Telescopes detect ‘biggest explosion since Big Bang’ #Space #Research

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Did researchers just discover Big Bang Jr? The article Discovery of a Giant Radio Fossil in the Ophiuchus Galaxy Cluster from the Astrophysical Journal finds remnants of a large bang.Via BBC:Scientists have detected evidence of a colossal explosion in space – five times bigger than anything observed before. The huge...

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New Products 5/18/2022 Feat. Adafruit NAU7802 24-Bit ADC – STEMMA QT / Qwiic!

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We’ve got the New nEw NEW for you right here:NEW PRODUCTS THIS WEEKArduboy FX – Open Source Card-Sized Gaming BoyWhat do you get when you cross Arduino with a Game Boy? Arduboy FX – Open Source Card-Sized Gaming Boy !...

Comparing Diorama Builds That Took 1, 10, and 100 Hours

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Martina of NerdForge wanted to know just how radically different the results might be in building a fantasy house diorama that took 1 hr, 10 hrs, and 100 hrs. As you might imagine, the 100-hour diorama is amazing and the...

Building the Eiffel Tower Out of Craft Sticks

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In this DiResta video, Jimmy builds a model of the Eiffel Tower out of wooden craft sticks. The vid is basically an ad for Titebond Quick & Thick no-run glue, but it’s a cool build that is satisfying to watch...

CircuitPython 7.3.0 Release Candidate 2 Released! @circuitpython

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From the GitHub release page:This is CircuitPython 7.3.0-rc.2, the third release candidate for CircuitPython 7.3.0. It is considered stable, and is available as a release candidate for testing before the final release of 7.3.0.Notable changes to 7.3.0 since 7.2.5 Experimental...

Brooklyn Symphony Orchestra Pop-Up

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The Brooklyn Museum will be hosting a pop-up performance by the Brooklyn Symphony Orchestra tomorrow, Sunday, May 22nd.The Brooklyn Symphony Orchestra‘s artistic director, Nick Armstrong, and guest pianist Huizi Zhang perform music by Mozart, C. P. E. Bach, and Astor...

God of War Ragnarök accessibility features revealed

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Recent Sony titles have done a fairly good job of building in a suite of accessibility options. For the upcoming Ragnarök it looks like they’ll continue that trend. Via PlayStation:The prophecy of Ragnarök brings changes to all the Realms, and...

A Librarian’s Guide to Makerspaces #NationOfMakers #WeekofMaking@NationOfMakers

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Libraries all over the world are creating makerspaces for their communities. Here’s more from the Open Education Database:What is a makerspace? You’ve no doubt been hearing that word more than a few times over the past several years. Makerspaces, also...

How Does a Gugusse Roller Work?

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Denis-Carl Robidoux takes viewers through rewinding and loading film and so much more in this video on YouTube, via no film school:The Gugusse Roller is a DIY machine made to digitalize film. It can transfer film of any format between...

17 Modes to Discovery: Webb’s Final Commissioning Activities

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In this NASA blog post Thaddeus Cesari explains the 17 different instruments modes that need to be approved before NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope can begin scientific operations. Cesari wants readers to keep in mind that can follow along as...

The History of Domesticating Horses

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Smithsonian explains how horses and their domestication helped change history.Horses gave us a way to transport people and goods — literal horsepower. They changed warfare: drawing chariots, carrying the cavalry. They’ve inspired artists from Stone Age cave painters to the...