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NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory captures the eerie sound of a black hole, transforming cosmic pressure waves into audible vibrations. Discover the universe's hidden symphony.
No surprises at all really, just disappointed at the inevitability of it.
And for all the good it did me, I might as well have...
Research Ireland-backed #Equal1 start-up is bringing quantum computing out of the lab and aiming for widespread commercial deployment within the next decade: www.irishtimes.com/sponsored/20...
@irishtimes.com @ucddublin.bsky.social #IrishResearch #Quantum #ResearchInvestment #BreakthroughTechnology
NEW: for @nytimes.com, I wrote about a new study showing that queen bumblebees can breathe underwater, surviving submerged for a week
the “remarkable” study stems from a lab snafu, when a co-author thought she accidentally drowned several bees—but later found that they were alive 🧪
gift link 🎁
Today is a Kruder & Dorfmeister sort of day.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ZWZ...
Pan, Saturn's flying saucer moon orbiting inside the rings 🪐✨
Looking forward to hearing what's happening with #CASP supervision with the @centralbankireland.bsky.social
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Photosynthesis in action — watch a plant produce oxygen bubbles in real time 🌿🫧
This is hard to fathom: CEO of Fuels for Ireland says no question of price gouging.
Yet, pump prices have gone up significantly in the last few days. Surely what's in stock was hardly bought since the outbreak of hostilities?
www.rte.ie/news/2026/03...
Hardly a cloud, or contrail, in the sky. Not what you expect on a weekday morning.
MotoGP and F1 about to run into the limitations of taking big money from Middle East dictatorships. Qatar MotoGP likely to be postponed to the end of the year, but F1 has Bahrain and Saudi in April. Even if hostilities stop, you can't get tyres there on time, as they go by sea
A nebula appears like a transparent bubble with a white edge, inside which are two hemispheres of orange clouds being blown out from the center, split by a dark vertical lane, giving the overall appearance of a see-through skull with a brain inside, as seen from above. A few stars appear with eight points, and small background galaxies can be seen around and through the outer bubble.
Astronomers are losing their minds over #NASAWebb’s latest images of the very brainy-looking nebula PMR 1. Its distinctive form is the result of a dying star expelling its outer layers: https://news.stsci.edu/4tVQccE 🔭 🧪
This is a significant development in #DigitalSovereignty
This would be huge if it goes ahead!
#Mergers_and_acquisitions
www.thejournal.ie/stripe-paypa...
Let's see how this goes...
Quelle surprise!
🇮🇪🇺🇦 Ireland stands with Ukraine.
❤️THANK YOU IRELAND
Northern Irish Catholics stare straight at the camera, with eyebrows raised ...
Having been a fan of this giant since childhood, I can only marvel at his continued passion and determination.
Legend.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Oh.
Russia imports huge quantities of Irish components for use in suicide drones
www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026...
@theinformation.com Can you explain why the UNSUBSCRIBE page linked to from your newsletter has no unsubscribe option on the page, or any control that allows you to deselect the deluge of updates?
www.theinformation.com/unsubscribe?...
Begs the question what the motivation is.
The founding team behind the Queen's University Blockchain Society, at #Ni-Blockchain
Vishal Sharma Ni-blockchain
Kicking off in the wonderful surrounds of @queensuglobal.bsky.social Belfast for the #NI-Blockchain event.
This is a bit of an eye-opener!
The tireless work of science.
