By Isaac Schultz Published May 11, 2025 | Comments (0) | An artist's concept of a star's remnants forming a disk around a black hole. Illustration: NASA, ESA, STScI, Ralf Crawford (STScI) Astronomers have spotted an apparent supermassive black hole snacking on a star 600 million light-years away, wandering through a galaxy with an even larger black hole at its core. The event, dubbed AT2024tvd, was first spotted by the Palomar Observatory’s Zwicky Transient Facility and later confirmed by powerhouse space telescopes including Hubble and Chandra, which helped zero in on the cosmic crime scene. To the researchers’ surprise, the responsible black hole was not at the center of its host galaxy, as supermassive black holes tend to be. Rather, this one was 2,600 light-years from the galactic center—a huge distance on paper, but really just one-tenth the distance between our Sun and Sagittarius A*, the black hole at the center of the Milky Way. Tidal disruption events (TDEs) like this one occur when a black hole’s gravity pulls on a star so violently that the less massive ball of gas is stretched, shredded, and swirled around the black hole, in a process delightfully called spaghettification. The fleeting burst of energy from the event is gargantuan, even rivaling a supernova—the explosive death of a massive star—in brightness. The burst of light is also visible across the electromagnetic spectrum, making TDEs an invaluable resource for spotting black holes that might otherwise be too quiet or hidden to detect, such as the recent rogue object. What makes AT2024tvd special is that it’s the first offset TDE discovered by optical surveys, according to a forthcoming paper in The Astrophysical Journal Letters, which is also posted on the preprint server arXiv. The achievement demonstrates how rogue black holes—warping spacetime and shrouded in darkness as they move through the cosmos—can be spotted, as long as an unfortunate object sacrifices itself for the massive object to reveal itself. “Tidal disruption events hold great promise for illuminating the presence of massive black holes that we would otherwise not be able to detect,” said study co-author Ryan Chornock, a researcher at the University of California – Berkeley and a member of the ZTF team, in a NASA release. “Theorists have predicted that a population of massive black holes located away from the centers of galaxies must exist, but now we can use TDEs to find them.” Six panels (clockwise) illustrating a black hole pulling in a star, stretching it into a disk, radiating light, and the light from the event from a distance, with a galaxy in background. Illustration: NASA, ESA, STScI, Ralf Crawford (STScI) The team has a couple of ideas about how the rogue black hole ended up offset in the galaxy, and so close to the supermassive black hole at its core. (The rogue black hole’s mass is estimated to be roughly one million solar masses, at least ten times smaller than the black hole at the galactic center.) One option is that the black hole was at the center of a smaller galaxy that was subsumed by the larger galaxy, and now the black hole is simply drifting through the larger galaxy. Another possibility is that the black hole was the weakest link in what was once a three-body system, and was pushed out by the bigger objects; in other words, two larger black holes may lurk at the galaxy’s core, and the rogue black hole was ejected thousands of light-years out. “If the black hole went through a triple interaction with two other black holes in the galaxy’s core, it can still remain bound to the galaxy, orbiting around the central region,“ said Yuhan Yao, also a researcher at UC Berkeley and the lead author of the study, in the same release. But at the present moment, the team isn’t sure if the black hole was pushed out or is being dragged in by the larger black hole. With future instruments like the Vera Rubin Observatory and the Roman Space Telescope coming online, astronomers are hopeful this is just the beginning of an entirely new class of discoveries. Because if there’s anything more unsettling than a black hole swallowing a star, it’s the idea that the hungry, hungry objects are just drifting through space in unexpected locations. Daily Newsletter You May Also Like By Isaac Schultz Published April 21, 2025 By Isaac Schultz Published April 18, 2025 By Isaac Schultz Published April 13, 2025 By Isaac Schultz Published March 24, 2025 By Isaac Schultz Published March 21, 2025 By Passant Rabie Published March 19, 2025

