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Scientists find pair of black holes dining together in nearby galaxy merger
While studying a nearby pair of merging galaxies using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA)—an international observatory co-operated by the U.S. National Science Foundation’s National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO)—scientists discovered two supermassive black holes growing simultaneously near the center of the newly coalescing galaxy.
These super-hungry giants are the closest together that scientists have ever observed in multiple wavelengths. What’s more, the new research reveals that binary black holes and the galaxy mergers that create them may be surprisingly commonplace in the universe.
The results of the new research were published today in The Astrophysical Journal Letters, and presented in a press conference at the 241st meeting of the American Astronomical Society (AAS) in Seattle, Washington.
At just 500 million light-years away from Earth in the constellation Cancer, UGC4211 is an ideal candidate for studying the end stages of galaxy mergers, which occur more frequently in the distant universe, and as a result, can be difficult to observe. When scientists used the highly sensitive 1.3mm receivers at ALMA to look deep into the merger’s active galactic nuclei—compact, highly luminous areas in galaxies caused by the accretion of matter around central black holes—they found not one, but two black holes gluttonously devouring the byproducts of the merger. Surprisingly, they were dining side-by-side with just 750 light-years between them.
“Simulations suggested that most of the population of black hole binaries in nearby galaxies would be inactive because they are more common, not two growing black holes like we found,” said Michael Koss, a senior research scientist at Eureka Scientific and the lead author of the new research.
Koss added that the use of ALMA was a game-changer, and that finding two black holes so close together in the nearby universe could pave the way for additional studies of the exciting phenomenon. “ALMA is unique in that it can see through large columns of gas and dust and achieve very high spatial resolution to see things very close together. Our study has identified one of the closest pairs of black holes in a galaxy merger, and because we know that galaxy mergers are much more common in the distant universe, these black hole binaries too may be much more common than previously thought.”
If close-paired binary black hole pairs are indeed commonplace, as Koss and the team posit, there could be significant implications for future detections of gravitational waves.
Ezequiel Treister, an astronomer at Universidad Católica de Chile and a co-author of the research said, “There might be many pairs of growing supermassive black holes in the centers of galaxies that we have not been able to identify so far. If this is the case, in the near future we will be observing frequent gravitational wave events caused by the mergers of these objects across the universe.”
Pairing ALMA data with multi-wavelength observations from other powerful telescopes like Chandra, Hubble, ESO’s Very Large Telescope, and Keck added fine details to an already-compelling tale. “Each wavelength tells a different part of the story. While ground-based optical imaging showed us the whole merging galaxy, Hubble showed us the nuclear regions at high resolutions. X-ray observations revealed that there was at least one active galactic nucleus in the system,” said Treister. “And ALMA showed us the exact location of these two growing, hungry supermassive black holes. All of these data together have given us a clearer picture of how galaxies such as our own turned out to be the way they are, and what they will become in the future.”
So far, scientists have mostly studied only the earliest stages of galaxy mergers. The new research could have a profound impact on our understanding of the Milky Way Galaxy’s own impending merger with the nearby Andromeda Galaxy. Koss said, “The Milky Way-Andromeda collision is in its very early stages and is predicted to occur in about 4.5 billion years. What we’ve just studied is a source in the very final stage of collision, so what we’re seeing presages that merger and also gives us insight into the connection between black holes merging and growing and eventually producing gravitational waves.”
“This fascinating discovery shows the power of ALMA and how multi-wavelength astronomy can generate important results that expand our understanding of the universe, including black holes, active galactic nuclei, galaxy evolution and more,” says Joe Pesce, NSF program director for the National Radio Astronomy Observatory. “With the advent of gravitational wave detectors, we have an opportunity to expand our observational powers even further by combining all these capabilities. I don’t think there’s really a limit to what we can learn.”
