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Astronomers focus robotic eyes on the Milky Way, our cosmic home

Thanks to a breakthrough robotic innovation, an international collaboration that includes the University of Toronto has advanced the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS), a 20-year-long research project that has been investigating the structure and evolut.....»»

Category: topSource:  marketingvoxJan 21st, 2022

Astronomers discover parallel disks and jets erupting from a pair of young stars

Most of the universe is invisible to the human eye. The building blocks of stars are only revealed in wavelengths that are outside of the visible spectrum. Astronomers recently used two very different, and very powerful, telescopes to discover twin d.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 12th, 2024

NASA"s Roman mission gets cosmic "sneak peek" from supercomputers

Scientists at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory contributed to a project that sets the stage for two telescopes investigating one of astrophysics' biggest mysteries......»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated NewsJun 12th, 2024

Observations explore the halo of Centaurus A

Using the Very Large Telescope (VLT) in Chile, astronomers have observed the halo of a nearby giant elliptical galaxy known as Centaurus A. Results of the observational campaign, published June 1 on the pre-print server arXiv, yield important insight.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 12th, 2024

Infiniti eyes Lexus, Acura customers to rebuild market share

In late July, Infiniti will launch a program to help retailers with marketing and expense reduction......»»

Category: topSource:  autonewsRelated NewsJun 12th, 2024

"Flares" and "echoes" from the Milky Way"s monster black hole

Michigan State University researchers have made groundbreaking discoveries about the supermassive black hole at the center of our Milky Way galaxy. These findings, based on data from NASA's NuSTAR X-ray telescope, were presented at the 244th meeting.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 11th, 2024

Scientists spot more Milky Way-like galaxies in early universe, advancing our understanding of how galaxies were formed

University of Missouri scientists are peering into the past and uncovering new clues about the early universe. Since light takes a long time to travel through space, they are now able to see how galaxies looked billions of years ago......»»

Category: topSource:  marketingvoxRelated NewsJun 11th, 2024

Combined X-ray surveys and supercomputer simulations track 12 billion years of cosmic black-hole growth

By combining forefront X-ray observations with state-of-the-art supercomputer simulations of the buildup of galaxies over cosmic history, researchers have provided the best modeling to date of the growth of the supermassive black holes found in the c.....»»

Category: topSource:  marketingvoxRelated NewsJun 11th, 2024

Pompey was elected a Colonial-era "king." Did researchers find the foundation of his home outside Boston?

At first glance, it may not look like much more than a hole......»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated NewsJun 11th, 2024

Jabra will no longer make its Elite wireless earbuds or headphones

The Danish company has abruptly decided to exit the consumer audio space to focus on more profitable lines of business......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsJun 11th, 2024

How to buy a home: 7 tips for negotiating like a pro

The main purpose of negotiation is to find a mutually acceptable solution for buyers and sellers. Good negotiations greatly improve relationships between buyers, sellers and agents. They also help avoid future problems and conflicts......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 11th, 2024

iOS 18 HomeKit features: guest user access, hands-free door unlock, robot vacuum support

While we still waiting for new smart home hardware products from Apple, iOS 18 does bring some new advancements to the Apple smart home software experience, with upgrades to HomeKit and the Home app. The hero new feature this year is the addition.....»»

Category: topSource:  marketingvoxRelated NewsJun 11th, 2024

How to adjust the flashlight"s focus and beam shape in iOS 18

Apple's iOS 18 update provides more control over how the flashlight functions on an iPhone, Here's how to adjust how it produces and focuses light.The flashlight feature on an iPhoneThe flashlight function in iOS turns on the rear flash, illuminating.....»»

Category: appleSource:  appleinsiderRelated NewsJun 11th, 2024

How iOS 18 lets you neatly rearrange app icons and home screen widgets

How iOS 18 lets you neatly rearrange app icons and home screen widgets.....»»

Category: appleSource:  appleinsiderRelated NewsJun 11th, 2024

Chinese astronomers discover a high-velocity star ejected from globular cluster Messier 15

Chinese astronomers report the discovery of a new high-velocity star about 4,200 light years away. The newfound star, designated J0731+3717, turned out to be ejected from the globular cluster Messier 15 by an intermediate-mass black hole. The finding.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 11th, 2024

How did a satellite galaxy of the Milky Way come to be? Physicists offer an explanation

Crater 2, located approximately 380,000 light years from Earth, is one of the largest satellite galaxies of the Milky Way. Extremely cold and with slow-moving stars, Crater 2 has low surface brightness. How this galaxy originated remains unclear......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 11th, 2024

Origins of fast radio bursts come into focus through polarized light

What scientists previously thought about where Fast Radio Bursts (FRBs) come from is just the tip of the iceberg, according to new research led by astronomers at the University of Toronto. The mysteries of the millisecond-long cosmic explosions are u.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 11th, 2024

Neutrinos: The inscrutable “ghost particles” driving scientists crazy

The particles hold the keys to new physics. If only we could understand them. Enlarge / The Super-Kamiokande neutrino detector at the Kamioka Observatory in Japan. (credit: Kamioka Observatory, ICRR (Institute for Cosmic Ray Rese.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsJun 11th, 2024

First map of outflows from nearby quasar I Zwicky 1

SRON astronomers have for the first time mapped the outflows from one of the closest quasars to Earth. Quasars are bright cores of galaxies powered by the supermassive black hole in their center. The team has probed gas outflows in I Zwicky 1, a clos.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 11th, 2024

visionOS 2 tidbits: keyboard occlusion, Home View upgrades, more

Apple unveiled visionOS 2 at WWDC today, the first major update for Apple Vision Pro since last year. In addition to the features Apple highlighted on stage, there are a few other visionOS 2 tidbits worth pointing out, including keyboard occlusion......»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated NewsJun 11th, 2024

This $645 universal remote wants to control your entire home

Is this sleek, aluminum remote control the logical successor to the discontinued Logitech Harmony?.....»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsJun 11th, 2024