Unprecedented: Amateur astronomers discover a planet with four suns
Two volunteer astronomers have confirmed the existence of a Neptune-like planet that has four suns, making it the first quadruple star system ever discovered. The planet, which is 5,000 light years away from Earth, closely orbits one pair of stars, which in turn forms a unit that revolves around a second pair at a distance of around 1,000 AU.
Illustration by Ron Miller.
(via we-are-star-stuff)
E = Modeling - Einstein Relaxing
You don’t get to see photos of Einstein much, here’s a great set with him just relaxing.
(via derleks)
Ohio State University researchers have captured the first-ever images of atoms moving within a molecule using a novel technique that turns one of the molecules own electrons into a kind of flash bulb. The technique has yielded a new way of imaging molecules, but could one day help scientists to intimately control chemical reactions at the atomic scale.
Call me nerdy, but I’m a part of mankind and I’d love to know some science about my future!
Michio Kaku is an amazing quantum physicist! Why not watch them? Science feels fun with such guys!
— Albert Einstein (via darg-punk)
