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I got a D on a test today. :Blobhaj_Read_MD: D for dense, or more specifically "Extremely Dense" :neobread:

A neutron star would probably get the same rating, right? :neofox_think_owo: I would think so. That implies Hypothesis 1.

It also means that according to science, lesbricks are in the same category of dense as a neutron star. :neofox_science: Thus I can recklessly assume that the mystery remains on whether or not lesbricks are denser than a neutron star. :vlpn_sparkle:

Hypothesis 1: Neutron stars are giant space titties.
Hypothesis 2: Lesbricks and Neutron stars are in the same density category.
Corollary (H1+H2): Lesbricks might have more tricky to interpret mammograms and should make sure they are regularly checking for lumps!

✨ You can make astronomical discoveries without being a researcher 🔭

Join our citizen science project “Einstein@Home: Pulsar Seekers.”

➡️ zooniverse.org/projects/rsenga

All you need is an internet connection, a device with a browser, or the Zooniverse app and you're ready to discover new pulsars.

You will help classify graphical representations of the results of our distributed computing project @einsteinathome.

Five days ago marked the sixth anniversary of the detection of gravitational-wave signal GW190425 (astrodon.social/@mpi_grav/1143). It came from a binary neutron star merger.

These events emit both gravitational waves and electromagnetic signals. This could help solve long-standing questions in fundamental physics research with multi-messenger astrophysics.

For more information on multi-messenger astrophysics, see this article on our portal “Einstein Online”: einstein-online.info/en/spotli

Astrodon - The Astro CommunityMPI for Gravitational Physics (@mpi_grav@astrodon.social)Attached: 1 image On this day, six years ago, @LIGO Livingston and Virgo detected an unusual gravitational-wave signal. GW190425 was only the second signal from (most likely) a neutron star merger. Its distance to Earth was significantly larger and the sky position less precisely determined than for the first such signal (GW170817). Therefore, astronomers did not observe any afterglow in the electromagnetic spectrum. The total mass of the merging objects was unusually high compared to known double neutron stars. ℹ️ https://www.aei.mpg.de/142401/news-from-the-gravitational-universe The publication abuout the observed gravitational-wave signal appeared on 6 January 2020: 📄 https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.3847/2041-8213/ab75f5 #OnThisDay #OTD #GW190425 #GravitationalWaves #NeutronStars #astronomy #astrodon

On this day, six years ago, @LIGO Livingston and Virgo detected an unusual gravitational-wave signal.

GW190425 was only the second signal from (most likely) a neutron star merger. Its distance to Earth was significantly larger and the sky position less precisely determined than for the first such signal (GW170817). Therefore, astronomers did not observe any afterglow in the electromagnetic spectrum.

The total mass of the merging objects was unusually high compared to known double neutron stars.

ℹ️ aei.mpg.de/142401/news-from-th

The publication abuout the observed gravitational-wave signal appeared on 6 January 2020:

📄 iopscience.iop.org/article/10.

🚨 Postdoctoral positions in Computational Relativistic Astrophysics at our Potsdam institute 🚨

The “Computational Relativistic Astrophysics” department at the @mpi_grav in Potsdam led by Masaru Shibata announces the opening of postdoc appointments (2 years).

The department is currently composed of two group leaders, one senior scientist, and several postdoc researchers and students.

It focuses on several research topics in relativistic computational astrophysics including neutron star merger, collapsar, stellar core collapse and explosion, formation of supermassive black holes, and multi-messenger astronomy.

📅 apply by 25 March 2025

ℹ️ aei.mpg.de/1227727/car-postdoc

www.aei.mpg.dePostdoctoral positions in Computational Relativistic Astrophysics department at the Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics in Potsdam

🚨 Postdoctoral positions in Computational Relativistic Astrophysics at our Potsdam institute 🚨

The “Computational Relativistic Astrophysics” department at the @mpi_grav in Potsdam led by Masaru Shibata announces the opening of postdoc appointments (2 years).

The department is currently composed of two group leaders, one senior scientist, and several postdoc researchers and students.

It focuses on several research topics in relativistic computational astrophysics including neutron star merger, collapsar, stellar core collapse and explosion, formation of supermassive black holes, and multi-messenger astronomy.

📅 apply by 25 March 2025

ℹ️ aei.mpg.de/1227727/car-postdoc

📄 Reading material for your next break 🛋️

What is so special about @LISA, the planned gravitational-wave observatory in space?

This “Einstein Online” article provides more information about the European Space Agency (ESA) mission, which is to observe Einstein's space-time ripples with a gigantic laser satellite triangle in the 2030s:

➡️ einstein-online.info/en/spotli

Our web portal “Einstein Online” is dedicated to Einstein’s theory of relativity and its applications. Our authors come from renowned institutions and research institutes all over the world. All articles are available in both German and English and are accompanied by numerous illustrations and animations.

ℹ️ einstein-online.info/en

www.einstein-online.infoObserving gravitational waves in space with LISA « Einstein-Online

An interdisciplinary research team, including scientists from @mpi_grav in Potsdam, has developed an innovative machine learning method. It makes it possible to precisely analyze gravitational waves from colliding neutron stars 💥 in a fraction of a second. ⏱️

The new algorithm DINGO-BNS could revolutionize multi-messenger astronomy. 🔭

ℹ️ aei.mpg.de/1222753/neural-netw

📄 nature.com/articles/s41586-025

🚨 Postdoctoral positions in Computational Relativistic Astrophysics at our Potsdam institute 🚨

The “Computational Relativistic Astrophysics” department at the @mpi_grav in Potsdam led by Masaru Shibata announces the opening of postdoc appointments (2 years).

The department is currently composed of two group leaders, one senior scientist, and several postdoc researchers and students.

It focuses on several research topics in relativistic computational astrophysics including neutron star merger, collapsar, stellar core collapse and explosion, formation of supermassive black holes, and multi-messenger astronomy.

📅 apply by 25 March 2025

ℹ️ aei.mpg.de/1227727/car-postdoc

www.aei.mpg.dePostdoctoral positions in Computational Relativistic Astrophysics department at the Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics in Potsdam