Giray ORTAPOLAT
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Discovering the Thrill: How Mountain Biking Changed My Life Forever
From the outside, mountain biking looked like an intense and intimidating sport. But for me, it was a way to escape the monotony of my day-to-day life and find adventure in the great outdoors. I had always been an active person, but running and weightlifting just weren't cutting it anymore. I needed something new, something that would push my limits and make me feel alive.
By Giray ORTAPOLAT3 years ago in Motivation
Photographing Black Holes
A development that took place about 4 years ago deeply affected all branches of science, especially physics and astronomy. On April 10, 2019, it was announced that a black hole image was taken for the first time in human history! More specifically, the image of the high-mass black hole at the center of the Messier 87 galaxy in the constellation Virgo has been released after 2 years of painstaking work. The image was taken in 2017 by a system called the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT), which was created jointly by radio telescopes located in different corners of the Earth. The image created the agenda the day it was published, and there are very valid reasons for this.
By Giray ORTAPOLAT3 years ago in Earth