Luxembourg Pavilion Expo 2025 Osaka / STDM architectesSave this picture!© Vincent HECHT, Wataru AOYAMACultural Architecture, Pavilion•Osaka, Japan Architects: STDM architectes Area Area of this architecture project Area:  1395 m² Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2025 Photographs Photographs:Vincent HECHT, Wataru AOYAMAMore SpecsLess Specs Save this picture! Text description provided by the architects. The Luxembourg pavilion at Expo 2025 Osaka is both welcoming and intriguing. It is a shady resting place amid the hustle and bustle, inviting to discover and offering an unexpected, invigorating, and stimulating journey through the many facets of Luxembourg. The Luxembourg pavilion is located in the part of the Expo 2025 Site that takes up the theme 'Connecting Lives'. It is made up of three characteristic elements corresponding to the three themes of the Expo 2025 Event: *'Designing future society', the general theme of the expo, a single project, the uniqueness of what we all have in common, we all share the same Earth, represented by a single roof covering the whole pavilion. It is the project of the Luxembourg nation that radiates and communicates beyond its borders. *'Connecting lives', the theme of this part of the Expo 2025 Site, is a diversity of volumes of different sizes and heights that represent the multicultural community of Luxembourg and form an artificial landscape. *'Connectivity' is the theme of the pavilion, which takes the land as a common good, the Luxembourg territory, and its unique traditions that bind its inhabitants together. A walk through this stylised landscape invites the visitor to discover and experience life in Luxembourg.Save this picture!The forecourt in front of the pavilion is planted with a few trees that already provide shade for visitors who can sit on benches. The visit begins with a passage between the first volumes, which constitute the covered waiting area and a first stage of the scenography where the nature of the pavilion and key facts about Luxembourg are revealed. The pavilion is made of thirteen volumes of different sizes and heights. The entire visitor path is on a single level to ensure the best possible accessibility for all types of visitors. The architecture of the pavilion is strongly connected with the scenography, focusing on the quality of the experience for all visitors. The visit ends in a courtyard surrounded by services that offer exchange activities in order to experience the conviviality of Luxembourg: bar, restaurant, games, relaxation, temporary exhibitions, programme of events, and a shop.Save this picture!The design is fully based on local resources according to the principles of the circular economy. Luxembourg has taken the bold stance of a "GREEN-WASHING-FREE" project. Rather than relying on superficial eco-friendly aesthetics, it fully commits to the principles of the circular economy and sustainable development. This approach may seem unconventional, but it prioritizes sincerity and pragmatism, counting on visitors' curiosity to engage with its vision. The pavilion is designed to minimize resource and energy consumption, not only during its use (air-conditioning, lighting, equipment) but also in its materials, considering their embodied or "grey" energy. Locally produced standard materials are favoured to reduce transport and ensure future reuse.Save this picture!Save this picture!Following circular economy principles, materials should be used and reused at their highest quality level for as long as possible. Designers focused on minimizing material consumption and ensuring all components serve essential functions efficiently. Wherever possible, pavilion elements are rented rather than owned, allowing them to be reintegrated into future constructions. To facilitate reuse, materials must remain intact, and assemblies use mechanical connections instead of gluing or welding, ensuring easy disassembly without damage. If direct reuse is impossible, materials should be recyclable with minimal processing. The ultimate goal of the circular economy is to avoid any waste production. The Luxembourg pavilion aims to be a modest manifesto of the possibilities offered by these new approaches.Save this picture! Project gallerySee allShow less Project locationAddress:Osaka, JapanLocation to be used only as a reference. It could indicate city/country but not exact address.About this officeSTDM architectesOffice••• Published on May 11, 2025Cite: "Luxembourg Pavilion Expo 2025 Osaka / STDM architectes" 11 May 2025. ArchDaily. Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/1029944/luxembourg-pavilion-at-expo-2025-osaka-kansai-stdm-architectes&gt ISSN 0719-8884Save世界上最受欢迎的建筑网站现已推出你的母语版本!想浏览ArchDaily中国吗?是否 You've started following your first account!Did you know?You'll now receive updates based on what you follow! Personalize your stream and start following your favorite authors, offices and users.Go to my stream

