Chaos Theory
@chaostheory314159.bsky.social
Scientist by nature. I dump science here, not concerned about views to my profile. Just like logging interesting things for later use.
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In my life, there is science, and then there are distractions from science. The former I maximise, the latter I do what is necessary for existence and having any adequate level of social skills and physical activity.
Galactic archaeology. Now that is interesting.
November 25, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Galactic archaeology. Now that is interesting.
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Scientists just found a massive 7,000 kilometer-long gravitational anomaly off the coast of Africa in data from a NASA satellite. The anomaly occurred from 2006 to 2008 and has now disappeared. What caused it? Let’s have a look.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_eME...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_eME...
Huge Gravity Anomaly Discovered!
YouTube video by Sabine Hossenfelder
www.youtube.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Scientists just found a massive 7,000 kilometer-long gravitational anomaly off the coast of Africa in data from a NASA satellite. The anomaly occurred from 2006 to 2008 and has now disappeared. What caused it? Let’s have a look.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_eME...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_eME...
When ^25 features in your equation
November 25, 2025 at 4:29 PM
When ^25 features in your equation
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A clumpy galaxy, observed with the Hubble Space Telescope in the COSMOS survey.
It is at redshift 0.83 (lookback time 7.19 billion years) with coordinates (150.16353, 1.78063).
45 volunteers classified this galaxy in Galaxy Zoo: Hubble.
It is at redshift 0.83 (lookback time 7.19 billion years) with coordinates (150.16353, 1.78063).
45 volunteers classified this galaxy in Galaxy Zoo: Hubble.
November 24, 2025 at 1:32 PM
A clumpy galaxy, observed with the Hubble Space Telescope in the COSMOS survey.
It is at redshift 0.83 (lookback time 7.19 billion years) with coordinates (150.16353, 1.78063).
45 volunteers classified this galaxy in Galaxy Zoo: Hubble.
It is at redshift 0.83 (lookback time 7.19 billion years) with coordinates (150.16353, 1.78063).
45 volunteers classified this galaxy in Galaxy Zoo: Hubble.
"J1407b's disk spans a radius of about 90 million km (0.60 AU; 56 million mi) and consists of many rings and gaps which may indicate moons are forming in orbit around the object."
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J1407b
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J1407b
J1407b - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
November 24, 2025 at 8:48 PM
"J1407b's disk spans a radius of about 90 million km (0.60 AU; 56 million mi) and consists of many rings and gaps which may indicate moons are forming in orbit around the object."
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J1407b
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J1407b
I just like to dump things on my profile so sometimes I can look back and go back down that kind of rabbit hole.....
astrobites.org/2012/03/05/6...
astrobites.org/2012/03/05/6...
6 Real Planets That Put Science Fiction (And Cracked) To Shame
I like Cracked. You probably do too. But like that old adage that every newspaper story is true except for the ones for which you happen to have firsthand knowledge, I found their recent article on ...
astrobites.org
November 24, 2025 at 7:26 PM
I just like to dump things on my profile so sometimes I can look back and go back down that kind of rabbit hole.....
astrobites.org/2012/03/05/6...
astrobites.org/2012/03/05/6...
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A ring galaxy, observed with the Hubble Space Telescope in the GEMS survey.
It is at redshift 1.01 (lookback time 7.99 billion years) with coordinates (53.19955, -27.70910).
117 volunteers classified this galaxy in Galaxy Zoo: Hubble.
It is at redshift 1.01 (lookback time 7.99 billion years) with coordinates (53.19955, -27.70910).
117 volunteers classified this galaxy in Galaxy Zoo: Hubble.
November 23, 2025 at 10:18 PM
A ring galaxy, observed with the Hubble Space Telescope in the GEMS survey.
It is at redshift 1.01 (lookback time 7.99 billion years) with coordinates (53.19955, -27.70910).
117 volunteers classified this galaxy in Galaxy Zoo: Hubble.
It is at redshift 1.01 (lookback time 7.99 billion years) with coordinates (53.19955, -27.70910).
117 volunteers classified this galaxy in Galaxy Zoo: Hubble.
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I have a lot of Acharia pauper caterpillars these days. These are the ones that develop into the moths in the last picture.