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Two supermassive black holes found dining side-by-side with just 750 light-years between them
Black hole BANQUET! Scientists discover two supermassive black holes dining side-by-side with just 750 light-years between them
- Two supermassive black holes have been spotted ‘dining’ side-by-side
- The pair are growing simultaneously just 750 light years apart
- Astronomers believe they will eventually combine into a gargantuan black hole
One black hole is mind-boggling enough – a region in space where gravity is so immense that nothing, even light, can escape from it.
Now astronomers have discovered something even more remarkable, as two black holes have been spotted ‘dining’ side-by-side.
The pair are growing simultaneously just 750 light years apart – the closest scientists have ever observed – and will eventually combine into a gargantuan black hole.
They were discovered by researchers using the ALMA telescope, the most powerful telescope for observing molecular gas and dust, which is located in the Atacama desert.
One black hole is mind-boggling enough – a region in space where gravity is so immense that nothing, even light, can escape from it. Now astronomers have discovered something even more remarkable, as two black holes have been spotted ‘dining’ side-by-side
As the team were looking at two galaxies merging in the constellation Cancer, 500 million light years from Earth, they saw something they ‘didn’t expect’.
They spotted two glowing black holes, gluttonously devouring the dust, gas and other material being displaced by the merger, as if at a banquet.
While the black holes are close together in cosmological terms, they won’t merge for a few hundred million years.
Eventually, they will begin circling each other, with the orbit tightening as gas and stars pass between them.
The pair are growing simultaneously just 750 light years apart – the closest scientists have ever observed – and will eventually combine into a gargantuan black hole
Ultimately the black holes will start producing gravitational waves far stronger than any that have previously been detected, the researchers said, before crashing into each other to form one jumbo-sized black hole.
The findings also suggest that binary black holes and the merging galaxies that create them may actually be surprisingly common in the Universe.
Experts said the use of ALMA, which stands for Atacama Large Millimetre/submillimetre Array, was a ‘game changer’ and that finding two black holes so close together could pave the way for additional studies of the phenomenon.
Michael Koss, lead author of the research, is from the National Radio Astronomy Observatory.
He said: ‘ALMA is unique in that it can see through large columns of gas and dust and achieve very high spatial resolution to see things very close together.
‘Our study has identified one of the closest pairs of black holes in a galaxy merger, and because we know that galaxy mergers are much more common in the distant Universe, these black hole binaries too may be much more common than previously thought.’
The results of the new research were published in The Astrophysical Journal Letters and presented at the meeting of the American Astronomical Society in Seattle, Washington.
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Don’t Waste Your Time With These Terrible Diet Tips
It’s the new year and everybody’s on a diet—I mean, a wellness journey. Whether you want to lose weight or not is none of my business, but I do beg you to please, please let all the following silly weight loss “hacks” die. Many of them verge on disordered eating behaviors, while others are just ways to make yourself miserable for no reason.
(By the way, if you feel like your relationship with food is out of control, the National Eating Disorders Association has a screening tool, helpline, and more resources here.)
Smaller plates don’t make us eat less
This one is a classic: Serving yourself on a smaller plate is supposed to make a small amount of food look bigger. Therefore, you’ll eat less food overall, and eventually lose weight.
But our brains and bodies are too smart to actually be tricked by that. The idea that smaller plates promote smaller portions came from a lab that was later found to be engaging in sketchy research practices. Other labs ran their own plate size experiments and found that people usually don’t eat less when given smaller plates. What’s more, we get better at estimating portion sizes when we’re hungry. The small plate hack wasn’t fooling us after all.
Drinking a glass of water isn’t going to satisfy your hunger
There’s a common healthy eating tip that says if you’re hungry, you should have a big glass of water, because sometimes our bodies can’t tell hunger and thirst cues apart.
But there’s no evidence that this is true, or that drinking a glass of water will help. One of the oft-cited papers on hunger, thirst, eating, and drinking found that we actually get a little hungrier after drinking—so even if it were true that our bodies mix up the signals, the proposed solution isn’t likely to help.
Ultimately, there is nothing wrong with drinking a glass of water if you think you might like one, whether you’re hungry or not. But don’t fool yourself into thinking that hunger pangs are your body telling you that you’re thirsty. Your body knows the difference between food and water, okay? That’s why you haven’t starved or dehydrated to death yet.
