Astronomers: “Vampire” star stripped the atmosphere from its binary partner
New data resolves debate about nature of star system HR 6819, discovered in 2020. Enlarge (credit: ESO/L. Calçada) Back in 2020, astronomers discovered an unusual star system just 1,000 light years from Earth. However, two di.....»»
Astronomers explore the properties of an obscured hyperluminous quasar
Astronomers from the European University Cyprus and the University of Hawaii have investigated a recently discovered obscured hyperluminous quasar known as COS-87259. Results of the study, published October 14 in the Monthly Notices of the Royal Astr.....»»
House of the Dragon star Matt Smith shares a concerning season 3 update
This definitely isn't the House of the Dragon season 3 update that fans have been waiting or hoping to hear......»»
Star Trek: Starfleet Academy has been renewed for a second season before season 1 premieres
The series has been renewed for a second season before its first season has an official premiere date......»»
Star Citizen is kind-of-but-not-really finished
Star Citizen has been in development so long that it's become a meme, but the team says its single-player spinoff is releasing in 2026......»»
Anora review: an exuberant, heart-wrenching adrenaline rush that’s an instant classic
Sean Baker's Anora is an instant 5-star classic......»»
Sega reveals the reason why it pushed Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii up a week
During the Xbox Partner Preview, Sega revealed that Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii had a new, earlier release date. A follow-up explains why......»»
Could injecting diamond dust into the atmosphere help cool the planet?
A multi-institutional team of climatologists, meteorologists and Earth scientists has found evidence that dropping diamond dust from an airplane into the atmosphere could cool the planet. In their study published in the journal Geophysical Research L.....»»
Astronomers trace the origin of meteorites that have struck Earth
Astronomers trace the origin of meteorites that have struck Earth.....»»
Xbox Partner Preview: All the new trailers and announcements
Xbox Partner Preview: All the new trailers and announcements.....»»
Old data yield new secrets as NASA"s DAVINCI preps for Venus trip
Due to launch in the early 2030s, NASA's DAVINCI mission will investigate whether Venus—a sweltering world wrapped in an atmosphere of noxious gases—once had oceans and continents like Earth......»»
Everything announced at the October 2024 Xbox Partner Preview
FBC: Firebreak, Subnautica 2, and Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii headlined an entertaining Xbox Partner Preview showcase......»»
A surprise standalone Control multiplayer game is coming next year
Remedy capped off the Xbox Partner Preview with the surprise announcement of FBC: Firebreak, a co-op game in the Control universe......»»
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.....»»
Second exoplanet detected orbiting an early G-type star
Astronomers report the detection of a second exoplanet orbiting a G-type star known as TIC 393818343, located some 300 light years away. The newfound alien world is about three times less massive than Jupiter. The finding was detailed in a research p.....»»
"Old" star could provide new insights into star evolution
A newly discovered star could challenge some models of how stars evolve and the way they produce elements as they age......»»
Hubble captures intricacies of R Aquarii, a symbiotic binary star roughly 700 light-years from Earth
The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has provided a dramatic and colorful close-up look at one of the most rambunctious stars in our galaxy, weaving a huge spiral pattern among the stars. Hubble's images capture its details and its evolution is featur.....»»
Hubble captures image of a spectacular ‘stellar volcano’
Hubble has homed in on a nearby star called R Aquarii, which is throwing out material for billions of miles around it......»»
Paramedic, 27, Didn’t Respond to 911 Call. He Died After Partner Found Him Unresponsive in Station Bedroom
Paramedic, 27, Didn’t Respond to 911 Call. He Died After Partner Found Him Unresponsive in Station Bedroom.....»»
Xi says China willing to be a partner, friend with the US
Xi says China willing to be a partner, friend with the US.....»»
Dutch students warn space mission of noisy white dwarfs
The background noise of gravitational waves from orbiting white dwarf stars will be stronger than the noise from binary black holes. This is what two Dutch master's students and their supervisor predict in two papers in anticipation of the LISA space.....»»