A journey of simulations of Black Holes, Neutron Stars, White Dwarfs and Space and Time. Though, it is only a simulation, nothing more. The simulacrum is never that which conceals the truth–it is the truth which conceals that there is none. The simulacrum is true. Ecclesiastes
Science & Reason on Facebook: tinyurl.com Hubblecast 22: Hubble Space Telescope Directly Observes Exoplanet Orbiting Fomalhaut. The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has discovered an extrasolar planet, for the first time using direct visible-light imaging. The strange world is far-flung from its parent star, is surrounded by a colossal belt of gas and dust, and may even have rings more impressive than Saturn’s. — Subscribe to Science & Reason: • www.YouTube.com • www.YouTube.com • www.YouTube.com • www.YouTube.com — Credit: – ESA/Hubble (M. Kornmesser & LL Christensen) – Visual design & Editing: Martin Kornmesser – Animations: Martin Kornmesser & Luis Calçada – Web Hosting: Leibniz-Rechenzentrum (LRZ) -Web Technical Support: Lars Holm Nielsen & Raquel Yumi Shida – Written by: Lee Pullen & Lars Lindberg Christensen – Host: Dr. J – Narration: Bob Fosbury – Cinematography: Peter Rixner – Music: movetwo – Footage and photos: A. Fujii, Digitized Sky Survey 2, NASA, ESA, and P. Kalas (University of California, Berkeley). Acknowledgment: Davide De Martin (ESA/Hubble) – Directed by: Lars Lindberg Christensen Dr. J is a German astronomer at the ESO. His scientific interests are in cosmology, particularly on galaxy evolution and quasars. Dr. J’s real name is Joe Liske and he has a PhD in astronomy. Hubble European Space Agency Information Centre Garching/Munich, Germany • www.eso.org • http • hubblesite.org . Video Rating: 4 / 5