It’s not necessarily a good idea to eat like a bodybuilder
There’s a stereotype about bodybuilders eating nothing but chicken breast, brown rice, and broccoli out of little plastic containers. They eat with discipline and end up shredded, so this must be a healthy meal choice, right?
While it can be a fine meal if you enjoy it, this combination is not the best or only way to meal prep—especially if you aren’t a fan of the individual components. Chicken breast and rice are both notoriously unforgiving when it comes to meal prep, anyway. They tend to dry out, especially if you prepare them without marinades or sauces.
So ditch your idea of what healthy food looks like, and make a plan that involves foods you actually enjoy. Upgrade to chicken thighs, learn to use a good marinade, throw that dry rice in a waffle maker, or just make an entirely different recipe. It’s okay for food to taste good.
Oh, and while we’re discussing bodybuilder habits: no, eating many small meals does not “boost” your metabolism.
It’s a diet, not a lifestyle change
This last one isn’t so much a hack as an oft-repeated platitude: “It’s not a diet, it’s a lifestyle change.” If you’re trying to lose weight, please do not make this a lifelong process. Dieting is the act of deliberately undernourishing yourself. If you want or need to do it for a short time, then own that choice, and do it in the healthiest manner you’re able. But once you’ve lost some weight, get back to fully nourishing your body again.
After all, it would not be healthy or smart to lose weight forever. Since the way we lose weight is by eating fewer calories than we burn, the exact meals and habits that help us lose weight are not going to be the ones that help us maintain our ideal weight once we get there. At the very least, you’ll have to increase your portions.
So if you feel like your current diet or habits need to change, make sure to separate out what should change in general (example: cook at home more often) and what should change temporarily (example: smaller portions). Healthy eating and undereating are not at all the same thing.
Couple caught having sex in an NYC dining shed
An East Village outdoor dining shed served up an eye-popping sight when a couple got it on in full view of pedestrians.
A video posted to Twitter — which has racked up more than 4 million views — appears to show the randy twosome engaged in a sex act.
“Just witnessed a lovely couple (f–king) in an outdoor dining hut on 1st ave,” Twitter user @layajospe wrote.
She wrote that she caught the pair’s show at 9:30 p.m. Thursday at First Avenue and First street. A sign outside the restaurant said, “Come watch the game.”
The video shows a couple of passersby giving the lovers a second glance, but most people just strolled by.
This isn’t the first time one of the city’s dining huts, which have been derided by critics for attracting rats and garbage, has turned into a love shack.
The Post reported on empty sheds being used for sex and drugs.
NYC tore down $25K dining shed at Pinky’s Space
The city demolished an elaborately decorated $25,000 outdoor dining shed belonging to an artsy Manhattan hotspot Thursday — and the owners are torn up about it, The Post has learned.
“This is our whole livelihood. We put every f—king penny into this place,” said Mimi Blitz of the restaurant and art gallery Pinky’s Space, who claimed she was given “zero warning” that her disco ball and neon light decorated structure would be razed by Department of Transportation workers.
“I’m very emotional about it.”
The city had inspected the 30-foot shed on East First Street and First Avenue earlier this month — but said nothing about plans to tear it down, she said.
They only told her to get rid of a vending machine that “wasn’t food-related” and to pick up a trash can encroached 6 feet into the amenity zone between the shed and the sidewalk, Blitz said.
She said she promptly removed the machine and admitted that she was unable to move the garbage can because some movers failed to show up.
But she said the DOT workers never cited this as a reason for their demolition when they arrived to tear the shed down Thursday — and, in fact, gave her no reason.
“They didn’t tell us why. They said we had orders from the city to take this away,” Blitz said.
The workers took everything down from the shed’s wooden beams and astroturf to its decorative chandelier and small garden.
She said she got so mad she tried to stop them — but police threatened to arrest her.
“The cops said you will get arrested if you don’t move. They said the structure is going down, or the structure is going down and we will arrest you,” she said.
