Newly Discovered Black Hole Is the Farthest Ever Found
A newly discovered supermassive black hole is the farthest ever found.
A team of scientists, led by the Carnegie Observatories’ Eduardo Banados, reported the findings in the journal Nature. The black hole, whose mass is 800 million times greater than that of the Sun, lies in a quasar. Powered by black holes devouring everything around them, quasars are some of the brightest objects in the universe.
Since the black hole is 13 billion light years away, it provides a snapshot of what the earliest universe must've been like, only just hundreds of millions of years after the Big Bang, which is 5 percent of the universe's current age. Banados equates it to seeing a photo of a 50-year-old man when he was 2 1/2 years old.
Newly Discovered Black Hole Is the Farthest Ever Found
A newly discovered supermassive black hole is the farthest ever found.
A team of scientists, led by the Carnegie Observatories’ Eduardo Banados, reported the findings in the journal Nature. The black hole, whose mass is 800 million times greater than that of the Sun, lies in a quasar. Powered by black holes devouring everything around them, quasars are some of the brightest objects in the universe.
Since the black hole is 13 billion light years away, it provides a snapshot of what the earliest universe must've been like, only just hundreds of millions of years after the Big Bang, which is 5 percent of the universe's current age. Banados equates it to seeing a photo of a 50-year-old man when he was 2 1/2 years old.
Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp New Years Event Begins
New Years celebrations have kicked off in Nintendo's mobile game, Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp.
The official Animal Crossing Twitter account announces that the event will run until 9:59 pm PT on January 10, 2018, and will see players craft new furniture and unlock new clothing.
Completing requests for visiting animals will earn players a limited-run currency called Countdown Charms which are needed to craft Japanese-style New Year furniture, and can only be used for the duration of the event.
Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp New Years Event Begins
New Years celebrations have kicked off in Nintendo's mobile game, Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp.
The official Animal Crossing Twitter account announces that the event will run until 9:59 pm PT on January 10, 2018, and will see players craft new furniture and unlock new clothing.
Completing requests for visiting animals will earn players a limited-run currency called Countdown Charms which are needed to craft Japanese-style New Year furniture, and can only be used for the duration of the event.
Zelda’s Master Cycle Borrowed Assets from Mario Kart
Along with the surprise release of Breath of the Wild’s Champions’ Ballad DLC, the most unexpected news was the inclusion of Link’s new motorcycle, the Master Cycle Zero. Near the end of Champions’ Ballad, Link unlocks the bike, which he’s able to drive around Hyrule as he pleases.
In an interview with series producer Eiji Aonuma and game director Hidemaro Fujibayashi, we asked how Link’s new ride came about, plus if it’s related to the Master Cycle, the vehicle he rode in Mario Kart 8’s DLC.
Zelda’s Master Cycle Borrowed Assets from Mario Kart
Along with the surprise release of Breath of the Wild’s Champions’ Ballad DLC, the most unexpected news was the inclusion of Link’s new motorcycle, the Master Cycle Zero. Near the end of Champions’ Ballad, Link unlocks the bike, which he’s able to drive around Hyrule as he pleases.
In an interview with series producer Eiji Aonuma and game director Hidemaro Fujibayashi, we asked how Link’s new ride came about, plus if it’s related to the Master Cycle, the vehicle he rode in Mario Kart 8’s DLC.
NASA Discovers New Planet System Similar to Our Own
NASA and Google have announced the discovery of new planets, one of which makes for the discovery of the first other solar system to have at least eight planets, like our own.
After teasing the announcement earlier this month, the companies revealed Google's artificial intelligence software discovered an additional planet to the already known Kepler-90 star system. The software used machine learning to go through old data collected by NASA's Kepler telescope and find the new planet, which has been named Kepler-90i.
According to Business Insider, Kepler-90i appears to be a small, uninhabitable, hot, rocky planet, positioned third from the sun, which was originally missed by astronomers due to having a weak signal.
NASA Discovers New Planet System Similar to Our Own
NASA and Google have announced the discovery of new planets, one of which makes for the discovery of the first other solar system to have at least eight planets, like our own.
After teasing the announcement earlier this month, the companies revealed Google's artificial intelligence software discovered an additional planet to the already known Kepler-90 star system. The software used machine learning to go through old data collected by NASA's Kepler telescope and find the new planet, which has been named Kepler-90i.
According to Business Insider, Kepler-90i appears to be a small, uninhabitable, hot, rocky planet, positioned third from the sun, which was originally missed by astronomers due to having a weak signal.
5 New Shows to Watch in Early 2018
There were some excellent new series in 2017, but now it’s time to look ahead to 2018. Specifically, the first few months of the year. With television networks and streaming services pumping out tons of new content, we decided to take a look at 5 new dramas that we're excited to see in early 2018.
Counterpart is a sci-fi thriller starring Academy-Award winner J.K. Simmons (Whiplash). Simmons plays Howard Silk, a man working a dead-end job at the Berlin-based United Nations spy agency. Everything in Howard’s life appears normal until he discovers that there is another dimension with another Howard living in it. Watching two very different versions of J.K. Simmons should be a delight.
5 New Shows to Watch in Early 2018
There were some excellent new series in 2017, but now it’s time to look ahead to 2018. Specifically, the first few months of the year. With television networks and streaming services pumping out tons of new content, we decided to take a look at 5 new dramas that we're excited to see in early 2018.
Counterpart is a sci-fi thriller starring Academy-Award winner J.K. Simmons (Whiplash). Simmons plays Howard Silk, a man working a dead-end job at the Berlin-based United Nations spy agency. Everything in Howard’s life appears normal until he discovers that there is another dimension with another Howard living in it. Watching two very different versions of J.K. Simmons should be a delight.