------------------- Please note: New Light Living podcast is for entertainment purposes only.

Moiya is joined by biochemist Dr. Anicca Harriot to discuss Janelle Monae's multi-media afrofuturistic worldbuilding. They talk about Monae's inspiration and New Dawn nuances, while mostly gushing about how talented Monae is. HOSTED by Dr. Moiya McTier (@GoAstroMo), astrophysicist and folkloristGUESTDr. Anicca Harriot is a biochemist, molecular biologist, and chief of community development at Vanguard STEM. Follow her at @13adh13. MIDBREAKJoin the Multicrew at multicrew.clubHOUSEKEEPINGOrder my book, THE MILKY WAY: https://www.grandcentralpublishing.com/titles/moiya-mctier/the-milky-way/9781538754153/BUY EXOLORE SWAG: store.dftba.com/collections/exoloreFIND US ONLINEpatreon: patreon.com/exolorepodtwitter: twitter.com/ExolorePodinstagram: instagram.com/exolorepodwebsite: exolorepod.comsubreddit: reddit.com/r/ExolorePodCREDITSMusic: https://www.purple-planet.comCover art: Stephen J. Reisig, http://stephenjreisig.com/Editing: Mischa Stanton, https://www.mischastanton.com/ ABOUT USHow would you like to swim in an ocean ruled by matriarchal squid, or fly over a planet as it rotates with a swarm of migrating wasps? No, it's not the latest VR craze (... yet); it's Exolore! Exolore helps you imagine other worlds with the help of facts and science. Every other week, host Dr. Moiya McTier invites experts to build a world from scratch or sits down with a fiction fan to dive deep into their favorite worlds. Every episode will make you laugh, go "huh?" and appreciate how special our world really is.Exolore is a member of Multitude Productions, an independent podcast collective and production studio.

Galactic Astrology Reading - The Full Moon in Pisces 2023 at 7 degrees on August 30 is aligned with the constellation Cygnus the swan. The moon is conjunct Saturn which is aligned to angelic Royal Star Fomalhaut. The sun is aligned Draco - Thuban inviting us to step away from attachment to negative energies and integrate body, mind, and spirit in union with the angelic realm. Join Ulrika for this intuitive reading of three energetic themes related to the full moon from a galactic perspective. Visit: https://ulrikasullivan.com/quantum-galactic #galacticastrology #fullmoon #astrology #piscesfullmoon2023 #multidimensional #starseedreading #energyreading #sedna #alcyone #pleiades 0:00 Introduction 1:00 Galactic Alignments Reference Guide 1:21 Introduction - POWERFUL ENERGY VORTEX Integrating Spirit and Earth. Body-Mind-Spirit, Cygnus - Deneb Adige, Fomalhaut, Draco-Thuban, Sirius B, Shapley Attractor, Beta Centauri, Canis Minor-Procyon, Orion Nebula, Galactic Center, Spiritual evolution in Milky Way galaxy. Rewards! 6:34 THEME 1: BODY - RELATIONSHIP UNION MANIFESTATION - Sedna, Pleiades - Alcyone, Pluto, Mars, Super Galactic Center 7:54 GALACTIC POINTS REVIEW 9:43 THEME 2: MIND - EMBRACE YOUR WOUNDS - Chiron, Cetus-TauCeti, Eris, Great Attractor, Venus 11:37 SPEAK TRUTH - Andromeda - Almach, Lyra - Vega, 14:43 THEME 3: SPIRIT - GOING FOR A SPIN - Eris, North Node, Galactic Center, Black Moon Lilith 14:55 SPIRITUAL BYPASS AVOIDED - Uranus, Perseus - Capulus, Beta Centauri, Black Moon Lilith, Hydra Alphard 18:37 Summary - ENERGY Vortex 19:33 Questions for you to work with Download the Galactic Alignments Reference Guide: https://ulrikasullivan.com/galactic-alignments-1 Get a galactic astrology reading with Ulrika: https://ulrikasullivan.com/quantum-galactic Ulrika is a certified Quantum Soul Guidance Galactic Astrology Practitioner by Julia Balaz. Take a course with Julia here: https://starseeds.teachable.com/?affcode=236268_ygyugsqo Galactic Astrology podcast playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLG4N0kp1roSgS-wDNykJpU93BIK4LGTLV Get a copy of Ulrika's book: https://www.amazon.com/Wisdom-Beyond-What-You-Know/dp/B09NRK41T6 Podcast: New Light Living http://ulrikasullivan.com/podcast Follow me on social media: http://facebook.com/ulrikasullivancoach http://instagram.com/ulrikasullivan http://pinterest.com/ulrikasullivan https://www.linkedin.com/in/usullivan/ https://twitter.com/SullivanUlrika ------------------------------------------------------------------- Please note: New Light Living podcast is for entertainment purposes only.

