Many thanks to @wdefnews12 morning news XP Khristine Arnold & WDEF account executive Patrick Moates for getting today’s interview with @neildegrassetyson set up and ready before his upcoming public lecture later this week, #CosmicCollisions in #ChattanoogaTN, Thursday February 27.

(Made sure to wear the necktie my mom made for me with a planetary theme. Dr. Tyson noticed the selection and was fine with it “as long as Pluto isn’t on it”.)

Many kind thanks to Dr. Tyson for his time today.

NASAが捉えた相互作用する2つの銀河のデータを音に変換し、宇宙の衝突を新しい形で観察する試みが行われている~のです #CosmicCollisions
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A sonification of two galaxies? Now, that’s a duet! Scientists took data of this pair of interacting galaxies captured by @NASAHubble and converted it into sound, giving us a new way to observe #CosmicCollisions. Don’t miss a beat: https://t.co/dnXcRBUSEN

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Can cosmic collisions be predicted before they happen?

On August 17, 2017, about 70 telescopes collectively turned their gaze to a fiery collision between two dead stars that took place millions of light-years away. The telescopes watched the event unfold in a rainbow of wavelengths, from radio waves to visible light to the highest-energy gamma rays. As the pair of ultra-dense neutron stars crashed into each other, they flung debris outward that glowed for days, weeks, and months. Some of the onlooking telescopes spotted gold, platinum, and uranium in the searing blast, confirming that most heavy elements in our universe are forged in this type of cosmic collision.

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