The DOT said the owners had three separate warnings about the shed’s noncompliance and removal beginning in August.
“Open Restaurants helped saved the industry during the height of the pandemic and has made our streets more vibrant public spaces,” DOT spokesman Vincent Barone said.
“As we craft a permanent program, we will continue to remove abandoned sheds and those with egregious violation histories to address quality of life complaints.
The city has already removed dozens of outdoor dining sheds in recent weeks and said it is considering more regulations for the ones that remain two years after the pandemic prompted the trend.
The crackdown comes after some Manhattan neighbors complained that the structures have attracted rodents and resulted in trashed streets.
“We were still struggling from the pandemic but making it work. And then someone comes and takes it away for no reason,” she said.
She said she now wants the city to replace the colorful shed.
“We want our space back,” she said. “It was built with love and care.”
The Department of Transportation didn’t immediately return a request for comment Thursday.
Beijing shuts Universal Studios, bans restaurant dining in major escalation of Covid restrictions
The Labor Day holiday, which started on Saturday this year, has traditionally been a busy time for mass travel and gatherings in China. But there is little holiday spirit this year, as the Chinese government doubles down on its zero-Covid policy to fight the country’s worst outbreak since Wuhan.
Many local governments have ordered residents not to leave their cities unless absolutely necessary and have imposed lengthy quarantine requirements for people coming from areas where Covid cases have been reported. The Chinese Transport Ministry expects 100 million journeys to be made over the holiday — a 62 percent plunge from last year.
As a month-long lockdown continues in the financial hub of Shanghai, the Chinese capital of Beijing is grappling with a new Omicron outbreak that has put officials and residents on edge.
Many Beijing residents have rushed to stock up on food and daily necessities over the past week, fearing a Shanghai-style lockdown could cause shortages.
Beijing authorities have already rolled out several rounds of mass testing, locked down dozens of residential communities and suspended schools, but restrictions were tightened further at the start of the holiday.
On Saturday, Beijing officials announced that dining-in services at restaurants would be suspended during the holiday period.
After the holiday, workers and students will be required to present a negative Covid test — taken within the previous 48 hours — to return to work or school. And starting from May 5, residents must provide a negative Covid test — taken within the previous seven days — to enter all public venues, including taking public transport. All residents are required to take a Covid test at least once a week, according to officials.
On Sunday, Universal Beijing Resort said its Universal Studios theme park and CityWalk shopping zone would be closed immediately after receiving “guidance” from disease control authorities. It did not say when the park would reopen.
Beijing reported 59 local infections on Sunday, the highest number of daily cases in its current outbreak. The city has reported more than 300 cases since April 20.
Meanwhile, in Shanghai, officials said Sunday that community transmission in the city had been “effectively controlled,” following more than a month of stringent lockdown that confined most of its 25 million residents to their homes.
Shanghai reported 7,872 local cases Sunday, continuing a general downward trend since April 13, officials said at a news conference. The city also reported 38 new deaths, bringing the total death toll of the current outbreak to 422.
Over the past two weeks, the city has stepped up efforts to send all cases to government quarantine sites.
Many senior Shanghai citizens, some with severe underlying diseases who cannot take care of themselves, were hauled off to makeshift quarantine facilities, prompting a public outcry. The government also installed metal fences outside apartment buildings where there had been recent cases to prevent people from leaving, sparking further anger.
1 dead, 6 injured after driver crashes into South Beach dining area
MIAMI BEACH, Fla. – A woman who was trying to parallel park accelerated into an outdoor dining area — killing one person and injuring six — on Thursday in South Beach, according to the Miami Beach Police Department.
A witness said a child was among the victims shortly after 6 p.m., at the Call Me Gaby restaurant, at 22 Washington Ave., in the South of Fifth neighborhood. A group of Joe’s Stone Crab customers heard the loud crash across the street.
Clement Lottier, a witness, shared a video that showed smoke and people running. Robert Deburro said people at the restaurant jumped up, and some ran away and some ran toward the smoke to help. DeBurro ran over to help.