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Crossing Eden Member Oct 26, 2017 58,338 I'm dying from this because this game can be a genuine fever dream in the best possible way when the describe the events happening at any given moment. View: https://www.tiktok.com/@wanderkids/video/7480219320820223237  Patitoloco Member Oct 27, 2017 28,007 Yes, that's Fortnite!   JazzmanZ One Winged Slayer Member Oct 25, 2017 2,996 Brands huh?   hurroocane Member Oct 25, 2017 2,012 Germany Well Fortnite really is the game of all time   BizzyBum Member Oct 26, 2017 10,384 New York I wonder how much money someone would have had to spend to buy every single cosmetic Fortnite has ever released. Any guesses or has someone out there actually calculated that?  jroc74 Member Oct 27, 2017 33,899 This is the real Everywhere game.   Soulflarz Member Oct 25, 2017 3,970 hell yeah hatsune miku   Sanox Member Oct 25, 2017 11,000 One could say its the ultimate showdown of ultimate destiny   Wrexis Member Nov 4, 2017 29,168 We're only about 20 new characters away from Ready Player One.   Eternala Member Oct 6, 2024 1,222 Fortnite really is an incredible thing   Mesoian ▲ Legend ▲ Member Oct 28, 2017 31,610 Φοῖνιξ Member Nov 24, 2024 985 This what Ready Player One was about   808s & Villainy Member Oct 27, 2017 46,517 It's interesting because Fornite is inarguably the biggest crossover game in gaming, but I just doesn't seem to have the same reverence or crossover "appeal" to me as stuff like Smash Bros or MvC. It just seems like Brand Endorsements: The Game, even if they do a decent job incorporating some new character skins with unique features Fornite is basically what a Metaverse would actually be  OP OP Crossing Eden Member Oct 26, 2017 58,338 hurroocane said: Well Fortnite really is the game of all time Click to expand... Click to shrink... Unironically one of the most well designed MP games ever made too. Currently the season is SW and the stuff you can do slaps when in many other games attempting something similar would be janky: View: https://www.tiktok.com/@mandarkrules/video/7502049750506573086 the comedy of seeing all these different characters in one situation is just a bonus.  Zael Stormborn Member Oct 27, 2017 501 Gaia People laughed at how bad the writing of Ready Player One was (and they were right) and now it's real life. It's just someone describing a heated Fortnite match.   Randdalf Member Oct 28, 2017 4,346 808s & Villainy said: It's interesting because Fornite is inarguably the biggest crossover game in gaming, but I just doesn't seem to have the same reverence or crossover "appeal" to me as stuff like Smash Bros or MvC. It just seems like Brand Endorsements: The Game, even if they do a decent job incorporating some new character skins with unique features Fornite is basically what a Metaverse would actually be Click to expand... Click to shrink... 100%, it does crossovers wide but mostly shallow.  senj Member Nov 6, 2017 8,656 Thanks I hate it   thejpfin Member Oct 26, 2017 1,265 Finland y2kyle89 Member Mar 16, 2018 10,572 Mass   Slayven Never read a comic in his life Moderator Oct 25, 2017 102,124 Call me when we can use the character's actual abilities instead of just being a skin   RockmanBN Visited by Knack - One Winged Slayer Member Oct 25, 2017 31,842 Cornfields   Aiqops Uncle Works at Nintendo Member Aug 3, 2021 19,212   Ruck Member Oct 25, 2017 3,026 can anybody wear the crocs or do companies have to opt their skins in? like can Indiana Jones wear crocs   DarkJ Member Nov 11, 2017 1,863 808s & Villainy said: It's interesting because Fornite is inarguably the biggest crossover game in gaming, but I just doesn't seem to have the same reverence or crossover "appeal" to me as stuff like Smash Bros or MvC. It just seems like Brand Endorsements: The Game, even if they do a decent job incorporating some new character skins with unique features Fornite is basically what a Metaverse would actually be Click to expand... Click to shrink... That's how I feel about it. These are just costumes. Every character is fortnite guy underneath. Whereas those other games each character plays like that character. It's still neat but not as neat as it could be.  