Brought to you by Sidebar—Catalyze your career with a Personal Board of Directors | Merge—A single API to add hundreds of integrations into your app | Eppo—Run reliable, impactful experiments—Bob Moesta is the co-creator of the Jobs To Be Done (JTBD) framework, a close collaborator of Clay Christensen, and CEO and founder of The Re-Wired Group. He has helped launch more than 3,500 new products, services, and businesses and built and sold several startups himself. He is also a fellow at the Clayton Christensen Institute and a guest lecturer at the Harvard Business School, MIT Sloan School of Entrepreneurship, and Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management. In this episode, we discuss:• What Snickers and Milky Way can teach us about JTBD• The various flavors of the JTBD framework• Best practices for implementing the framework• Advice on conducting interviews for B2B vs. B2C customers• Common mistakes people make when implementing JTBD• When not to use it—Find the full transcript at: https://www.lennyspodcast.com/the-ultimate-guide-to-jtbd-bob-moesta-co-creator-of-the-framework/#transcript—Where to find Bob Moesta:• Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/bmoesta• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bobmoesta/• Website: http://www.therewiredgroup.com/—Where to find Lenny:• Newsletter: https://www.lennysnewsletter.com• Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/lennysan• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lennyrachitsky/—In this episode, we cover:(00:00) Bob's background(04:04) A simple explanation of the Jobs To Be Done framework(07:29) Struggling moments and demand(09:51) Understanding the context behind pain points(11:14) Reducing friction in the sales process(14:46) How Autobooks improved their buying process and 4x'ed conversion(16:52) The six phases of the buying process(18:30) The JTBD interview process(21:55) How Bob's TBI affected his reading/writing and how he is able to write books(22:02) Why people switch companies(27:18) Tips for JTBD interviewing(30:07) Why you should not have a discussion guide(32:48) The danger of looking at the customer through the product(33:53) First steps in applying the JTBD framework(36:25) Signs people are ready for a change(37:43) Bob's “layers of language”(40:15) Examples of companies with a broad adoption of JTBD(43:59) The different flavors of JTBD and common mistakes to avoid when implementing it(48:19) Bob's work with Clay Christensen on JTBD theory(51:05) When not to use JTBD(53:40) Common misconceptions about the framework(55:55) What compelled Bob to spend so much of his life on JTBD(58:07) Three big takeaways(59:07) Lightning round—Referenced:• Jason Fried on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jason-fried/• Des Traynor on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/destraynor• Southern New Hampshire University: https://degrees.snhu.edu/• Paul LeBlanc on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paul-j-leblanc-6a17749/• Demand-Side Sales 101: Stop Selling and Help Your Customers Make Progress: https://www.amazon.com/Demand-Side-Sales-101-Customers-Progress/dp/1544509987• Autobooks: https://www.autobooks.co/• Intercom: https://www.intercom.com/• Zendesk: https://www.zendesk.com/• HubSpot: https://www.hubspot.com/• The Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University: https://www.kellogg.northwestern.edu/• Y Combinator: https://www.ycombinator.com/• Michael Horn on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelbhorn/• Ethan Bernstein on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ethanbernstein/• Never Split the Difference: Negotiating as If Your Life Depended on It: https://www.amazon.com/Never-Split-Difference-Negotiating-Depended/dp/0062407805• William Edwards Deming on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/W._Edwards_Deming• Basecamp: https://basecamp.com/• Sriram and Aarthi on Lenny's Podcast: https://www.lennyspodcast.com/hot-takes-and-techno-optimism-from-techs-top-power-couple-sriram-and-aarthi/• Genichi Taguchi: https://www.qualitygurus.com/genichi-taguchi/• Tony Ulwick on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tonyulwick/• The Clayton Christensen Institute on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/clayton-christensen-institute/• Shape Up: https://basecamp.com/shapeup• The End of Average: Unlocking Our Potential by Embracing What Makes Us Different: https://www.amazon.com/End-Average-Unlocking-Potential-Embracing/dp/0062358375• The Big Bang Theory on TBS: https://www.tbs.com/shows/the-big-bang-theory/watch-now• Oppenheimer: https://www.oppenheimermovie.com/• Kyota massage chairs at Costco: https://www.costco.com/massage-chairs-cushions.html?brand=Kyota&refine=%7C%7CBrand_attr-Kyota• Paul Adams on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pauladams/• Matt Hodges on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mattnhodges/• Andrew Glaser on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/glaserandrew/—Production and marketing by https://penname.co/. 