16,000 year evolution 🌌 A computer simulation shows a... turbulent molecular cloud and rotating disk of dense gas around a young star. Under the force of gravity, the disk collapses, forming spiral arms and clumps, which could result in the formation of planets or brown dwarfs.show more

It's Black Hole Friday! This computer simulation shows a... gas cloud encountering two supermassive black holes. As gravitational and frictional forces meet, the cloud condenses and heats. Each time the black holes orbit, some of the gas is ejected. Learn how scientists use data like this to improve their observations and understanding of cosmic systems:show more

Planets form in swirling, dusty disks around newborn stars.... It's not just a theory--we can watch it happening! These images show the rotating disk around star AB Aurigae, 520 light years from Earth. They were taking over 4 years at Paranal Observatory.show more

Harmonic oscillation in a levitated water drop Ultrasonic standing... waves levitate a water droplet and flatten it into a disk. Modulating the sound at its resonance frequency excites harmonic shape modes creating rotating "star drops"show more

This animation shows the binary black hole system of... OJ 287. Every 12 years, the smaller black hole punches through the accretion disk of the larger black hole and results in a flash of light that is over a trillion times brighter than the sun. By KFRMANshow more

Breaking: Hubble Telescope Opens a "Window" into the Dark... Universe — First-Ever Detection of a Starless Dark Matter Cloud! In a groundbreaking discovery announced by NASA, the Hubble Space Telescope has revealed an entirely new class of cosmic object: a vast, starless cloud dominated by dark matter, rich in gas but completely devoid of stars. Nicknamed Cloud-9, this enigmatic structure lies about 14 million light-years away, on the outskirts of the spiral galaxy Messier 94 (M94).This is the first confirmed observation of such a "failed galaxy" or relic from the early universe — a massive dark matter halo that gathered hydrogen gas but never triggered star formation. Hubble's deep imaging ruled out any hidden faint stars, confirming it's truly dark and star-free.Key highlights from the discovery:Massive dark matter core — estimated at around 5 billion solar masses, anchoring a compact reservoir of gas. A cosmic fossil — likely a survivor from the universe's infancy, halted during reionization (when the first stars and galaxies lit up and ionized surrounding gas). Implications — This "phantom" object provides direct evidence for the existence of low-mass dark matter halos that never evolved into full galaxies. It suggests the universe could be filled with similar invisible structures, offering a major boost to our understanding of dark matter and galaxy formation. For decades, theorists predicted these "dark galaxies" or RELHICs (Reionization-Limited Hydrogen Clouds), but Cloud-9 marks the first solid proof caught in the act.Scientists are buzzing — this rare "wow" moment could rewrite parts of cosmic history and hint at countless other hidden building blocks of the universe lurking in the shadows.(Source: NASA/ESA Hubble release, Januaryshow more

“We unearthed a circular disk made of an inferior... alloy that was joined with another disk made of a hydro carbons and small cellulose disk transfixed. We believe it obviously served a religious purpose to a deity using this symbolism: PINK FLOYD”—archeologist, 3912show more

A lot of cloud around this evening and a... few showers in the east Under any clear skies, temperatures will fall and a frost will developshow more

Which option do you prefer, for the feature of... uploading videos to generate FBX, installing it locally on your computer without paying anything, and paying the cost of the cloud by calling it through a web page in the cloud?show more

Gadget of the day. The Floppy Disk SSD...

Introducing: Fileverse Floppy Disk 💾 A limited-edition collectible that... doubles as a 1 GB encrypted storage. Secure the Floppy Disk and experience the future of private, real-time collaboration on Gnosis Chain. Get yours from the Gnosis app Marketplace, powered by Circles.show more

The fake cloud of fake science; “Altocumulus”.! This formation... is a result of frequency pulses sent from the NEXRAD Radar Tower into artificial clouds in the atmosphere.! 📍Saudi Arabiashow more

The wheel within the wheel, or the thrones, represents... the movement of the heavens and the zodiac signs. In the precession of the equinoxes, the twelve zodiac constellations move backward, while in the regular year they move forward. It represents the passage of time within the material illusion during the evolution of the soul. There are additional wheels connected to the movement of the Earth around the Sun and the motion of the planets.show more

The 2023 IBM Security X-Force Threat Intelligence Index shows... that 2022 was a year of economic, geopolitical and societal upheaval—creating exactly the kind of chaos in which cybercriminals thrive. Read the full report:show more

Is the Christmas Tree "pagan" or an earthly echo... of planetary motion? The SPIRAL - a living axis, an anagram of POLARIS - the still point around which the movement of the HEAVENS is remembered.show more

Laminar flow is a type of fluid (liquid or... gas) movement where the flow is smooth, consistent, and occurs in parallel layers with no disruption between them. It contrasts with turbulent flow, which is chaotic and irregular.show more

A true tale of growth marked with consistency and... determination; British disk jockey, the sensational DJ AG shares footage of his live stream session on the streets of Wood Green, North London, before the fame back in 2023.show more

🚨 SCIENTISTS MAY HAVE FINALLY SOLVED ONE OF THE... BIGGEST UNSOLVED PROBLEMS IN BLACK HOLE PHYSICS. For years, astrophysicists have struggled with the “final parsec problem”: even after two supermassive black holes get relatively close, they struggle to shed enough angular momentum to merge within the age of the universe. New 3D simulations reveal that magnetic fields in the gas disk surrounding a binary system can solve this. The fields trigger powerful outflows and jets that efficiently carry away angular momentum, allowing the two objects to spiral much closer together. The same mechanism also explains how some binary stars end up in extremely tight orbits. In the simulations, binaries without magnetic fields actually moved farther apart. With magnetic fields present, they rapidly lost angular momentum and migrated inward. Why this matters: • It provides a physically motivated solution to one of the biggest open problems in black hole astrophysics • Magnetic fields appear to be far more effective at removing angular momentum than previously modeled effects • The mechanism works for both star formation and black hole mergers • It shows that the environment around binaries (not just the objects themselves) plays a decisive role in their evolution The deeper implication: We often think of black holes and stars as isolated objects governed purely by gravity. But these simulations show that the magnetic fields threading the gas around them can fundamentally change their fate. By removing angular momentum through jets and outflows, magnetic fields act like a cosmic brake, allowing binaries to reach the tight configurations we observe. This doesn’t just help explain star formation it may finally tell us how the universe’s most massive black holes manage to merge and create the gravitational wave signals we’re now detecting. Sometimes the key to cosmic mergers isn’t gravity alone. It’s magnetism. How important do you think magnetic fields are in shaping the final stages of black hole mergers and binary star evolution? Follow for more frontier astrophysics and the hidden forces that govern the universe.show more

In celebration of the 10-year anniversary of Star Wars:... The Force Awakens, our San Francisco studio put together a display case of props and creatures to mark the occasion! Enjoy a closer look at some of the items used in the film.show more

Here’s what it looks like injecting a cervical herniated... disk with stem cells. This poor lady had 4 severe disk herniations in her neck. This case was special where we also put a product called ViaDisk as well. Which is dehydrated cadaver disk that is reconstituted and injected directly into the disk. We have an Interventional Spine specialist come in to do these (I don’t inject spine).show more