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Black Hole Found Hiding in Star Cluster Outside Our Galaxy

  Astronomers have found a smaller, stellar-mass black hole lurking in a nearby satellite galaxy of our own Milky Way.  The black hole has been hiding in a star cluster named NGC 1850, which is one of the brightest star clusters in the Large Magellanic Cloud. The black hole is 160,000 light-years away from Earth, and is estimated to be about 11 times the mass of our Sun. Using the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope in Chile, astronomers found the black hole when they noticed a star with a peculiar motion among the star cluster, where other stars weren’t behaving the same way. Further investigation revealed the gravitational influence came from a stellar mass black hole. This is the first time astronomers have used this detection method to reveal the presence of a black hole outside of our galaxy. Astronomers say this method could be helpful in locating other hidden black holes in the Milky Way and nearby galaxies, and it can also help shed light on how these mysteriou

What is zero

  0  ( zero ) is a number ,  and the numerical digit  used to represent that number in numerals  . It fulfills a central role in mathematics   as the  additive identity   of the integers , real numbers  , and many other  algebraic structure  . As a digit, 0 is used as a placeholder in place value systems  .  Names for the number 0 in    English  include  zero ,  nought  (UK),  naught   ,  nil , or—in contexts where at least one adjacent digit distinguishes it from the letter "O"— oh  or  o   . Informal or slang terms for zero include  zilch  and  zip .   Ought  and  aught   ,   as well as  cipher ,  have also been used historically. The word  zero  came into the English language via French  zéro  from the Italian  zero , a contraction of the Venetian  zevero  form of Italian  zefiro  via  ṣafira  or  ṣifr . In pre-Islamic time the word  ṣifr  (Arabic  صفر ) had the meaning "empty".   Sifr  evolved to mean zero when it was used to translate  śūnya  (Sanskrit :  शून्य

What is simulation ?

  A simulation is a model that mimics the operation of an existing or proposed system, providing evidence for decision-making by being able to test different scenarios or process changes. This can be coupled with virtual reality technologies for a more immersive experience. Simulations can be used to tune up performance, optimise a process, improve safety, testing theories, training staff and even for entertainment in video games! Scientifically modelling systems allows a user to gain an insight into the effects of different conditions and courses of action. Simulation can also be used when the real system is inaccessible or too dangerous to assess or when a system is still in the design or theory stages. Key to any simulation is the information that is used to build the simulation model and protocols for the verification and validation of models are still being researched and refined, particularly with regard to computer simulation. Simulation works through the use of intuitive simula

What is thought camera ?

  One of Tesla’s most   Outlandish ideas    was that it would be possible to photograph one's thoughts. In 1933, he told reporters at the Kansas City Journal-Post, “In 1893, while engaged in certain investigations, I became convinced that a definite image formed in thought, must by reflex action, produce a corresponding image on the retina, which might be read by a suitable apparatus. “Now if it be true that a thought reflects an image on the retina, it is a mere question of illuminating the same property and taking photographs and then using the ordinary methods which are available to project the image on a screen. “If this can be done successfully, then the objects imagined by a person would be clearly reflected on the screen   as they are formed, and in this way, every thought of the individual could be read. Our minds would then, indeed, be like open books.” Obviously, this is not how thought process work , but there is so much we don’t know about the biological mechanism of hu

Tesla

  Tesla, Inc.   is an American  electric vehicle  and clean energy    company based in  Palo alto  ,  California United State  . Tesla designs and manufactures  electric cars  , battery energy storage    from home to  grid-scale  ,  solar panels    and solar roof tiles  , and related products and services. In 2020, Tesla had the most sales of   battery electric vehicle  and   plug-in electric vehicle  , capturing 16% of the plug-in market (which includes plug-in hybrids  ) and 23% of the battery-electric (purely electric) market. Through its subsidiary   Tesla Energy  , the company develops and is a major installer of Photovoltaic system    in the United States. Tesla Energy is also one of the largest global suppliers of battery energy storage systems, with 3 gigawatt-hours (GWh) installed in 2020. Founded in July 2003 by Martin Eberhard  and Marc Tarpenning  as Tesla Motors, the company's name is a tribute to inventor and electrical engineer Nikola Tesla . In February 2004, via a 

