brittany
@justgowithbritt
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18-03-2012 17:39:39
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The misconception that there is no sound in space originates because most space is a ~vacuum, providing no way for sound waves to travel. A galaxy cluster has so much gas that we've picked up actual sound. Here it's amplified, and mixed with other data, to hear a black hole!
Kristen Faulkner (Kristen Faulkner) has one of the craziest stories at this year's Olympics: • Grew up in Alaska • Rowed at Harvard • Moved to NYC after school • Started working for a venture capital firm • Took a beginner's cycling class in Central Park • Started cycling