“I heard the screeching, crashing, screaming … There was a small boy and a few people trapped under the vehicle. We grabbed the vehicle, a bunch of people grabbed the vehicle, and counted ‘One, two three!’ And lifted the vehicle up. A waiter pulled the young boy out,” Deburro said.
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Darlene Nieves, who works nearby parking cars, was among the witnesses who ran toward the smoke to help. She and Deburro said Good Samaritans were quick to take action and Fire Rescue personnel and police officers arrived quickly.
“It was the most amazing response from the city of Miami Beach that I have ever seen in my life,” Deburro said.
Officers used crime scene tape to block the area and asked drivers to avoid Washington Avenue between South Pointe Drive and First Street. Fire Rescue personnel took the victims to the hospital where a doctor pronounced one dead, police said without identifying the victim.
Detectives do not believe the driver was under the influence, and the cause of the crash remained under investigation, police said.
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This evening at 6:03 p.m., Miami Beach Police and Fire responded to a traffic crash at 22 Washington Avenue. Preliminary information gathered indicates an elderly woman was attempting to parallel park, but accelerated onto the outdoor cafe area of the restaurant.
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— Miami Beach Police (@MiamiBeachPD) February 25, 2022
TRAFFIC: Avoid the area between South Pointe Dr and 1 Street along Washington Ave due to a traffic crash.
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City of Philadelphia drops COVID-19 vaccination mandate for dining establishments, enters ‘Mask Only’ level
PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) — The City of Philadelphia has lifted its COVID-19 vaccination mandate for dining establishments due to the recent drop in cases as it unveiled a new tiered response to the pandemic.
“As of today, we no longer need our city’s dining establishments to check vaccines,” Philadelphia Health Commissioner Dr. Cheryl Bettigole announced Wednesday.
Bettigole said the mandate, which went into effect in January and made it mandatory for patrons to be vaccinated in order to enter, was hard on restaurants and places of entertainment.
“But the work those establishments have done has helped to decrease transmission and to increase vaccination rates in the city,” Bettigole said.
Bettigole said the change for dining establishments comes as the Department of Public Health developed four COVID-19 response levels.
“The new response levels are based on case counts, positivity, hospitalizations and the rate in change of cases,” Bettigole explained. “They will provide transparency in to what city residents and business owners can expect going forward.”
There are four levels of response: “All Clear,” “Mask Precautions Only,” “Caution” and “Extreme Caution.”
Bettigole said case rates are dropping everywhere, but they are dropping “farther and faster” in Philadelphia than in many other parts of the state and country.
Based on Wednesday’s metric, Philadelphia has just entered Level 2, the “Mask Precautions Only” level, meaning, as stated above, the vaccine requirement for people entering establishments that serve food or drink is no longer in effect. In this level, masks are still required in indoor public places.
Here is a further breakdown of each COVID-19 Response Level:
Criteria for COVID-19 response levels
The response levels are triggered by meeting the following thresholds (the lowest level for which the city meets metrics will apply):
Level 4: Extreme Caution
- Two or more of the following are true:
Average new cases per day is 500 or more.
Hospitalizations are 500 or more.
Percent positivity is 10% or more.
Cases have risen by more than 50% in the previous 10 days.
Level 3: Caution
- Three or more of the following are true:
Average new cases per day is less than 500.
Hospitalizations are under 500.
Percent positivity is under 10%.
Cases have not risen by more than 50% in the previous 10 days.
Level 2: Mask Precautions
- Three or more of the following are true:
Average new cases per day is less than 225 (this is approximately the cut-off between CDC’s “high” and “substantial” levels of transmission).
Hospitalizations are under 100.
Percent positivity is under 5%.
Cases have not risen by more than 50% in the previous 10 days.
Level 1: All Clear
- Three or more of the following are true:
Average new cases per day is less than 100 (this is approximately the cut-off between CDC’s “substantial” and “moderate” levels of transmission).
Hospitalizations are under 50.
Percent positivity is under 2%.