RockmanBN Visited by Knack - One Winged Slayer Member Oct 25, 2017 31,842 Cornfields Ruck said: can anybody wear the crocs or do companies have to opt their skins in? like can Indiana Jones wear crocs Click to expand... Click to shrink... All skins except for Fry, Bender, and Leela from Futurama   Rosebud Two Pieces Member Apr 16, 2018 50,990 Ruck said: can anybody wear the crocs or do companies have to opt their skins in? like can Indiana Jones wear crocs Click to expand... Click to shrink... Any skin. Their lawyers must be the best in the world to negotiate all of this   Slayven Never read a comic in his life Moderator Oct 25, 2017 102,124 DarkJ said: That's how I feel about it. These are just costumes. Every character is fortnite guy underneath. Whereas those other games each character plays like that character. It's still neat but not as neat as it could be. Click to expand... Click to shrink... imagine fighting force lightening with a proton pack   Rodelero Member Oct 27, 2017 14,051 Fortnite is slowly evolving into The Ultimate Showdown of Ultimate Destiny.   Ruck Member Oct 25, 2017 3,026 RockmanBN said: All skins except for Fry, Bender, and Leela from Futurama Click to expand... Click to shrink... is that like a shaders thing? Like they don't blend well with the models? or specifically Fox is like "nah"   PLASTICA-MAN Member Oct 26, 2017 28,995 We won a a VR with me and a firned with a team of Sub-Zero and Scorpion vs a last standing team of Ryu and Ken in Tatooine section, not planet (all planets now are ine the same map). Slayven said: Call me when we can use the character's actual abilities instead of just being a skin Click to expand... Click to shrink... You didn't play Fortnite for quite some time it seems. In every season with themes you can find the powers of the characters in the map. In last season you can use Sub-Zero's ice attack and ice slide and Get Over here attack of Scorpion and his fiore breath attack and when you wear Scorpion's skin you can even reveal his skul burning during the attack like in MK games. This season you can sue lightsabers of Star Wars characters and even they deidcated force cpabilities if you get their powers when meeting them. It is reasonable to keep the character's powers for a season according to the themes and characters from that season and not keep them all the time cus otherwise the game will be unbalanced and unplayable or even break. So the game is enjoyed season by season. Slayven said: imagine fighting force lightening with a proton pack Click to expand... Click to shrink... You can play Palpatine/Dark Sidious and get his saber and his force power which lightnening shock.  Last edited: Yesterday at 6:24 PM Teusery "This guy are sick" Member May 18, 2022 3,229 Same energy. - YouTube Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube. www.youtube.com   Genesius Member Nov 2, 2018 20,423 Fortnite has the best modern TMNT look imo All their designs are golden Best looking Shredder in a hot minute  WhiteRabbitEXE Member Oct 25, 2017 14,963 Arizona Rosebud said: Any skin. Their lawyers must be the best in the world to negotiate all of this Click to expand... Click to shrink... TBF, after a certain point Epic's response just needed to be a simple "that's a shame" and walking away from the table.   RockmanBN Visited by Knack - One Winged Slayer Member Oct 25, 2017 31,842 Cornfields Ruck said: is that like a shaders thing? Like they don't blend well with the models? or specifically Fox is like "nah" Click to expand... Click to shrink... Cell shaded skins can wear them no issue. Gotta be some rights issue or something because all 2000+ skins can wear them except for those 3   maximumzero Member Oct 25, 2017 24,797 New Orleans, LA I can never get over massively overpowered characters (Superman, Goku, etc.) carrying around realistic firearms.   jwk94 Member Oct 25, 2017 13,853 BizzyBum said: I wonder how much money someone would have had to spend to buy every single cosmetic Fortnite has ever released. Any guesses or has someone out there actually calculated that? Click to expand... Click to shrink... Does the game even give the player enough locker space to buy everything?   