Saturday Gif Gallery (10/02/2021)

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Fast Orcas, Slow Children

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How a piano key works

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A star exploding into a supernova in a galaxy named Centaurus A. The expanding sphere you see is the expanding sphere of light released by the supernova (not a shockwave or expanding material). As it moves outward, it illuminates material which is what we observe.

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Nuclear reactor emitting Cherenkov radiation

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At 44-feet tall, 90-feet long and weighing 2,300 tons, the Finnish-made Wärtsilä-Sulzer RTA96-C churns out 109,000 horsepower and is designed for large container ships. It's the world's largest diesel engine.

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