Can you see nebulas in other galaxies? Yes, some nebulas shine brightly enough — if you know how to look. Clouds of hydrogen and oxygen emit light at very specific colors, and by isolating them, astronomers and astrophotographers can reveal structures that would otherwise be too faint to notice. This deep, 50-hour exposure highlights glowing hydrogen (red) and oxygen (blue) across galaxy NGC 55, viewed nearly edge-on. Also known as the String of Pearls Galaxy, NGC 55 is often compared to our Milky Way’s satellite galaxy the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC), although NGC 55 lies much farther away at about 6.5 million light-years. The resulting image uncovers a sprinkling of emission nebulas within and sometimes above the galaxy’s dusty disk, offering a detailed look at distant star-forming regions. via NASA https://ift.tt/2etB4Cn
This moon is doomed. Mars, the red planet named for the Roman god of war, has two tiny moons, Phobos and Deimos, whose names are derived from the Greek for Fear and Panic. These Martian moons may well be captured asteroids originating in the main asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter or perhaps from even more distant reaches of our Solar System. The larger moon, Phobos, is indeed seen to be a cratered, asteroid-like object in this stunning color image from the robotic Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, which can image objects as small as 10 meters. But Phobos orbits so close to Mars – about 5,800 kilometers above the surface compared to 400,000 kilometers for our Moon – that gravitational tidal forces are dragging it down. In perhaps 50 million years, Phobos is expected to disintegrate into a ring of debris. via NASA https://ift.tt/gh2QI1T
https://www.youtube.com/watch/w9oLPw7-gb4 Can Europe stay united? | GZERO World with Ian Bremmer
On GZERO World, Ian Bremmer looks at how President Trump’s second term is rattling Europe, reshaping both transatlantic relations and the global economy, with Finland’s President Alexander Stubb and the IMF’s Kristalina Georgieva.
Tensions were high at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland this week as President Trump showed little sign of backing away from his intent to rewrite the global order. He threatened European nations and reiterated his desire for US control of Greenland—only to announce a framework deal with NATO over the Danish territory’s future hours later. Amid so much uncertainty, is Europe at risk of breaking from its once-closest ally? Ian Bremmer sits down with Finland’s president Alexander Stubb on GZERO World to talk about Trump’s Greenland threats, Arctic security, the war in Ukraine, and the future of the transatlantic relationship.
Then, Bremmer talks with Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund, about why the world economy has been more resilient than many feared, despite trade tensions and geopolitical shocks. From the surprisingly limited impact of tariffs to productivity gains driven by AI, Georgieva breaks down what’s keeping growth afloat, and what could still derail it. Both Stubb and Georgieva agree: one positive outcome of so many geopolitical shocks in the last year is that Europe has been forced to come together and act on urgent economic and security issues.
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Eight billion people are about to disappear in this snapshot from space taken on 2022 November 21. On the sixth day of the Artemis I mission, their home world is setting behind the Moon’s bright edge as viewed by an external camera on the outbound Orion spacecraft. Orion was headed for a powered flyby that took it to within 130 kilometers of the lunar surface. Velocity gained in the flyby maneuver was used to reach a distant retrograde orbit around the Moon. That orbit is considered distant because it’s another 92,000 kilometers beyond the Moon, and retrograde because the spacecraft orbited in the opposite direction of the Moon’s orbit around planet Earth. Swinging around the Moon, Orion reached a maximum distance (just over 400,000 kilometers) from Earth on 2022 November 28, exceeding a record set by Apollo 13 for most distant spacecraft designed for human space exploration. The Artemis II mission, carrying 4 astronauts around the moon and back again, is due to launch as early as February 6. via NASA https://ift.tt/GUL27X0
https://www.youtube.com/watch/XYFnznlJh5c Trump Backs Down on Greenland After Global Defiance, Claims NATO “Deal” Is “Infinite”: A Closer Look
Seth takes a closer look at Trump announcing a deal with NATO that settles a dispute he started over Greenland.
