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G299.2-2.9 is a supernova remnant in the Milky Way, 16,000 light years from Earth. [1] It is the remains of a Type Ia supernova . [ 2 ] The observed radius of the remnant shell translates to approximately 4,500 years of expansion, [ 3 ] making it one of the oldest observed Type Ia supernova remnants.
War in Afghanistan. 2nd Battalion, 9th Marines (2/9) was an infantry battalion of the United States Marine Corps. Formed during World War I, the unit played an instrumental role in the defeat of the Japanese forces in the Battles of Guam and Iwo Jima during World War II. The battalion distinguished itself in the defense of Khe Sanh during the ...
The Glory of Tang Dynasty (Chinese: 大唐荣耀) is a 2017 Chinese television series starring Jing Tian and Ren Jialun.It is based on the novel The Concubine of Tang: Legend of Pearl (大唐后妃传之珍珠传奇) by Cang Mingshui; and tells the fictional love story of Emperor Daizong and Consort Shen, aided by the grandiose historical background of the An Shi Rebellion (755-763).
Vienna (/ viˈɛnə / ⓘ vee-EN-ə; [9][10] German: Wien [viːn] ⓘ; Austro-Bavarian: Wean [veɐ̯n]) is the capital, most populous city, and one of nine federal states of Austria. It is Austria's primate city, with just over two million inhabitants. [11][12] Its larger metropolitan area has a population of nearly 2.9 million, [13 ...
Equipped with 4 steam-powered catapults. [11] USS Enterprise (CVN-65), formerly CVA (N)-65, is a decommissioned [12] United States Navy aircraft carrier. In 1958, she became the first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier in the United States Navy, and the eighth United States naval vessel to bear the name. Like her predecessor of World War II fame ...
Severe damage to telegraph stations. Part of solar cycle 10. The Carrington Event was the most intense geomagnetic storm in recorded history, peaking on 1–2 September 1859 during solar cycle 10. It created strong auroral displays that were reported globally and caused sparking and even fires in telegraph stations. [1]
In mathematics, the gamma function (represented by Γ, capital Greek letter gamma) is the most common extension of the factorial function to complex numbers. Derived by Daniel Bernoulli, the gamma function is defined for all complex numbers except non-positive integers, and for every positive integer , The gamma function can be defined via a ...
episodes. South Park is an American animated television sitcom created by Trey Parker and Matt Stone for Comedy Central. [1] Parker and Stone developed the series from two animated shorts both titled The Spirit of Christmas (1992, 1995), and was originally developed for Fox. The series was later acquired by Comedy Central, which premiered South ...