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An artist's concept shows a stream of matter trailing a white dwarf (sphere at lower right) orbiting within the innermost accretion disk surrounding a supermassive black hole. Astronomers developed this scenario to explain the evolution of rapid X-ray oscillations detected by European Space Agency's XMM-

A foreign service member of 13th Operative Purpose Brigade 'Khartiia' of the National Guard of Ukraine rests as he takes part in an exercise, in Kharkiv region, Ukraine. 📸 #Picstr Anatolii Stepanov #Nostr | #plebchain…

📰 On this day 🔹1932 After flying for 17 hours from Newfoundland, Amelia Earhart lands near Londonderry, Northern Ireland, completing the first transatlantic solo flight by a woman #OTD | #PlebChain | #Nostr…

Military vehicles drive their way from the Israeli side of the Israel-Gaza border into Gaza, as seen from Israel. 📸 #Picstr Amir Cohen #Nostr | #plebchain…

📰 On this day 🔹1910 Funeral for Britain's King Edward VII held in Westminster Abbey, has one of the largest assemblages of European royalty #OTD | #PlebChain | #Nostr…

The Mexican Navy training vessel Cuauhtemoc is seen with broken masts while docked at a pier, after striking the Brooklyn Bridge overnight in New York City. 📸 #Picstr Eduardo Munoz #Nostr | #plebchain…

📰 On this day 🔹1536 Anne Boleyn, second wife of English King Henry VIII, is beheaded at the Tower of London on charges of adultery, incest and treason #OTD | #PlebChain | #Nostr…

The full moon, known as a "Flower Moon" rises behind the Temple of Poseidon in Cape Sounion, near Athens, Greece, May 12, 2025. #Picstr Louisa Gouliamaki #Nostr | #plebchain…

📰 On this day 🔹1920 French heroine Joan of Arc is canonized as a saint by Pope Benedict XV #OTD | #PlebChain | #Nostr…

An 18-metre tall iconic art installation "KAWS:Holiday Thailand" featuring the "COMPANION" figures, created by artist Brian Donnelly also known as Kaws, is displayed in front of the Grand Palace in Bangkok, Thailand, May 13. 📸 #Picstr Athit Perawongmetha #Nostr | #plebchain…

📰 On this day 🔹1841 First emigrant wagon train to make it to California leaves Independence, Missouri on a 1,730 mile journey over the Sierra Nevada #OTD | #PlebChain | #Nostr…

Klemen, representing Slovenia, performs "How Much Time Do We Have Left", during the first semi-final of the 2025 Eurovision Song Contest, in Basel, Switzerland. 📸 #Picstr Denis Balibouse #Nostr | #plebchain…

People release paper lanterns during a ceremony on Vesak Day, an annual celebration of the Buddha's birth, enlightenment, and passing, at Borobudur temple in Magelang, Central Java province, Indonesia, May 12, 2025. 📸 #Picstr Dwi Oblo #Nostr | #plebchain…

📰 On this day 🔹1787 First Fleet headed by Arthur Phillip sets sails with 11 ships of convicts for Botany Bay, Australia #OTD | #PlebChain | #Nostr…

📰 On this day 🔹1789 William Wilberforce makes his first major speech on abolition in the UK House of Commons, reasoning the slave trade morally reprehensible and an issue of natural justice #OTD | #PlebChain | #Nostr…

📰 On this day 🔹1812 British Prime Minister Spencer Perceval is assassinated by John Bellingham in the lobby of the House of Commons, London. Ironically, descendants of both later stand for the same seat in Parliament at the same time, but neither wins #OTD | #PlebChain | #Nostr…

📰 On this day 🔹1869 The Golden Spike is driven, completing the first US Transcontinental Railroad at Promontory Summit, Utah, connecting the Central Pacific Railroad with the Union Pacific #OTD | #PlebChain | #Nostr…

Students use chairs to cover their heads inside a classroom at a school during a mock drill for handling war situations, in Karachi, Pakistan, May 9. 📸 #Picstr Imran Ali #Nostr | #plebchain…