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Light Echoes From a Black Hole Were Detected by an Instrument Aboard the ISS

Posted on February 10, 2019 by johnbarleycorn12

Talk about orbital science! While astronauts worked inside the International Space Station some 250 miles above our heads, a special science instrument on the station’s outside spotted the signature of a black hole, nicknamed J1820.

— Read on curiosity.com/topics/light-echoes-from-a-black-hole-were-detected-by-an-instrument-aboard-the-iss-curiosity

Very cool 😎

NASA puts a supercomputer to work on the ISS

Posted on November 1, 2018 by johnbarleycorn12

After proving that radiation won’t fry the system, NASA and Hewlett Packard Enterprise are putting a gigaflop “supercomputer” on duty for the next few months.

— Read on www.fastcompany.com/90260716/nasa-astronauts-will-get-to-use-this-extraterrestrial-supercomputer

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