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[This blog will always be free to read, but it's also how I pay my bills. If you have suggestions or feedback on how I can earn your paid subscription, shoot me an email: cmclymer@gmail.com. And yes, I do speaking engagements.]On Monday, a photo of the Illinois State Fair Butter Cow — that is, a cow presented as “sculpted out of butter” — went viral after the shocking revelation that it's a wire-and-steel-mesh frame sculpted in the likeness of a cow that has simply been covered in slabs of yellow spread. I got serious beef with this, but I will admit that I accidentally shared this image with the caption that it's from the Iowa State Fair, which has been in the news a lot lately with the GOP presidential primary and the fact that the two overlap. I was wrong. My apologies, Iowa. To err is bovine.But I will not apologize for The Truth being accidentally revealed about the butter cow at the Iowa State Fair, which, it turns out, is also a wire-and-steel-mesh frame covered in “600 lbs. of low moisture, pure cream Iowa butter,” according to the Iowa State Fair website!So, what is going on here? Is nothing sacred? Apparently, most of us have just been walking around under the assumption that when our fellow Americans tell us they carved a statue of a cow out of butter, by god, they're telling us the truth. We salute the flag, and we give thanks for bovine providence.Well, no more. I have looked into all these claims of “butter cows” to figure out who's telling the truth and who's udderly shameless.First, I looked into the scope of state fairs. Three states (Connecticut, Maine, and New Hampshire) have no singular state fairs but rather various agricultural fairs, which was the original purpose of the state fair, anyway, so I'm counting these. Rhode Island does not have an event of these sizes, per se, but does host smaller fairs.Interestingly, Massachusetts annually hosts The Big E (Eastern States Exposition) in Springfield, which is intended to be more of a regional fair for the New England states, including the four aforementioned. So, based on how you look at it, you could say every state has a state-fair-of-sorts.The District of Columbia—which should absolutely be a state if we lived in a just world—also hosts a state fair annually.Additionally, while the U.S. territories—American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and U.S. Virgin Islands—do not have “state fairs” in the sense of large primarily-livestock-and-agricultural gatherings, they do each have commensurate, popular fairs and/or festivals.For example, Puerto Rico hosts the San Sebastian Street Festival in Old San Juan, the U.S. Virgin Islands host Carnival, and Guam hosts the Guam Micronesia Island Fair.Also: the Navajo Nation annually hosts the Navajo Nation Fair in Arizona, drawing more than 100,000 visitors in 2016, larger than some state fairs. All told, there are close to a hundred big fairs of various varieties in the United States, and many states have multiple fairs beyond their primary state fair. Pennsylvania, alone, has five. Talk about really milking this concept.But there are only four state fairs that regularly feature a butter cow sculpture: Illinois, Iowa, Ohio, and Wisconsin. Although Iowa's butter cow sculpture is probably the most legen-dairy, Ohio was the first to do it in 1903, eight years before Iowa.All four use a similar process: a frame of various materials, mostly wire-and-steel mesh, covered in layers of sculpted butter. Of course, the more you think about it, the more this makes sense. We're usually talking 600-800 lbs. of butter with the frame, alone, so a solid butter heffer would probably be cowed by the laws of physics.The Minnesota State Fair, in my humble opinion, is where things get a lot more interesting. They annually crown the “Princess Kay of the Milky Way” among ten young women finalists, each of whom has a likeness of their head sculpted, one per day, by famed butter sculptor Lisa Christensen.Christensen is said to be the only butter sculptor whom regularly works with live models, and the process usually takes between six and eight hours. The sculpted heads are displayed in a walk-in, refrigerated area over the duration of the fair.The winning young woman is crowned Princess Kay the day before the beginning of the fair, and she receives a scholarship and serves as the ambassador for the Minnesota dairy industry for a one-year term. Shout-out to incumbent Rachel Rynda, whose term cow-incidentally ends this evening when the 70th Princess Kay of the Milky Way is due to be crowned.There are no frames or any other non-butter materials used by Christensen when carving these likenesses, just ~90 pounds of butter and pure instinct. Even the thought of using a frame probably makes her curdle.All that said, as much as I joke, carving the likeness of a cow's body shell takes remarkable talent, even if it is margarinally less than the full-butter cow most of us perceived.And to be fair, none of these sculptors claim to be shaping livestock fully out of butter. All are quite transparent about their process. So, don't have a cow about it. I say “well done” to all you sculptors out there; when it comes to these cows, you butter believe I affirm all of them.[Like what you read? Subscribe below, or if you just wanna buy me coffee, I gratefully accept through Venmo.]Charlotte's Web Thoughts is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.Hi, I'm Charlotte Clymer, and this is Charlotte's Web Thoughts, my Substack. It's completely free to access and read, but it's also how my bills! 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Ashley starts her morning with a classic! She says that she won't eat the rest of the day so she has to get something now... meanwhile all Joe needs is a Milky Way!

