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Astronomers inspect a peculiar pulsating variable white dwarf

Astronomers have conducted spectroscopic and photometric observations of a peculiar pulsating variable white dwarf known as TMTS J17184064+2524314. Results of the observational campaign, published January 26 on the preprint server arXiv, provide esse.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgFeb 5th, 2024

Observations detect hundreds of possible supergiant stars in two nearby galaxies

Using the Large Sky Area Multi-Object Fiber Spectroscopic Telescope (LAMOST), Chinese astronomers have identified nearly 300 candidate supergiant stars in the Andromeda and Triangulum galaxies. The finding was reported in a research paper published O.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 4th, 2024

Trump talks about reporters being shot and says he shouldn"t have left White House after 2020 loss

Trump talks about reporters being shot and says he shouldn"t have left White House after 2020 loss.....»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsNov 4th, 2024

Learning more about supernovae through stardust

Most of the diverse elements in the universe come from supernovae. We are, quite literally, made of the dust of those long-dead stars and other astrophysical processes. But the details of how it all comes about are something astronomers strive to und.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 3rd, 2024

Labour MP shares post "saying Kemi Badenoch is blackface of white supremacy’

Labour MP shares post "saying Kemi Badenoch is blackface of white supremacy’.....»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated NewsNov 2nd, 2024

AIs show distinct bias against Black and female résumés in new study

Language models seem to treat "masculine and White concepts... as the 'default' value." Anyone familiar with HR practices probably knows of the decades of studies showing that ré.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsNov 1st, 2024

Astronomers predict the orbits of potentially hazardous comets from meteor showers

Comets have long been seen as omens and portents, and it's easy to understand why. They first appear as faint smudges of light in the sky, sometimes fading soon after and sometimes becoming brighter than the planets, with a long, glowing tail. They h.....»»

Category: topSource:  marketingvoxRelated NewsOct 31st, 2024

Rust Belt voters aren"t all white, but reporting often ignores the concerns of people of color there, says geographer

Every four years, national media turn their attention to the Rust Belt, a term that describes Midwestern industrial and manufacturing states whose economies were decimated by the decline of those industries in the 1970s. This region contains the cove.....»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated NewsOct 31st, 2024

Astronomers investigate the properties of open cluster NGC 2506

Astronomers from the University of Wisconsin–Madison and Harvard–Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics (CfA) have inspected a Galactic open cluster known as NGC 2506 as part of the WIYN Open Cluster Study. Results of the study, published October 14.....»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated NewsOct 31st, 2024

Snow forecast next week on Mt Fuji, at last

Japan's Mount Fuji, snowless for the longest since records began 130 years ago, is expected to finally get its famous white cap back next week, a local forecaster said on Thursday......»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated NewsOct 31st, 2024

Machine-learning analysis tracks the evolution of 16th-century European astronomical thought

A team of computer scientists, astronomers and historians in Berlin has used machine-learning applications to learn more about the evolutionary history of European astronomical thought in the 15th and 16th centuries. In their study published in the j.....»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated NewsOct 31st, 2024

New extended and faint tidal tail discovered

By analyzing the data from the Dark Energy Camera Legacy Survey (DECaLS), astronomers have discovered a new tidal tail likely associated with the galaxy NGC 3785. The newly detected tidal tail is extremely extended and faint. The finding was reported.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 30th, 2024

Innovative model offers new way for astronomers to analyze powerful space explosions

Astrophysical explosions are, to give a few examples, driven by the collapse of the iron core of a massive star (known as a core-collapse supernova), the consumption of spaghettified stellar remains by a massive black hole (known as a tidal disruptio.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 29th, 2024

Study examines which students fare worst when natural disasters close schools

Researchers have examined the impact of school closures due to natural disasters and found that these closures have similar impacts on student performance across economic groups. The researchers find white students and high-performing students are le.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 29th, 2024

Researchers" new outreach strategy sets blueprint for detecting invasive species in Florida

Invasive species in Florida like Nile monitors and Argentine black-and-white tegus pose a growing threat to the Sunshine State's environment, economy and public safety. South Florida's warm climate, disturbed habitats and bustling pet trade have made.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 29th, 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

Observations explore the properties of giant spiral galaxy UGC 2885

Astronomers have employed the Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope (CFHT) to perform comprehensive multiwavelength observations of a large and massive spiral galaxy known as UGC 2885. Results of the observational campaign, published October 21 on the pre-p.....»»

Category: topSource:  marketingvoxRelated NewsOct 29th, 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 Bear becomes the Boss: First look at Jeremy Allen White in Bruce Springsteen biopic

20th Century Studios released the first image of Jeremy Allen White as Bruce Springsteen in Deliver Me From Nowhere......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsOct 28th, 2024

Hochul says Trump’s Madison Square Garden rally is a ‘white flag of surrender’

Hochul says Trump’s Madison Square Garden rally is a ‘white flag of surrender’.....»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated NewsOct 27th, 2024

Astronomers take a close look at a dandelion-shaped supernova and zombie star

In 1181, a new star shone near the Cassiopeia constellation for six months before disappearing. This event, recorded as a "guest star" by Chinese and Japanese observers almost a millennium ago, has puzzled astronomers for centuries. It is one of a fe.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 24th, 2024