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Dr. Pek Van Andel, who won an Ig Nobel Prize for making the first MRI images of a couple’s sex organs while those organs were in use, also made a video of the phenomenon.
(via syntheticpubes)
A sweeping prominence, a huge cloud of relatively cool dense plasma is seen suspended in the Sun’s hot, thin corona. At times, promineces can erupt, escaping the Sun’s atmosphere. Emission in this spectral line shows the upper chromosphere at a temperature of about 60,000 degrees K (over 100,000 degrees F). Every feature in the image traces magnetic field structure. The hottest areas appear almost white, while the darker red areas indicate cooler temperatures. The Sun - The Big Picture - Boston.com
SCIENCE!
Further investigation found that the virus was harmless to normal human cells, but could infect certain solid tumors, such as small cell lung cancer, the most common form of lung cancer.
Ha! Not really. Use the link above to see some live cam footage of the Hadron Collider in action. Yeah science!
FYI: There is a small chance that this super collider may end the world. Just a heads-up.
Large Hadron Collider nearly ready - The Big Picture - Boston.com