We discuss the filmography of Hong Kong's Milkyway Image, a company founded by Johnnie To and Wai Ka-fai that bounced between personal crime films and broad populist romantic comedies. Join the Patreon now for an exclusive episode every week, access to our entire Patreon Episode back catalogue, your name read out on the next episode, and the friendly Discord chat: patreon.com/theimportantcinemaclub Subscribe, Review and Rate Us on Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-…ub/id1067435576 Follow the Podcast: twitter.com/ImprtCinemaClub Follow Will: twitter.com/WillSloanESQ Follow Justin: twitter.com/DeclouxJ Check out Justin's other podcasts, THE BAY STREET VIDEO PODCAST (@thebaystreetvideopodcast), THE VERY FINE COMIC BOOK PODCAST (www.theveryfinecomicbookpodcast.com) and NO SUCH THING AS A BAD MOVIE (@nosuchthingasabadmovie), as well as Will's MICHAEL AND US (@michael-and-us)

PHOTO: PARIS 1910. NO KNOWN RESTRICTIONS ON PUBLICATION. @BATCHELORSHOW ENROUTE TO ANDROMEDA: #Bestof2022: 1/2: #Astronomy: #Cosmolongy Origins of the Milky Way. Ken Croswell, Science News https://www.sciencenews.org/article/milky-way-galaxy-nucleus-oldest-stars-protogalaxy

PHOTO: 1945 GREEWICH. NO KNOWN RESTRICTIONS ON PUBLICATION. @BATCHELORSHOW ENROUTE TO ANDROMEDA: #Bestof2022: 2/2: #Astronomy: #Cosmolongy Origins of the Milky Way. Ken Croswell, Science News https://www.sciencenews.org/article/milky-way-galaxy-nucleus-oldest-stars-protogalaxy

