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The recent invention of what is being called "reverse time projection" has opened a new frontier in journalism: the ability by those of us in the year 2048 to report the news of our time back to those who are literally living in the past. Political polarization and Congressional gridlock continue, despite the 83rd Amendment allowing any dissatisfied citizens to opt out of the Union and form "personal microstates." Lately these have begun coalescing into unrecognized "government-free counties" w...

Next Article Coolmore’s key role as the bloodstock world ups its game in the face of the pandemic Share The dual Royal Ascot G1 winner Circus Maximus is one of the exciting new Coolmore sires for 2021. Photo: Coolmore The Irish operation’s nominations man Mark Byrne talks to TRC’s George Dudley about how the industry has been coping internationally with the challenges brought about by Covid, and discusses the exciting array of young Coolmore stallions, the loss of Zoffany - and the nev...

South African astronomy has a long, rich history of discovery The South African Astronomical Observatory in Cape Town is the oldest permanent observatory in the southern hemisphere: It turned 200 in 2020. This observatory is a fundamental part of South Africa’s long history of astronomical research, which began when French academic Nicolas-Louis de La Caille visited Cape Town from 1751 to 1753. He undertook a careful examination of every square degree of the southern sky. This resulted...

January 18, 2021 The surface features of brown dwarfs – objects midway in mass between planets and stars – can’t be seen. But researchers have found a way to reveal Jupiter-like stripes and bands in the atmosphere of the closest brown dwarf, Luhman 16B. Recently, we showed you a cool new direct image taken of a brown dwarf, an object midway in mass between a planet and a star. But that image doesn’t show the brown dwarf’s surface features. No existing image does. These objects are t...

January new moon 2021: Jupiter, Saturn and Mercury get together in the moonless sky Space 1/12/2021 Jesse Emspak © Provided by Space This illustration (made using real images and data) shows the moon in shadow during the "new moon" lunar phase. The new moon of January will occur at 12 a.m. EST (0400 GMT) on Wednesday, Jan. 13. Our natural satellite will make a close pass to Mercury a day later, and while the great conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn has passed, the two planet...

What Does the Closest Brown Dwarf Look Like? by Paul Gilster on January 13, 2021 I keep hoping we’ll find a brown dwarf closer to us than Alpha Centauri, but none have turned up yet despite the best efforts of missions like WISE (Wide-Field Infrared Survey Explorer). If there’s something out there, it’s dim indeed. Of course, I wouldn’t be surprised at finding rogue planets between us and the nearest stars. Maybe some will be more massive than Jupiter, but evidently not mass...

South African astronomy has a long, rich history of discovery – and a promising future By Ian Glass - The Conversation The Southern African Large Telescope has been a key part of South Africa's astronomical contributions. - Source: SAAO Listen to article The South African Astronomical Observatory in Cape Town is the oldest permanent observatory in the southern hemisphere: it turned 200 in 2020. This observatory is a fundamental part of South Africas long history of astronomical research...

The Atlantic They have noticed something intriguing coming from the direction of Proxima Centauri. Ian Waldie / Alamy Last month, as 2020 drew to a close and we on Earth completed one of our strangest orbits around the sun, news broke that astronomers had picked up a mysterious signal from another star. Astronomers could tell, from the specific properties of the beam of radio waves, that it wasn’t made by an act of nature, such as a cosmic explosion. The signal coming from the star’s direct...

UPDATED 1:39PM, JAN 14 2021 Multiple Group 1-winning Flat jockey Colm ODonoghue was on Monday acquitted of two counts of physical assault on his ex-girlfriend Jill Macken in 2018 after Carrick-on-Suir district court heard Ms Macken had set out to ruin his career. The incidents were alleged to have taken place at his home in Fethard, County Tipperary, on October 6, 2018 and at the Pillo Hotel in Ashbourne, County Meath, on November 12, 2018. ODonoghue denied both allegations from the outs...

Joe Bennett: New year encounter with hitchhiker in helmet on Lyttelton road 8 Jan, 2021 04:00 PM 5 minutes to read Who was this hitchhiker wearing an odd shaped helmet Joe Bennett encountered on the first day of 2021? Photo / Getty Images A DOGS LIFE Every new year should bring a new thing and this years brought a hitchhiker in a helmet. But let me begin at the beginning and the beginning is the road. The road is the original road in and out of Lyttelton, a road carved by 19th...