The Tacoma Narrows Bridge swung and swung until it couldn't swing anymore. Footage from 1938 to 1940 of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge, include the 1940 collapse. Never has a suspended bridge caused so much suspense. The Tacoma Narrows Bridge in Washington was the third largest suspended bridge ever built after the Golden Gate Bridge and the George Washington Bridge. That is until it plummeted into the Puget Sound. Construction on the bridge started in September of 1938. Read More...
Using gravitational lensing, astronomers were able to closely observe the black hole at the center of the Abell 1201 cluster and determine its mind-boggling size. ESA/Hubble, Digitized Sky Survey, Nick Risinger/skysurvey.org, N. BartmannAn artist’s impression of a black hole, with the massive object’s gravitational pull warping the space around it.
Black holes are the densest objects in the universe, with gravitational pulls so strong that light cannot escape them. Then, there are supermassive black holes, which can be hundreds of thousands of times heavier than their smaller counterparts. Read More...
Just days after the school posted its new opt-out policy to a Facebook page, the decision was reversed on the urging of parents and a local branch of the NAACP.TwitterMaria Montessori Academy has a student body of 322 — with only three of those children being Black.
Black History Month aims to provide students across the United States with an understanding of how vital people of color have been in building, shaping, and advancing the country. Read More...