Terror on the mountain, Creep Street! On this episode Maureen and Dylan travel to the Scottish Highlands to come face to face with an otherworldly apparition! For centuries, folks have come to fear an entity said to haunt Scotlands second tallest mountain, Ben Macdhui. The creature is often called the Bigfoot of Scotland, but what is its true nature? Is it merely a beast of flesh and blood, or is it something far stranger… and far more sinister? Citizens of the Milky Way, prepare yourselves for The Grey Man of Ben Macdhui!

Our home galaxy, the Milky Way, is a galactic shepherd. It controls the movements of maybe 60 or more smaller galaxies. They're satellites of the Milky Way, so they circle around it in the same way that Earth orbits the Sun. Two of the satellite galaxies are bright enough to see with the eye alone — the Large and Small Magellanic Clouds. The large cloud is the biggest of the satellites. All of the others are so far, small, and faint that they're visible only through telescopes. Most of them are no more than puffballs. As a result, most of them weren't discovered until this century. The closest may be the Canis Major Dwarf — about 25,000 light-years from Earth. But there's disagreement about whether it's a galaxy or just a star cluster. The closest confirmed satellite is the Sagittarius Dwarf — about 65,000 light-years away. It's plunged through the Milky Way's core several times, disrupting the orbits of some of the stars in the bigger galaxy. The Milky Way's gravity is pulling the Sagittarius Dwarf apart. Some day, all of its stars will be incorporated into the Milky Way — and a member of the Milky Way's flock will disappear. The Sagittarius Dwarf is in the constellation Sagittarius, which is low in the south at nightfall. Its stars form the outline of a teapot. The Sagittarius Dwarf is to the left of the teapot. But it's veiled by clouds of dust — a hidden satellite of the Milky Way.  Script by Damond Benningfield Support McDonald Observatory

If you look at a map of just about any state, you'll see a few major cities, a few more mid-sized ones, and a whole bunch of small towns. And the same thing happens if you look at a map of our galactic neighborhood. There are a couple of giant galaxies, a few mid-sized ones, and a whole bunch of little ones. They're all bound to each other by their mutual gravitational pull. This collection of galaxies is known as the Local Group. It spans about 10 million light-years, and contains a hundred or so known members, with more added every year. The “big cities” of the Local Group are our home galaxy, the Milky Way, and the Andromeda Galaxy, M31. Each is a disk that's at least a hundred thousand light-years wide, and contains hundreds of billions of stars. After these two behemoths, the list includes a few mid-size members. The largest is the Triangulum Galaxy. It's about half the diameter of M31 and the Milky Way, but only a few percent as massive. A couple of mid-size galaxies are satellites of M31. One is a spiral, while the other is a small elliptical galaxy, which looks like a fuzzy rugby ball. And two more members of the mid-size brigade orbit the Milky Way — the Large and Small Magellanic Clouds. Most of the other members of the Local Group are tiny — far smaller, and with far fewer stars, than the larger galaxies. Many are satellites of the Milky Way, and we'll have more about them tomorrow.  Script by Damond Benningfield Support McDonald Observatory

PHOTO: 1824 ROYAL OBSERVATORY.  NO KNOWN RESTRICTIONS ON PUBLICATION. @BATCHELORSHOW #BESTOF2021: 1/2  The local arm of the Milky Way and our Sun's place in it for now. Ken Croswell PNAS. (ORIGINALLY POSTED OCTOBER 4, 2021) https://www.pnas.org/content/118/40/e2116185118 Inner Workings: Astronomers are redrawing our corner of the Milky Way      We live in a giant barred spiral galaxy. The Milky Way's fast-spinning disk of stars and gas whips up spiral arms that spawn new suns, while a bar of mostly older stars cuts through its heart. From afar, our galaxy likely resembles a glowing cosmic hurricane.