Geek On The Mat
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3 years & we’re only scratching the surface! On our 3rd science anniversary, we’re looking at one “toe bean” of the Cat’s Paw Nebula. This active star-forming region is revealing more about how young stars are shaping their surroundings! go.nasa.gov/3U8NsHW



Imagine a donut...now squash it🍩. That's what the black hole inside M87* looks like! New EHT research reveals that the squishy distortion is not due to gravity, but the turbulent, swirling plasma around the black hole: aanda.org/10.1051/0004-6… #space #blackhole #astronomy




This is not a comet! Mercury has a 2.5 million km long tail. The solar wind and micro-meteorites eject sodium atoms from Mercury’s surface. This creates a yellow-orange tail of sodium gas only visible with a 589nm filter and specially good conditions. Images: S. Voltmer



Our #HubbleTopImage catches two galaxies in close encounter! This pair is known as Arp 142. When two galaxies stray too close, they begin to interact – in some cases they merge 🤝 in others, they are ripped apart. 1/2







At the JingDong Mall in Shenzhen, Astribot's humanoid robot S1 played with children and adults. S1 Flexible and smooth movements and anthropomorphic performance










