Scientific Info Soup
One of the things I love about having a bunch of geek friends and being connected to them on social media is how well they keep me informed on geeky stuff that I might well miss. For example, the following wonderful gems came up on Friday and served as great fodder for conversation at my Saturday writers' group meeting.
- Exciting news, just when we think the space tech is fizzling out: The Biggest Breakthrough In Propulsion Since The Jet Engine
- Scientists discover a giant black hole so large (59 percent of the mass of it's galaxy's disc) that it completely upends what they thought about how galaxies form: Super-Giant Black Hole Baffles Scientists
- Food for worldbuilding thought, scientists using new data analysis techniques discover a new "super-Earth" over 7 times the size of our Earth... and get this, it's 42 light years away: 'Super-Earth' exoplanet spotted 42 light-years away or just watch a video
- What DNA actually looks like. Scientists have developed a new method of imaging the building blocks of life. It involves an electron microscope and a bed of nails: What DNA Actually Looks Like