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...confident is a black hole. In addition to its sheer size, M33 X-7 is unusual for having another star in an extremely close orbit around it, Orosz said. He added that the discovery meant current theory would have to be rethought, since it states that black holes near stars should be smaller than average, rather than larger, as M33 X-7 is. “The assumptions about how stars form black holes may need to be revised or revisited,” Orosz said. Daniel Steeghs, an astrophysicist at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics...
...penalties and sluggish play for much of the first two periods, Harvard found itself in a 2-1 hole late into the second. But with less than two minutes left in the frame, freshman Liza Ryabkina took matters into her own hands. The Ukranian native stole the puck near center ice and charged into the Bobcats’ zone. After finessing her way around two Quinnipiac defenders, Ryabkina tied the score with her first career goal. “It was a great individual effort,” fellow rookie Katharine Chute said...
...hope that his response is timely,” she said. “We really need something to be developed in the near future...
...Colbert” is the largest political group on Facebook, boasting over 1.4 million members (which, interestingly, is more than 10 times the number of people who voted for the winner of the 2004 South Carolina Democratic Primary, John Edwards). And if it continues to grow at anywhere near its current rate, it will soon become the largest group on the entire social networking site...
...practical terms, Turkey is expected to seek either joint air strikes against PKK bases in the Qandil mountains, near the Iranian border, or American permission for Turkish planes to carry out strikes on their own. The Turkish public has been clamoring for action against the PKK in recent days. On Monday, celebrations of the 84th anniversary of modern Turkey's founding turned into massive nationwide demonstrations against the Kurdish group. The red and white Turkish flag hung across streets and from balconies; cars sported flags on their trunks. This militancy has put Erdogan and his political allies in a difficult...