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@Davedibble1980

Manchester Utd fan, dad of 3, husband to 1, joiner by trade

Warrington, England Katılım Nisan 2024
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Massimo
Massimo@Rainmaker1973·
We just saw the exact moment a star exploded for the first time ever. Astronomers have achieved a rare feat: imaging the exact moment a massive star detonated—and the explosion was anything but spherical. SN 2024ggi, a supernova located 22 million light-years away in the spiral galaxy NGC 3621, was detected a mere 26 hours after ignition. This extraordinarily early discovery allowed researchers to train the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope in Chile on the event while it was still in its infancy. Using the technique of spectropolarimetry—which analyzes the polarization of light to reveal geometric structure—the team uncovered a surprising truth: the expanding shockwave was distinctly aspherical, elongated into an “olive” or prolate shape along one primary axis. This asymmetry means the catastrophic rebound following the star’s core collapse did not propagate uniformly in all directions, directly contradicting the long-standing assumption that the deepest layers of a core-collapse supernova explode spherically. The progenitor was a red supergiant 12–15 times more massive than the Sun that had exhausted its nuclear fuel, triggering gravitational collapse of its iron core. In most supernovae, the initial shape of this breakout is quickly obscured as the blast wave slams into the star’s outer envelope. Here, however, astronomers captured polarized light signatures of the still-unobscured ejecta, freezing the explosion’s geometry in time. The discovery carries far-reaching consequences. It strongly suggests that asymmetry is common, if not universal, in the earliest phases of massive-star deaths. Current theoretical models, which often assume spherical symmetry at the core, will need significant revision. Moreover, these distorted explosions could help explain observed peculiarities in supernova remnants, the production of gamma-ray bursts, and the kicking of neutron stars and black holes to high speeds at birth. By catching a star in the act of dying asymmetrically, SN 2024ggi has given us a vivid glimpse into the violent, chaotic physics that govern the final heartbeat of the universe’s most massive stars. [🎞️ Artist’s animation of a supernova explosion] [Unique shape of star’s explosion revealed just a day after detection. ESO, 2025]
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Alien Melender
Alien Melender@Vitamin_Dealer·
@RickyDoggin You gotta be bat shit crazy to stick your face next to that dogs face.
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A Man Of Memes
A Man Of Memes@RickyDoggin·
Rescue pittie who refused to move from one spot in the yard for a month suddenly decides she's ready to play❤️
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Dave@Davedibble1980·
@Tgarratt10 What hahahahhahahahahha jus fuck right of you stupid cunt
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Prime Video Sport UK
Prime Video Sport UK@primevideosport·
Man City have won just 𝙊𝙉𝙀 UCL title in 🔟seasons under Pep Guardiola 🇪🇺🏆👀
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Nicole Vasquez
Nicole Vasquez@NicoleNVR·
@its_The_Dr Were they ever able to find the astronauts bodies?? I can’t remember. 😢
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Johnny Midnight ⚡️
Johnny Midnight ⚡️@its_The_Dr·
Challenger Disaster Captured by Helicopter Camera 1986.
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Dave
Dave@Davedibble1980·
@Amy_90_x The world Mr smiths Both in Warrington
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Greg Baldwin
Greg Baldwin@GregBaldwinIroh·
British blokes…. I’ve purchased several “tins” of Heinz (British) beans because the idea of beans on toast intrigues me. I eagerly anticipate a tasting. Other than toasting bread and heating beans… Are there any other steps/ingredients?
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Rebekka
Rebekka@rebekkarnold·
Associating being a tom boy with puberty blockers is so stupid hahahaha, I was a tom boy always have been, always will be but I was never confused or unsure about my gender identity, two completely separate experiences that have zero correlation.
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Jamie Kay
Jamie Kay@TheRealJamieKay·
Why are the far-right not posting about this disgusting paedophile?
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Diggers
Diggers@quiggers22·
@poetscorneruk To be fair Ireland were brilliant at that world cup after he fucked off
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Poet
Poet@poetscorneruk·
If this happened or anything like this…. Roy Keane is my idol Good morning. He then went home and walked his dog
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Dave
Dave@Davedibble1980·
@PaisleySteelman It’s means your a woke prick who loves women getting raped by Muslims
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Dave
Dave@Davedibble1980·
@LPXIOP Let’s hope so it’s pretty grim right now 👍
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LX 💥@LPXIOP·
@Davedibble1980 That's fact, you'll break even along the line though 🙏🏼🥲
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LX 💥@LPXIOP·
Hate to be negative, but does anyone else feel a horrible energy in general to life lately? Like we're on the cusp of something even fucking worse? Surely to God we've had enough thrown at us 🫠
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Dave@Davedibble1980·
@LPXIOP Thanks they say it comes in 3’s 💔
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LX 💥@LPXIOP·
@Davedibble1980 I'm sorry to hear that. I hope you find comfort somewhere soon 🙏🏼✨
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Dave
Dave@Davedibble1980·
@NFFC_owen Prove it ya little sausage
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All day Astronomy
All day Astronomy@forallcurious·
BREAKING🚨: Japan is planning to build a solar ring around the Moon that will power Earth forever.
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