An exoplanet is getting vaporized but is trying to hide it
Hydrogen should be constantly boiled off, but we're not always seeing it. Enlarge / Artist's conception of the atmosphere being blasted off an exoplanet. (credit: NASA, ESA, and Joseph Olmsted (STScI)) Some planets canno.....»»
Dense Neptune-sized exoplanet discovered with TESS
Using NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS), an international team of astronomers has discovered a new massive and dense exoplanet. The newfound alien world, designated TOI-332 b, is one of the densest Neptune-sized planets known to dat.....»»
"Thermometer" molecule confirmed on exoplanet WASP-31b
Chromium hydride (CrH), a molecule that's relatively rare and particularly sensitive to temperature, is useful as a "thermometer for stars," according to astronomer Laura Flagg, because it's abundant only in a narrow range between 1,200–2,000 degre.....»»
HP built an office-caliber color laser printer you can also hide at home
The HP Color LaserJet Pro 4301fdw is a speedy and reliable all-in-one printer with an eye-catching design and a user-friendly touchscreen......»»
TESS has found thousands of possible exoplanets: Which ones should JWST study?
There are more than 5,000 confirmed exoplanets in our galaxy. That number is going to rise significantly in the next decade. The Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) has already cataloged more than 4,000 candidate exoplanets, and the PLAnetar.....»»
Twitter to hide news headlines as Musk asks journalists to publish directly on the platform
Twitter (now X) has become a great platform for following news, and many media groups (including ours) share links to their websites on the social network every day. However, it seems that Elon Musk is not happy about this, as he has reportedly asked.....»»
Obfuscated servers now let you hide the fact that you’re using a VPN
Obfuscated servers are the latest weapon in the battle between internet users wanting to protect their privacy, and governments and private companies seeking to detect and block VPN usage … more….....»»
An exoplanet is getting vaporized but is trying to hide it
Hydrogen should be constantly boiled off, but we're not always seeing it. Enlarge / Artist's conception of the atmosphere being blasted off an exoplanet. (credit: NASA, ESA, and Joseph Olmsted (STScI)) Some planets canno.....»»
Helium escapes from the atmosphere of a nearby exoplanet, observations find
Astronomers from the University of Chicago and elsewhere report the detection of an outflowing helium from the atmosphere of a nearby mini-Neptune exoplanet known as TOI-2134 b. The finding was detailed in a research paper published August 3 on the p.....»»
Watch a video of an exoplanet orbiting its star — made from 17 years of observations
Astronomers have created a video of an exoplanet called Beta Pictoris b, located 63 light-years away in the constellation Pictor, orbiting its star......»»
Longest time-lapse footage of an exoplanet to date assembled from real data
A Northwestern University astrophysicist has created the longest time-lapse video of an exoplanet to date......»»
Saturn-sized exoplanet discovered with TESS
Using NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS), an international team of astronomers has discovered a new giant exoplanet transiting a nearby M-dwarf star. The newfound alien world, designated TOI-4860 b, is comparable in size and mass to.....»»
Stealth swimmers: The fish that hide behind other fish to hunt
A new study provides the first experimental evidence that the trumpetfish, Aulostomus maculatus, can conceal itself by swimming closely behind another fish while hunting—and reduce the likelihood of being detected by its prey. The study, involving.....»»
New exoplanet discovery builds better understanding of planet formation
An international team of scientists has discovered an unusual Jupiter-sized planet orbiting a low-mass star called TOI-4860, located in the Corvus constellation......»»
Embarrassed about paying Musk for Twitter Blue? You can hide the checkmark now
From verification symbol to source of shame: Paying users can hide blue checks. Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | NurPhoto) Twitter's subscription service has a new feature for users who don't want the world to know they'r.....»»
I never thought Twitter would let you hide your Blue checkmark out of shame
One of the first things Elon Musk broke at Twitter after he acquired the social network was the service’s Blue checkmark verification system. Musk thought … The post I never thought Twitter would let you hide your Blue checkmark out of sh.....»»
You can now give Twitter $8 per month for Blue without anyone finding out
If you’ve been itching to secretly subscribe to Twitter Blue, you can now do exactly that. Twitter has started rolling out a new option for Blue subscribers that lets you hide the blue checkmark from your profile, letting you slide Elon Musk $8 per.....»»
X Blue subscribers can hide their checkmarks
A recent update to the X Help Page reveals that users will have the option of hiding their checkmark if they want. One of the things Elon Musk changed when he took over Twitter (now known as X) was to introduce paid verifications. This wa.....»»
Two intermediate polars investigated by astronomers
By analyzing the long-term, high-cadence continuous photometry from NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS), astronomers have investigated UU Columbae and Swift J0939.7-3224—two intermediate polars. Results of the study, presented July.....»»
The PLATO mission could be the most successful planet hunter ever, scientists believe
In 2026, the European Space Agency (ESA) will launch its next-generation exoplanet-hunting mission, the PLAnetary Transits and Oscillations of stars (PLATO)......»»
Hubble watches an extreme exoplanet being stripped by its star
A Neptune-sized planet orbits close enough to its star that it is bombarded by dramatic flares which cook the planet with radiation and strip its atmosphere......»»