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Astronomers Discover Massive Planet 10 Times Bigger Than Jupiter

December 10 | Posted by mrossol | Interesting, Science

The Epoch Times and Nature,  12/9/2021  By Katabella Roberts

A group of astronomers has discovered one of the biggest planets ever found orbiting a massive and extremely hot two-star system, despite previously believing that such an environment was too inhospitable for a planet to form in. The planet was discovered by Markus Janson, a professor of astronomy at Stockholm University, and colleagues, according to research published... Read more

Merry Christmas 2021

December 9 | Posted by mrossol | Food, Interesting, Personal

So this year I will try a Christmas Card ‘blog post’. (I do have this ‘blog’ that tracks some of what I think.) 20 and 21 – who would have thunk it?! Well, at least in 2021 covid (or perhaps the authorities?) began losing its grip on us and life was not nearly as restricted as 2020.... Read more

Iran’s Nuclear Negotiators Make the U.S. Sit at the Kiddie Table

November 28 | Posted by mrossol | Interesting

This is just fine with the President of the ‘Free’ World. Those whom the Democrats appointed to most agencies and offices of this administration are spineless when it comes to standing up for the principles of America and the west. They are will to sacrifice it all on the altar of ??? mrossol WSJ  11/28/2021  By Reuel... Read more

German Fisherman Catches Ultra-Rare Bright-Yellow Catfish That Looks Like Giant Banana

November 22 | Posted by mrossol | Interesting

By Epoch Inspired Staff   November 9, 2021
A professional angler from Germany reeled in a rare bright-yellow wels catfish—like a giant, writhing banana with gills—while fishing with his twin brother on a lake in the Netherlands. The fisherman from Duisburg, Martin Glatz, on Oct. 4 was testing out a new lure, and at first thought he’d hooked a fish... Read more

The tangled history of mRNA vaccines

September 21 | Posted by mrossol | Coronavirus, Interesting

This article from NATURE is provides a good history of the long road to mRNA development. Quite long, but interesting. mrossol

 
 
The RNA sequence used in the COVID-19 vaccine... Read more

How Steven Weinberg Transformed Physics and Physicists | Quanta Magazine

August 15 | Posted by mrossol | Interesting, Science

Aug 12, 2021 by Nima Arkani-Hamed Steven Weinberg, who died on July 23, towered over theoretical physics in the second half of the 20th century. He strongly believed that, armed only with the fundamental principles of relativity and quantum mechanics, the theoretical physicist can examine all phenomena in the universe — from the smallest to the largest scales. His work transformed... Read more

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