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@laniakea1

Astrophysicist/Altruist/Dreamer

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laniakea1
@laniakea1 Jun 13, 2018, 12:36 PM UTC

The @blocktrades World Cup | My selections

My picks for the @blocktrades World Cup 2018 competition. More info here https://steemit.com/blocktradesworldcup/@worldcup-russia/you-still-have-time-join-the-blocktrades-world-cup-and-win-2-000-sbd-…

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@laniakea1 Jan 12, 2018, 5:23 PM UTC

Kitchen Diary #2: Pineapple, Banana and Peanut Butter Cake in a Glass

HELLO STEEMIANS! After amazing comments and huge number of upvotes for my previous cooking post, I decided to continue the same way. Last time fish and now something super sweet! Here is the photo of…

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@laniakea1 Jan 2, 2018, 10:16 PM UTC

Kitchen Diary: Roasted trout with dried plums

HELLO STEEMIT! It's been a while since my last post, and in the spirit of New Year, I decided to switch from writing science articles to doing something else. Something more fun. I was never skillful…

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@laniakea1 Dec 15, 2017, 11:13 PM UTC

Alternates to Dark Matter: Exploring Goedel's Rotating Universe

INTRODUCTION Rotational curves of spiral galaxies are the main tool for determining mass distribution in spiral galaxies. They provide us fundamental information necessary for understanding dynamics,…

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@laniakea1 Dec 14, 2017, 6:47 PM UTC

One Day in The Life of an Astrophysicist: Creating and Destroying Galaxies

Being an Astrophysicist is not a simple task. Mostly when meeting new people and explaining astro things to them. First, inevitable question is ''what do you do?''. After getting an answer, they are…

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@laniakea1 Dec 10, 2017, 6:52 PM UTC

Tardigrade: The Indestructible Creature

Image source https://news.nationalgeographic.com/2015/11/151128-animals-tardigrades-water-bears-science-dna/ This tiny guy's name is Tardigrade, but he has many other nicknames such as water bear, sp…

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@laniakea1 Dec 8, 2017, 6:08 PM UTC

Looking at the deep sky: Dumbbell nebulae

This is image of Dumbbell nebula taken by me. This is planetary nebula and it is located 1360 light years away from the Earth. Just to make sure you understand how far this is- 12866318600000000 kilo…

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@laniakea1 Dec 8, 2017, 5:43 PM UTC

Applying for Graduate School- GRE Physics Tips and Advice

First step to applying to graduate school in USA is taking required exams. These exams are GRE Subject (Graduate Record Examination) and you will take different GRE depending in what field you are ap…

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@laniakea1 Nov 6, 2017, 1:32 PM UTC

Detecting an Exoplanet: Step-by-step Tutorial

Detecting an exoplanet is no easy job. Reasons are obvious- exoplanets are orbiting stars other than the Sun, and the nearest star is extremely far away. Planets are usually small bodies, compared to…

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@laniakea1 Nov 5, 2017, 10:38 AM UTC

Looking at the deep sky: Whirlpool galaxy

This is the image of M51 galaxy, a.k.a. Whirlpool galaxy. It is located at a distance of 23 million light years away from the Earth. The image was taken by me, in 2015, at the Mt. Vidojevica, using 6…

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