Cases have not risen by more than 50% in the previous 10 days.
Mandates for COVID-19 response levels
Level 4: Extreme Caution
Proof of vaccination required for places that serve food or drink.
Masks required in indoor public places.
Level 3: Caution
Proof of vaccination or negative test within 24 hours (acceptable tests include lab or onsite testing, not home tests) for places that serve food or drink.
Masks required in indoor public places.
Level 2: Mask Precautions
No vaccine requirement for places that serve food or drink.
Masks required in indoor public places.
Level 1: All Clear
No vaccine requirement for places that serve food or drink.
No mask requirement (except in schools, healthcare institutions, congregate settings, and on public transportation; see “other situations,” below).
What the COVID-19 response levels mean for you
The City says by understanding the current level of risk, you will know how to best protect yourself and others and follow the City’s mandates.
When the City is in Level 4 (Extreme Caution):
You will need to present proof that you’re fully vaccinated to eat indoors.
You will need to wear a mask while in indoor public places.
When the City is in Level 3 (Caution):
You will need to present proof that you’re fully vaccinated or a have negative test from a lab or that is administered onsite to eat indoors.
You will need to wear a mask while in indoor public places.
When the City is in Level 2 (Mask Precautions):
You will need to wear a mask while in indoor public places.
When the City is in Level 1 (All Clear):
No COVID-19 mandates will be enforced.
Other Situations
The city said some COVID-19 restrictions have been instituted in certain higher-risk settings like schools and large events. These settings will work differently than the rest of the city in many cases.
Schools and early childhood education settings will continue to require 100% masking. The Health Department is discussing what that looks like if the City moves to Level 1 (All Clear).
Healthcare settings will continue to require masks under federal guidance.
Public transit will continue to require masks under federal guidance.
Large outdoor events, like concerts and races, with more than 1,000 people will require and check vaccine status during Level 4 (Extreme Caution), will require and check either vaccine status or have a negative test during Level 3 (Caution), and will have no restrictions during Level 2 (Mask Precautions) or Level 1 (All Clear).
College and university food and dining halls are covered by the City’s Institutions of Higher Education mandate and are not covered by the City’s COVID-19 response levels.
“The tiered system is about time,” said Ben Fileccia with the Pennsylvania Restaurant and Lodging Association. “From the beginning of the pandemic, we’ve been asking for some type of metrics… now we can actually look at the data, we can look at hospitalizations, we can look at positivity rates, and see for ourselves if we’re trending in the right direction for these mandates to be lifted.”
After meeting last week with the city’s Department of Public Health, Ed Grose, president of the Greater Philadelphia Hotel Association, expected good news from the city.
“What they told us is they were going to start a process of rolling back the mandates based on the number of cases, and there’s a list of four criteria in each rollback. We’re very pleased (health commissioner) Dr. Bettigole and her team take the time to listen to us,” said Grose.
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Restaurant owner Shane Dodd of the Fairview in Fairmount said he was excited about the possibility of getting one step closer to normal.
“People are cautious and anything that lifts those restrictions and makes people feel a little more confident going out is obviously beneficial for business,” said Dodd.
Incentive for Vaccination
“When the vaccine mandate was announced, we were in the midst of the omicron wave and only 27.5% of Philadelphia’s children ages 5 to 11 had had a first dose of the COVID vaccine, slightly ahead of the national level,” Bettigole said, adding, “today cases are dropping rapidly and 53.1% of the city’s 5 to 11 have had their first dose of vaccine compared to 31.8% nationally. A huge jump forward although more work needs to be done.”
Beginning this week at health department community clinics, Philadelphians who complete their primary COVID vaccine series will receive $100 funded through a grant from the CDC.
Bettigole said people can receive the funds through a digital app a few days after or a physical gift card by mail in a couple of weeks.
“If you’ve been trying to get motivated to get your second dose of Pfizer or Moderna, this is your moment,” Bettigole said.
A list of clinics will be available at https://www.phila.gov/covid. The program is scheduled to run for six weeks.
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