https://www.youtube.com/watch/Y1q-2afqnqY 3 Hours of Jiminy Glick Interviews
0:00 Jerry Seinfeld
4:29 Julia Louis-Dreyfus
8:57 Conan O’Brien
13:52 Ben Stiller
20:36 Jack Black
26:19 Artie Lange
31:19 Chevy Chase
36:02 Jon Stewart
41:36 Brendan Fraser
47:16 Jason Alexander
53:21 Tom Hanks
59:16 Regis Philbin
01:05:22 Jon Lovitz
01:12:00 Rob Schneider
01:16:45 Jimmy Kimmel
01:22:30 Ice Cube
01:28:54 Rosie O’Donnell
01:33:54 Nathan Lane
01:39:15 David Duchovny
01:44:55 Dennis Miller
01:49:32 John McEnroe
01:54:27 Jeff Goldblum
02:00:32 Rob Reiner
02:06:00 John Salley
02:12:21 Doris Roberts
02:16:53 Mel Brooks
02:22:16 Rob Lowe
02:27:08 Billy Crystal
02:33:42 Steve Martin
02:37:54 Paul Shaffer
02:45:19 Damon Wayans
02:53:14 Sharon Stone
02:53:14 Brad Garrett
02:58:14 Elijah Wood
via YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y1q-2afqnqY ORIGIN
What does Trump’s rambling speech to world leaders at Davos mean for Greenland? Are Europe and the UK ready to act together against Trump’s threats? And what lessons does Mark Carney’s approach to Trump offer on how middle powers should respond to Trump’s brazen foreign policy?
Join Rory and Alastair as they answer all these questions and more.
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Very faint planetary nebula Abell 7 is about 1,800 light-years distant. It lies just south of Orion in planet Earth’s skies toward the constellation Lepus, The Hare. Posing with scattered Milky Way stars, its generally simple spherical shape about 8 light-years in diameter is revealed in this deep telescopic image. The beautiful and complex shapes seen within the cosmic cloud are visually enhanced by the use of long exposures and narrowband filters that capture emission from hydrogen and oxygen atoms. Otherwise Abell 7 would be much too faint to be appreciated by eye. A planetary nebula represents a very brief final phase in stellar evolution that our own Sun will experience 5 billion years hence, as the nebula’s central, once sun-like star shrugs off its outer layers. Abell 7 itself is estimated to be 20,000 years old. But its central star, seen here as a fading white dwarf, is some 10 billion years old. via NASA https://ift.tt/iNTkLFJ
https://www.youtube.com/watch/J4H6V3SIe_U Why World Leaders Think Trump’s an Idiot: Rothkopf | The Daily Beast Podcast
David Rothkopf, The Daily Beast’s unmissable columnist, joins Joanna Coles to unpack Donald Trump’s disastrous return to Davos and why it may mark a genuine rupture in the world order. What was once a gathering fueled by prestige and pretense becomes, this year, a summit driven by fear—of Trump’s bullying, his ignorance, his threats on trade, NATO, Greenland, and allies who once trusted the United States. Rothkopf explains why European leaders walked out, why markets rattled, why the EU froze trade talks, and why figures like Mark Carney are now openly warning that this is not a transition but a break.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch/haPtWYU4URU Trump’s New World Disorder with Adam Tooze and Ivan Krastev | The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart
As Trump openly threatens Greenland and other European allies, Jon is joined by Adam Tooze, author of the Chartbook substack, and Ivan Krastev, Chairman of the Centre for Liberal Strategies in Sofia. Together, they examine what Trump’s Greenland ambitions reveal about his worldview, discuss the dismantling of the international order built after World War II, and assess Europe’s capacity to withstand this pressure. Plus, Jon tackles the questions “Are we f**ked?” and “How do anxious overthinkers get into comedy?”
0:00 – Introduction
1:54 – Ivan Krastev and Adam Tooze Join
5:04 – Adam Tooze Asks About Greenland at WEF
7:46 – Ivan Krastev, Author of ‘After Europe’ Weighs In
10:39 – Trump Using Tariffs as Coercion
12:35 – ad break
14:12 – Do Leaders Benefit from Trump’s Theater?
17:30 – What are Trump’s True Motivations?
23:40 – Does Trump’s Side of America Want More Religious Rule?
27:22 – Is America Fearful of Democracy?
32:00 – ad break
33:23 – Should Criticism Be Less Idealistic & More Pragmatic?
38:09 – Whose Done Better Than America Last 80 Years?
46:07 – What’s In Greenland?
48:54 – ad break
50:18 – Trump’s View on Europe
54:32 – Does Trump Believe America is Better Without NATO?
59:45 – Difficulty In Determining What’s Important vs What’s Not
1:04:20 – Is There A Free World & Who Is Going To Lead It?
1:11:48 – ad break
1:13:24 – Breaking Down the Discussion
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via YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=haPtWYU4URU ORIGIN
https://www.youtube.com/watch/yZRqMVeER5U Trump Confuses Greenland and Iceland in Davos Speech, “No Kings” Comes to Swiss Alps: A Closer Look
Seth takes a closer look at Trump’s Davos speech in which he confused Greenland and Iceland, called windmills “losers” and mocked the president of France.