Stranger things

  Stranger Things   is an American  science fiction horror  drama Television    series created  the duffer brothers    and streaming on  Netflix . The brothers serve as  showrunners    and are executive producers along with Shawn  Levy    and Dan Cohen. The series premiered on Netflix on July 15, 2016. Set in the 1980s in the fictional town of Hawkins,  Indiana  , the first season focuses on the investigation into the disappearance of a young boy (will byers  ) amid supernatural events occurring around the town, including the appearance of a girl with  psychokinetic    abilities (Eleven  ). The second season focuses on Will's side effects from being in the Upside Down with its entities crawling into the real world. The third season focuses Eleven and Mike's relationship as the kids continue their battle against the Upside Down entities.  The series stars an ensemble cast including Winona Ryder  , David harbour  ,  Finn Wolfhard  , Millie Bobby brown  ,  Gaten  Matarazzo  , Cale

Squid game

  This article is about the Netflix television series. For the Korean children's game, see Squid (game) . For the video game, see Squids (games) . Squid Game  (Korean :  오징어 게임 ; RR:  Ojing-eo Geim ) is a South Korean  survival drama  television series on Netflix  created by Hwang Dong-hyuk , who wrote and directed all nine episodes. Its cast includes Lee jung-jae , Park Hae-soo , Wi Ha-Joon , Jung Ho-yeon , Heo sung-tae , Anupam Tripathi , and Kim Joo-ryoung . The series revolves around a contest where 456 players, all of whom are in deep financial debt, risk their lives to play a series of deadly children's games  for the chance to win a  ₩ 45.6 billion prize. The title of the series draws from a similarly named Korean children's games . Hwang had conceived of the idea based on his own economic struggles early in life as well as the class disparity in South Korea and capitalism . Though he had initially written it in 2009, he was unable to find a production company to fun

Galileo Galilei

  Galileo di Vincenzo Bonaiuti de' Galilei ,   Italian:  15 February 1564 – 8 January 1642), commonly referred to as   Galileo , was an  astronomer , physicist and engineer  , sometimes described as a  polymath  , from  pisa , in modern-day Itlay.    Galileo has been called the "father of  observational astronomy  ",   the "father of modern physics",   the "father of the  scientific method  ",   and the "father of  modern science  ". Galileo studied speed and velocity , gravity and free fall , the principle and relativity , inertia and projectile motion  and also worked in applied science and technology, describing the properties of pendulums  and "hydrostatic  balances". He invented the thermoscope  and various military compasses , and used the telescope for scientific observations of celestial objects. His contributions to observational astronomy include telescopic confirmation of the Phases of Venus , observation of the four larg

lost in space ?

On October 16, 1997, the United States is gearing up to colonize space. The  Jupiter 2 , a futuristic saucer-shaped spacecraft, stands on its launch pad undergoing final preparations. Its mission is to take a single family on a five-and-a-half year journey to an Earth-like planet orbiting the star Alpha    Centauri . The Robinson family consists of Professor John Robinson , his wife Maureen (, and their three children: Judy ; Penny ; and Will. The family is accompanied by U.S. Space Corps Major Donald West . The Robinsons and Major West are to be cryogenically    frozen  for the voyage, and they are set to be unfrozen when the spacecraft approaches its destination. Dr. Zachary Smith , Alpha Control's doctor, is revealed to be a saboteur working on behalf of an unnamed nation. After disposing of a guard who catches him aboard the spacecraft, Smith reprograms the  Jupiter 2 ' s B-9 environmental control robot (voiced by Dick   Tufeld ) to destroy critical systems on the spaceship