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Articles for Palomar

Ever see a star explode? You’re about to get a chance very soon
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Ever see a star explode? You’re about to get a chance very soon

LA Times  

Bob Stephens, of Rancho Cucamonga, is among the many amateur astronomers who are eagerly awaiting the appearance of the Blaze Star, a nova that occurs every 80 years in the Corona Borealis constellation. Steve Flanders, outreach coordinator for Palomar Observatory, shows the observatory’s Gattini-IR telescope, which Caltech professor Mansi Kasliwal’s team will use to observe the Blaze star explosion. This …

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A gateway to global cuisine, now at Chennai’s Cappella
8 months, 1 week ago

A gateway to global cuisine, now at Chennai’s Cappella

The Hindu  

The East Coast Road is no stranger to new restaurants. Cappella, a fine-dining restaurant in Palomar by Crossway, does a quick lap around different continents, serving food from New Orleans, the Caribbean, Morocco, France, Italy, West Asia and even Sub-Saharan Africa. The hotel’s executive chef Virgil James says that much of what he has learnt, has been through his experience …

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Commentary: Community colleges deserve more love from higher-ed mega-donors
10 months, 4 weeks ago

Commentary: Community colleges deserve more love from higher-ed mega-donors

LA Times  

Los Angeles City College pictured in October 2020, when the California Community Colleges announced it had received $100 million from the Jay Pritzker Foundation to help more students complete degrees, transfer to universities and pay for basic living expenses. As a journalist, I’ve covered community colleges for decades — the high dropout rates, the students who arrive uncertain about why …

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Maarten Schmidt dies; Caltech astronomer changed our understanding of the cosmos
2 years, 3 months ago

Maarten Schmidt dies; Caltech astronomer changed our understanding of the cosmos

LA Times  

Maarten Schmidt, the Dutch-born American astronomer whose discovery of quasars dramatically changed our understanding of the evolution of the cosmos and revealed the power and potency of the beasts that roam deep space, has died at his home in Fresno. Schmidt had only recently arrived at Caltech when he ascended in the observing cage of the great Palomar Mountain telescope …

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Cal State agreed to keep sexual harassment findings against two professors under wraps
2 years, 4 months ago

Cal State agreed to keep sexual harassment findings against two professors under wraps

LA Times  

After a few alcoholic drinks at a pizza joint near campus, a professor in the psychology department at Cal State San Marcos allegedly insinuated to a female student that he was turned on and started kissing her neck. A Cal State San Marcos spokeswoman said the settlements were reached after consideration of several factors, including the prospect the professors could …

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Astronomers Discover Oversized Black Hole Population in ‘Palomar 5’ Star Cluster
3 years, 5 months ago

Astronomers Discover Oversized Black Hole Population in ‘Palomar 5’ Star Cluster

News 18  

An international team of astrophysicists have found an oversized black hole population of more than 100 in the centre of a unique star cluster. In the study, published in the journal Nature Astronomy, the team found that Palomar 5 formed with a lower black hole fraction, but stars escaped more efficiently than black holes, such that the black hole fraction …

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Scientists stunned to find vast collection of more than 100 black holes inside our own galaxy
3 years, 5 months ago

Scientists stunned to find vast collection of more than 100 black holes inside our own galaxy

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Scientists have found a vast collection of more than 100 black holes inside …

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