Moderately venomous (worst case, a few touches can give you a pretty strong fast fever). Thankfully, their proliferation has brought lots of bats... 1/2 🧵
#insects #moths
Moderately venomous (worst case, a few touches can give you a pretty strong fast fever). Thankfully, their proliferation has brought lots of bats... 1/2 🧵
#insects #moths
November 23, 2025 at 8:29 PM
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The inspiration behind this is def from a study of Sagittarius B2, a giant molecular cloud composed of gas & dust towards the center of our galaxy. Astronomers searching for amino acids ended up detecting large amounts of ethyl formate. This compound smells like rum & gives raspberries their flavor!
November 23, 2025 at 10:24 PM
The inspiration behind this is def from a study of Sagittarius B2, a giant molecular cloud composed of gas & dust towards the center of our galaxy. Astronomers searching for amino acids ended up detecting large amounts of ethyl formate. This compound smells like rum & gives raspberries their flavor!
I've been binge reading Astrobites and going on mini rabbit holes from those articles almost all day :)
November 23, 2025 at 10:51 PM
I've been binge reading Astrobites and going on mini rabbit holes from those articles almost all day :)
Homepage | NOAA / NWS Space Weather Prediction Center
www.swpc.noaa.gov
November 23, 2025 at 2:27 PM
It's useful to have a contact who works at a university. Because when I can't break the research paper paywalls, this person often can.
Here's some paywall smashing links
sci-hub.se
annas-archive.li
Here's some paywall smashing links
sci-hub.se
annas-archive.li
November 22, 2025 at 3:43 PM
It's useful to have a contact who works at a university. Because when I can't break the research paper paywalls, this person often can.
Here's some paywall smashing links
sci-hub.se
annas-archive.li
Here's some paywall smashing links
sci-hub.se
annas-archive.li
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The discovery of magic-angle graphene – a graphene sheet twisted at a slight angle to the sheet stacked on top – caused great excitement in 2018, as the material could superconduct. Now, we're starting to understand what is going on.
New evidence sheds light on mystery of ‘magic-angle’ graphene’s superconductivity
Best evidence yet points to unconventional superconductivity in twisted layer material
www.chemistryworld.com
November 21, 2025 at 1:55 PM
The discovery of magic-angle graphene – a graphene sheet twisted at a slight angle to the sheet stacked on top – caused great excitement in 2018, as the material could superconduct. Now, we're starting to understand what is going on.
Titan's atmosphere is mostly nitrogen but there's also these guys there too:
November 21, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Titan's atmosphere is mostly nitrogen but there's also these guys there too:
I believe that development of intelligent life is statistically very unlikely.
November 21, 2025 at 12:36 PM
I believe that development of intelligent life is statistically very unlikely.
Blanet - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
November 20, 2025 at 11:58 PM
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I’d much rather only bring you good news, but I feel like I can’t just be quiet about this unfolding climate disaster. I no longer believe that we are able to keep the damage manageable by reducing emissions, and so all signs point to geoengineering.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=p5Gh...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=p5Gh...
Is it pointless now to fight climate change?
YouTube video by Sabine Hossenfelder
www.youtube.com
November 18, 2025 at 4:06 PM
I’d much rather only bring you good news, but I feel like I can’t just be quiet about this unfolding climate disaster. I no longer believe that we are able to keep the damage manageable by reducing emissions, and so all signs point to geoengineering.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=p5Gh...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=p5Gh...
Sabine is a fantastic science communicator. Love her dry humour as well.
Physicists have experimentally confirmed a 50 year old prediction of special relativity.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2IwZ...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2IwZ...
It Took Physicists 50 Years To Prove Einstein Right About This
YouTube video by Sabine Hossenfelder
www.youtube.com
November 20, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Sabine is a fantastic science communicator. Love her dry humour as well.
We really aren't going to occupy Mars.
"we need to burn fossil fuels to get to Mars because some day the Earth will die and humanity has to get off of it"
bro if the planet was dying and there was a reasonable plan and a seat dedicated to me on the escape vessel I'd *still* stay here
I wouldn't want to live without the Earth
bro if the planet was dying and there was a reasonable plan and a seat dedicated to me on the escape vessel I'd *still* stay here
I wouldn't want to live without the Earth
November 20, 2025 at 11:36 PM
We really aren't going to occupy Mars.
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November 20, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Study Proposes Using Sugar To Find Dark Matter, Here's Why It May Work
YouTube video by Anton Petrov
youtu.be
November 20, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Ah, a typo. I'm imagining hexavalent carbon now, lol.
November 19, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Ah, a typo. I'm imagining hexavalent carbon now, lol.