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NGC 7635: Bubble Nebula

Four Popular Coffee Myths, Debunked by Science

You crave it in the morning, you wait in long lines for it, and I’m drinking it while I write this: coffee is everywhere. But that means misinformation about it is everywhere too. Coffee doesn’t rob you of water, sober you up, or keep your children short, so let’s grind up these myths and brew a hot pot of truth.

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Dance, Electro Funk | Alex Newell & DJ Cassidy - Kill The Lights (Feat. Jess Glynne) (Audien Remix)

Yeeeessss. Audien has been pumping out jams lately and this one is no different. “Kill the Lights” is a catchy, funk-infused jam with that classic Audien synth added for extra umphh. Hit the stream and follow us on soundcloud!

Strawberry Lemonade Vodka Club Soda

Recipe:  http://peasandpeonies.com/2017/02/strawberry-lemonade-vodka-club-soda/

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Alien ‘Wow!’ signal could be explained after almost 40 years

A former analyst with the US Department of Defence is on the trail of an astronomical ‘cold case’ – an unexplained signal that some believe could have come from extraterrestrials

Way back in 1977 something amazing happened (apart from the release of Star Wars obviously). Astronomer Jerry Ehman was using the Ohio State University’s Big Ear radio telescope to sweep the sky for possible signals from extraterrestrial civilisations. He found something.

While pointing towards a grouping of stars called Chi Sagittarii on 15 August, he received a powerful blast of radio waves that lasted for 72 seconds. He circled it on the readout and wrote: “Wow!”

Analysis of the signal showed that it displayed all the hallmarks of coming from interstellar space, and it became something of a cause célèbre for those involved in SETI, the search for extraterrestrial intelligence.

The trouble is that despite numerous attempts, the signal has never been observed again and so remains unexplained. Until now perhaps, thanks to the work of Professor Antonio Paris of St Petersburg College, Florida.

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