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"How Big Is Infinity?"
It turns out that once you try to define it mathematically, you come to the inevitable conclusion that some infinities are bigger than others.
And mathematicians' pursuit continues.
A great article by @MrHonner for @QuantaMagazine➡️https://t.co/SEd0oSJGIR
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In the past I shared images about the airglow, but I could not resist this spectacular photo depicting the Milky Way as extends over Tre Cime di Lavaredo, in the Sexten Dolomites of northeastern Italy.
➡️https://t.co/xRfE6Mfi43
#scritturebrevi #VentagliDiParole #photography
Sunday levity: Sun, Moon and stars in this artistic animation.
Creation by artist Kelly Roman➡️https://t.co/n9Inyd2Sq0
(Tap on the GIF)
#art #astronomy #scritturebrevi #VentagliDiParole
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This is a new mind-blowing, composite image of Jupiter released by @NASAWebb, using NIRCam with 3 infrared filters.
You see auroras at poles of the gas giant and its stormy atmosphere in stunning details.
More➡️https://t.co/oyTowPgS4g
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Jupiter is a complex, gigantic, turbulent world.
This image shows its south pole, as seen by @NASAJuno spacecraft from an altitude of 52,000 km.
The oval features are cyclones, up to 1,000 km in diameter.
➡️https://t.co/bjJHDXsV07
#scritturebrevi #ventaglidiparole #Space
Jupiter and its moon Europa (left), seen through the @NASAWebb's NIRCam instrument.
➡️https://t.co/WSyzCYbsL1
#JWST's infrared capabilities will be useful to study the “ocean worlds” of Europa and Saturn’s moon Enceladus,⬇️
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"A fascinating claim is circulating the internet: that there’s a moment each year when 99% of the world’s population gets sunlight. Is it true?"
That moment is: July 8 at 11:15 UTC.
Learn more for deepening➡️https://t.co/QESO67O94I
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If a butterfly lands on you, don't shoo away it.
Since ancient times it is culturally considered as a symbol of the human soul, capable of renewing and transforming itself (myth of Cupid and Psyche).
#scritturebrevi #VentagliDiParole #ThePhotoHour
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June 13, 2022: @ESAGaia mission released its new data about our Milky Way, the most detailed survey to date.
This sky map shows the velocity field of our galaxy for ~26 million stars.
➡️https://t.co/LHn0JYFJmm
➡️https://t.co/sHlEoKaX5I
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Did you know 4 Earths could fit inside Saturn's North Polar Hexagon?
Nobody is sure why would clouds form a hexagon on Saturn.
One hypothesis, by @UniofOxford, is that the hexagon forms where there is a steep...
Paper➡️https://t.co/txCSYdd7sg
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