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By NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center June 24, 2022NGC 2392 is a bipolar double-shell planetary nebula.About 5,000 light-years from Earth, the stunning nebula NGC 2392 formed after the demise of a star like our Sun.In this sonification, the image is scanned clockwise like a radar. The radius is mapped to pitch, so light farther from the center is higher pitched. The outline of the nebula’s shell can be heard in the rising and falling of pitch, punctuated by its spokes. Brightness controls the…

Scientists have identified the traits that may make a person more likely to claim they hear the voices of the dead.According to research published in 2021, a predisposition to high levels of absorption in tasks, unusual auditory experiences in childhood, and a high susceptibility to auditory hallucinations all occur more strongly in self-described clairaudient mediums than the general population.  The finding could help us to better understand the upsetting auditory hallucinations that accompany mental illnesses such as…

The Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to hear a bid by Bayer AG to end thousands of lawsuits alleging its weedkiller Roundup causes cancer, potentially costing the German conglomerate billions of dollars in legal settlements. The German conglomerate, which maintains that Roundup is safe, has earmarked $16 billion to deal with litigation over the herbicide. Last year, Bayer asked the high court to invalidate a $25 million jury verdict in favor of Ed Hardeman, who says decades of…

Amid the ongoing RICO case against Young Thug and his YSL affiliates, signee (and nephew) BSlime took to social media on Thursday to share a video in which he spoke with the Atlanta rapper over the phone.The clip includes a jail freestyle from Thugger, who rapped about seeking forgiveness from God as he sits behind bars on RICO charges, as well as looking forward to reuniting with his family and friends.“I’m just sitting here in my cell like, ‘Damn, I’m really in jail’/God, give me another chance to show you I can…

When I was a kid growing up in rural Yorkshire, one of the regular attractions at local fairs was a huge steam-powered organ: a baroque monstrosity of pipes, horns, and whistles that would parp out classical tunes to the delight of onlookers. I don’t know if steam organs are still a thing, but if they’ve been retired then I have the perfect replacement: the Floppotron — a mammoth “PC hardware orchestra” that plays music using only electric motors. Like a fairground organ, the Floppotron is unwieldy, massive, musically…

Breadcrumb Trail Links Ontario Ontario argued they should be excluded under the freedom of information act because releasing them would "reveal the substance of deliberations" of cabinet. Author of the article: Canadian Press Liam Casey Premier Doug Ford makes an announcement on the with Stelco as a backdrop during an election campaign stop in Hamilton on Wednesday, May 18, 2022. Photo by Peter Power /THE CANADIAN PRESS Article content The Supreme Court of Canada will hear Ontario’s…

Breadcrumb Trail Links Ontario The former OPP deputy commissioner launched a $5-million suit in 2019 alleging the premier smeared his reputation for political gain. Author of the article: Brad Blair, left, and Ontario Premier Doug Ford. Article content OTTAWA — The Supreme Court of Canada will not hear an appeal from a former high-ranking Ontario Provincial Police officer over his bid to sue Premier Doug Ford for defamation. Article content Former OPP deputy commissioner Brad Blair…

If you're up high, and you listen carefully on nights when the northern sky dances with blazing sheets of green light – Earth's spectacular aurora borealis – you might hear some ghostly sounds.  Almost imperceptible, the sounds had only been heard during the wildest aurora displays, described as rushing sounds, like a waterfall at a distance, or popping and crackling like faint static.New evidence, however, suggests that the sounds take place high up in the atmosphere even when we can't hear them – even, perhaps, when we…

By Chandra X-ray Observatory May 15, 2022This is a sonification — translation into sound — of the latest image from the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) of the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way called Sagittarius A* (Sgr A*). Using a radar-like scan, the sonification begins at the 12 o’clock position and sweeps clockwise. Changes in the volume represent the differences in brightness the EHT observed around the event horizon of Sgr A*. The material that is closer to the <span…