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"Stellar paternity tests" match orphaned stars to their Milky Way origins

In the chaotic environment of open star clusters, strong gravitational interactions between bodies can launch individual stars far outside the cluster, even outside our galaxy, the Milky Way. Now, for the first time researchers have mapped several of.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgJan 10th, 2024

Astronomers discover one of the fastest-spinning stars in the universe

A new study by DTU Space researchers has revealed a neutron star that rotates around its axis at an extremely high speed. It spins 716 times per second, making it one of the fastest-spinning objects ever observed......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 29th, 2024

A next-generation catalog of cultivated bananas

A new research paper presents a cutting-edge catalog of banana diversity, utilizing innovative genomic techniques to trace the ancestral origins of various banana cultivars. The study involved collaboration between multiple institutions, and includes.....»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated NewsOct 28th, 2024

NASA telescopes discover brown dwarf protoplanetary disks in the Orion Nebula

Newborn stars are surrounded by disks of gas and dust within which planets are born, known as protoplanetary disks. In the Orion Nebula, the brightest and most massive stars emit intense ultraviolet radiation that illuminates protoplanetary disks, al.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 28th, 2024

The best Call of Duty games, ranked

The Call of Duty series has been around for over 15 years, with several stellar -- and some not so stellar -- games. In this list, we rank all mainline entries......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsOct 28th, 2024

28 Years Later trilogy plans confirmed and first plot details revealed

One of the stars of next year's 28 Years Later has revealed some surprising details about the film and its planned sequels......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsOct 28th, 2024

Re-analysis of Milky Way"s central supermassive black hole shows elongated structure

A research team led by Assistant Professor Makoto Miyoshi of the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan (NAOJ) has independently re-analyzed observation data of the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way galaxy obtained and publis.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 25th, 2024

Diddy Is Accused of Drugging Personal Trainer, Passing Him Around ‘Like a Party Favor’ to Stars

Diddy Is Accused of Drugging Personal Trainer, Passing Him Around ‘Like a Party Favor’ to Stars.....»»

Category: topSource:  marketingvoxRelated NewsOct 24th, 2024

Qualcomm brings laptop-class CPU cores to phones with Snapdragon 8 Elite

New CPU cores replace more complicated mix-and-match of CPU architectures. Qualcomm has a new chip for flagship phones, and the best part is that it uses an improved version of th.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsOct 22nd, 2024

5 Netflix comedy movies that are perfect to stream in the fall

This fall, consider watching several of Netflix's comedies, including a charming rom-com with budding stars, a Halloween adventure, and a murder mystery......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsOct 22nd, 2024

Observations explore the nature of stellar stream Icarus

Astronomers from Italy and Chile have investigated an accreted stellar stream named Icarus in the Milky Way's disk. Results of the study, detailed in a research paper published October 16 on the preprint server arXiv, yield crucial information regard.....»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated NewsOct 22nd, 2024

Betelgeuse Betelgeuse? Bright star Betelgeuse likely has a "Betelbuddy" stellar companion

One of the brightest stars in the night sky, Betelgeuse, may not be on the brink of exploding as a supernova, according to a new study of the star's brightening and dimming. Instead, recent research shows that the observed pulsing of the starlight is.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 21st, 2024

You Asked: 8K TVs and gaming, upscaling best bets, and the cone connection

Do 8K TVs for gaming make sense now? When is it time to replace a TV? How does the way a TV makes a picture match up with how our vision works?.....»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsOct 20th, 2024

Apple’s internal tests show Siri isn’t quite ready to beat ChatGPT

According to Bloomberg, Apple's internal research exposed the wide gulf between Siri and ChatGPT when it comes raw AI intelligence and accuracy......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsOct 20th, 2024

Megastudy tests crowdsourced ideas for reducing political polarization

Showing sympathetic figures with differing beliefs, discussed over a drink. Highlighting a shared identity. Correcting misperceptions about opposing partisans' views on democracy. Those are a few of the most effective strategies for reducing politica.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 19th, 2024

This possible 2025 RPG hit has a stellar cast, but its price is raising eyebrows

Sandfall Interactive revealed the stellar voice cast for its debut RPG Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, along with a bizarre price......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsOct 19th, 2024

3 underrated Amazon Prime Video movies you should watch this weekend (October 18-20)

With stars like Matt Damon and Denzel Washington, these three Amazon Prime Video movies are the perfect way to spend a quiet fall weekend......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsOct 18th, 2024

Benchmark tests show just how fast the new iPad mini really is

The first iPad mini (2024) benchmarks have been shared. Does it perform better than the previous model? How about when compared to last year's iPhone Pro?.....»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsOct 18th, 2024

Physicists show that neutron stars may be shrouded in clouds of axions

A team of physicists from the universities of Amsterdam, Princeton and Oxford have shown that extremely light particles known as axions may occur in large clouds around neutron stars. These axions could form an explanation for the elusive dark matter.....»»

Category: topSource:  marketingvoxRelated NewsOct 18th, 2024

Rare ultra-luminous nova spotted in the Small Magellanic Cloud

A rare, extremely luminous X-ray outburst has been observed in the Small Magellanic Cloud, a dwarf galaxy that is a close neighbor of our own Milky Way galaxy. The observations, made by the Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory and other telescopes, were de.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 17th, 2024

Astronomers detect ancient lonely quasars with murky origins

A quasar is the extremely bright core of a galaxy that hosts an active supermassive black hole at its center. As the black hole draws in surrounding gas and dust, it blasts out an enormous amount of energy, making quasars some of the brightest object.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 17th, 2024