The Spoony Hou Member Oct 27, 2017 3,455 Brazilian in the USA 808s & Villainy said: It's interesting because Fornite is inarguably the biggest crossover game in gaming, but I just doesn't seem to have the same reverence or crossover "appeal" to me as stuff like Smash Bros or MvC. It just seems like Brand Endorsements: The Game, even if they do a decent job incorporating some new character skins with unique features Fornite is basically what a Metaverse would actually be Click to expand... Click to shrink... Exactly. It's just people shooting themselves to death with different skins. There's no meaning or thought to it. It's like any random mod to change models in a game.   Razgriz-Specter Member Oct 25, 2017 34,411 Ruck said: can anybody wear the crocs or do companies have to opt their skins in? like can Indiana Jones wear crocs Click to expand... Click to shrink... Futurama are the only ones that don't it could probably be a model issue.   SteveWinwood Member Oct 25, 2017 19,308 USA USA USA thank god for brands   Tampler Member Oct 27, 2017 109 Ireland Razgriz-Specter said: Futurama are the only ones that don't it could probably be a model issue. Click to expand... Click to shrink... Oh god what am I even looking at...   OP OP Crossing Eden Member Oct 26, 2017 58,338 Slayven said: Call me when we can use the character's actual abilities instead of just being a skin Click to expand... Click to shrink... DarkJ said: That's how I feel about it. These are just costumes. Every character is fortnite guy underneath. Whereas those other games each character plays like that character. It's still neat but not as neat as it could be. Click to expand... Click to shrink... The Spoony Hou said: Exactly. It's just people shooting themselves to death with different skins. There's no meaning or thought to it. It's like any random mod to change models in a game. Click to expand... Click to shrink... They've been doing that for years and are even doing that right now. It just depends entirely on whomever they're collaborating with. View: https://www.tiktok.com/@vortigerk/video/7221039835081952554 View: https://www.tiktok.com/@iamyejyt/video/7356987711883955489?_r=1&_t=ZP-8wFa5SHKS22 it's peak when multiple collabs are happening at the same time View: https://www.tiktok.com/@thesjchris/video/7383897713311730990 As an aside y'all should play Fortnite because it hasn't been skins for a hot minute.  Last edited: Yesterday at 6:32 PM DatManOvaDer Member Oct 25, 2017 3,468 The Spoony Hou said: Exactly. It's just people shooting themselves to death with different skins. There's no meaning or thought to it. It's like any random mod to change models in a game. Click to expand... Click to shrink... Hard to say this when a bunch of collabs are often come with unique mythic weapons from their own series or massive map changes featuring areas and characters. Im not gonna pretend like Fortnite is the ultimate crossover in terms of representing every series down to the last detail but theres clearly a lot of thought and effort behind a lot of it.   Kiyamet Member Apr 21, 2024 3,512 man no wonder fortnite was so popular if I was a kid Id be all over this   tuxfool Member Oct 25, 2017 5,873 Corporate slop... I wonder how many people sneer at Ready Player One, but wholeheartedly engage with this shit.  Razgriz-Specter Member Oct 25, 2017 34,411 The Spoony Hou said: Exactly. It's just people shooting themselves to death with different skins. There's no meaning or thought to it. It's like any random mod to change models in a game. Click to expand... Click to shrink... Not always View: https://youtu.be/hlZKEpvLTX8?si=U_OBlIi3WIEWkg9O   julia crawford Took the red AND the blue pills Member Oct 27, 2017 40,472 excited to be alive to see the imploding collapse of all meaning   Ruck Member Oct 25, 2017 3,026 Razgriz-Specter said: Futurama are the only ones that don't it could probably be a model issue. Click to expand... Click to shrink... HAHA Man I've said this before I wish I liked how the game played because they are unmatched when it comes to stupid shit I love  ber Member Oct 31, 2017 277   antitrop Member Oct 25, 2017 14,872 Makes me miss when Fortnite was just about silly dances.   OrangeNova Member Oct 30, 2017 14,761 Canada How long until you can recreate Ultimate Showdown in Fortnight?  

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