Astronomers witness energetic switch on of black hole
A team of astronomers led by researchers from the University of Birmingham, University College London and Queen's University Belfast have discovered one of the most dramatic 'switches on' of a black hole ever seen. They will present their findings on.....»»
All upcoming Switch games: 2024, 2025 and beyond
The Nintendo Switch is home to a superb library of games, and more are on the way. In this roundup, we'll dive into the best upcoming Switch games......»»
Astronomers discover an Earth-sized exoplanet orbiting a nearby ultracool dwarf star
An international team of astronomers reports the discovery of a new Earth-sized exoplanet that orbits an ultracool dwarf star located just 54.6 light years away. The newfound alien world, designated SPECULOOS-3 b, is slightly smaller but much hotter.....»»
High-precision measurements challenge our understanding of Cepheids
"Classical Cepheids" are a type of pulsating star that rhythmically brighten and dim over time. These pulsations help astronomers measure vast distances across space, which makes Cepheids crucial "standard candles" that help us understand the size an.....»»
What sea salt in Antarctic snowfall reveals about bushfires worse than the Black Summer
Australia has a long history of bushfires. The 2019-2020 Black Summer was the worst in recorded history. But was that the worst it could get?.....»»
Coming in hot: NASA"s Chandra checks habitability of exoplanets
Using NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory and ESA's (European Space Agency's) XMM-Newton, astronomers are exploring whether nearby stars could host habitable exoplanets, based on whether they emit radiation that could destroy potential conditions for li.....»»
Sweetpotato"s sweet revenge against fungal disease
Sweetpotato black rot is a devastating disease caused by the fungus Ceratocystis fimbriata. Since the late 1800s, black rot of sweetpotato has threatened to destroy as much as 30% of the sweetpotato crop in the United States. In 2015, all sweetpotato.....»»
Einstein Telescope could launch a new era in astronomy
It's still just a plan, but a new telescope could soon be measuring gravitational waves. Gravitational waves are something like the sound waves of the universe. They are created, for example, when black holes or neutron stars collide......»»
While aiming for massive gas cloud, astronomers spot differences in thickness of Milky Way Galaxy
Space may appear vast and empty, but it's full of cosmological objects that are invisible to the human eye. From our vantage point on Earth, many of these objects fall between astronomers and what they hope to observe, impacting what they find. This.....»»
Space Black 13-inch M4 iPad Pro all-time low, 16-inch M3 Pro MacBook Pro $300+ off, Apple Mac Studio, Nomad gear, more
It’s time for more deals headlined by a new all-time low on the Space Black 13-inch M4 iPad Pro at $80 off the going rate alongside as much as $350 in savings on the matching M3 Pro 16-inch MacBook Pro. From there, we switch gears to relatively rar.....»»
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.....»»
Satellite "megaconstellations" may jeopardize recovery of ozone hole
When old satellites fall into Earth's atmosphere and burn up, they leave behind tiny particles of aluminum oxide, which eat away at Earth's protective ozone layer. A new study finds that these oxides have increased 8-fold between 2016 and 2022 and wi.....»»
Researchers report dropping atmosphere levels of the last ozone-layer-damaging chemicals to be phased out
Since the 1985 discovery of a hole in the ozone layer countries have agreed and amended treaties to aid its recovery. The most notable of these is the Montreal protocol on substances that deplete the ozone layer, which is widely regarded as the most.....»»
Lego Horizon Adventures will turn your kids into PlayStation fans
We took Lego Horizon Adventures for a spin at Summer Game Fest and got insight into why Sony is bringing it to Nintendo Switch......»»
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.....»»
From swamp to sponge: Berlin harnesses rain in climate shift
In two years' time, a massive hole in the heart of Berlin will become the German capital's biggest reservoir, capturing an increasingly precious resource—water......»»
The Nintendo Switch Drops support for X/Twitter Posting
You'll have to share your screenshots and captures through a different method. The post The Nintendo Switch Drops support for X/Twitter Posting appeared first on Phandroid. In the latest software update for the Nintendo Switch, it looks li.....»»
Wind from black holes may influence development of surrounding galaxies
Clouds of gas in a distant galaxy are being pushed faster and faster—at more than 10,000 miles per second—out among neighboring stars by blasts of radiation from the supermassive black hole at the galaxy's center. It's a discovery that helps illu.....»»
"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.....»»
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.....»»
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......»»