Scientists believe that black holes store a mysterious form of energy that drives the accelerated expansion of the universe, reports Phys. Astrophysicists used the DESI instrument installed on the telescope at the Kitt Peak National Observatory in the United States and found that black holes and the mysterious dark energy are inextricably linked. Although this is only an assumption that still needs to be confirmed, it nevertheless brings scientists closer to uncovering the mystery of dark energy. The study was published in the Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics. 13.8 billion years ago, in the first moments after the Big Bang, a mysterious energy triggered the accelerated expansion of the universe. As a result, matter as we know it was created. This energy is believed to have had the same characteristics as dark energy in the modern universe, which is responsible for the accelerated expansion of space. Although dark energy makes up about 70% of the universe, astrophysicists are not exactly sure what it is. Scientists used DESI to look for evidence that dark energy could be stored inside black holes. To do this, they observed tens of millions of galaxies and how quickly they were moving away from each other. They also used this data to infer how the amount of dark energy changed over time. Astrophysicists compared this data with how many black holes have formed after the death of massive stars throughout the history of the Universe. It turned out that the amount of dark energy increased as new black holes appeared. Thus, scientists came to the conclusion that most likely black holes are the source of dark energy. According to scientists, the same strong gravity in the modern Universe as in its beginning exists only in the center of black holes. Perhaps what happened in the first stage of the Universe’s expansion is happening in reverse. That is, during the death of massive stars, when they turn into black holes as a result of gravitational compression, the Big Bang occurs, but in reverse. Astrophysicists say that if black holes store dark energy, they could merge and grow with the expanding universe, causing the cosmos to expand faster. It’s impossible to see this happening directly, but now there’s evidence that it’s happening, scientists say. The new data supports the hypothesis about what dark energy is because its increase over time is consistent with how the number and mass of black holes have also increased. The post Physicists Discover Link Between Black Holes and Dark Energy appeared first on Anomalien.com.

The Treasury Department has released the receipts for federal spending in fiscal year 2024, revealing staggering numbers. While the $1.8 trillion deficit may seem less alarming than a $2.3 trillion shortfall, the Treasury accounted for an extra $500 billion in deficits in the opening days of fiscal year 2025 to achieve that figure. Regardless, neither the Federal Reserve nor the Treasury Department can escape the impact of these numbers. We have now reached a point where permanent stagflation seems unavoidable.The Treasury Department’s final tab for fiscal 2024 shows a $1.83 trillion deficit, setting a near record aside from the unusual pandemic years of 2020-2021. This means the government borrowed $5 billion per day — the equivalent of the FBI’s entire annual budget a generation ago. In the third quarter of this calendar year (the final quarter of fiscal 2024), the deficit equaled 6.3% of GDP, a level only surpassed during World War II and the COVID-19 pandemic.Republicans have failed to convey to the public that the government spending they rely on comes at a painful cost.Despite relatively low unemployment and the absence of a world war, the government took in a record $4.918 trillion in revenue but still amassed a mammoth deficit. This gap is poised to grow in the new fiscal year, meaning that when a recession officially hits, the deficit could become colossal. Although the government collected $479 billion more in revenue than last year, it increased the deficit by spending an additional $617 billion. Imagine what the deficit might look like if revenue starts to decline.In the past, we shrugged off such news, dismissing it as mere red ink on a spreadsheet. But that was when annual interest on the debt cost only $200 billion. Now, we’re on track to spend a record $1.133 trillion — or nearly a quarter of our tax revenue — just on interest. Debt interest is now more costly than every government expense except Social Security, contributing to the crippling inflation consumers face. We’re no longer mortgaging our grandchildren’s future; we’re destroying our own.To cover this interest, the government must sell a record number of treasury bonds each month. With countries reducing their holdings of U.S. Treasuries and buying gold instead, treasury yields are rising unnaturally. Despite a drop in the federal funds rate, rising spending and the resulting debt service push yields higher. This shift has caused gold and treasury yields to surge simultaneously — a rare occurrence, as they typically move inversely. It’s also why the 30-year fixed mortgage rate has climbed nearly a full percent since the Federal Reserve cut rates by 50 basis points. T. Rowe Price forecasts that the 10-year Treasury yield could hit 5% over the next six months, approaching levels seen in late 2007 on the eve of the Great Recession.When yields go up, debt servicing costs increase further, and the Fed has to print even more money to cover both the rollover debt and rapidly accumulating new debt — rising faster this year than last. Under this baseline scenario, inflation is bound to worsen. The global money supply now stands at $89.7 trillion, up by $22 trillion since COVID. After shrinking in 2022-2023, M2 is now expanding rapidly and is currently 38% higher than pre-COVID levels. Consumers are already struggling with high prices, and every market indicator signals a new round of even higher costs.Consumers have exhausted their resources ahead of an impending financial collapse, spending $2.3 trillion in excess savings over the past three years to cope with the cost of living. Currently, cumulative excess savings are negative $216 billion, with U.S. credit card debt and interest rates at record highs.Even without the threat of hyperinflation, these economic indicators always precede a crash. The unprecedented rallies in gold and silver are clear warnings, signaling grave danger. They indicate that the Federal Reserve, in its attempts to curb recession and inflation while printing money recklessly, has lost control, leaving us to face the consequences of both.Republicans have failed to convey to the public that the government spending they rely on comes at a painful cost. It’s not just the $103,700 in debt that each American is responsible for in some distant future. It’s the additional tens of thousands they will pay each year to maintain their parents’ standard of living for the rest of their lives — and that’s assuming things don’t get worse.

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Joan of Arc was a young peasant woman who lived during the last phase of the Hundred Years’ War. This war was a series of military conflicts between France and England which began in 1337 due to an inheritance dispute over the French throne. It ended in 1453. The 116 years of the war saw the rise and fall of several kings and nobles, many of whom are noteworthy in their own right. Joan of Arc, however, may be one of the most extraordinary figures from this period. Though Joan is often perceived as a fearless warrior, she did not participate in active combat. Instead of a weapon, Joan held a banner and served as an inspiration to her troops while on the battlefield. Joan was also responsible for formulating military strategies, directing her troops, and engaging in diplomacy with the English. After a victory at Orléans, Joan of Arc led the French to victory at Patay and Troyes, as well as liberating numerous French towns from the English. Then the way to Reims was open, and on the 17th of July 1429, Charles was crowned as the king of France at Reims. Joan’s next target was the liberation of Paris, which also began in July, though it ended in failure in September of the same year. In May of 1430, Joan was captured by the Burgundians at Compiegne, and then sold to the English. Read moreSection: NewsGeneralHistory & ArchaeologyHistoryImportant EventsFamous PeoplePreviewRead Later 

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