Even dying stars can still give birth to planets
Planets are usually not much older than the stars around which they revolve. Take the sun: It was born 4.6 billion years ago, and not long after that, Earth developed. But KU Leuven astronomers have discovered that a completely different scenario is.....»»
Gearbox founder says Epic Games Store hopes were “misplaced or overly optimistic”
Pitchford's prediction that Steam could be "a dying store" have not come to pass. Enlarge / Artist's conception of Randy Pitchford surveying the Epic Games Store landscape years after Borderlands 3's exclusive launch there. (cred.....»»
Hubble spots the Tucana Dwarf in the dark
A splatter of stars glows faintly at almost 3 million light-years away in this new image from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope. Known as the Tucana Dwarf for lying in the constellation Tucana, this dwarf galaxy contains a loose bundle of aging stars at.....»»
The Galaxy S25 Ultra may get some tough competition in January
The Galaxy S25 Ultra is one of 2025's most anticipated smartphones. However, another phone launching in January could give it tough competition......»»
All transformations in Black Myth: Wukong, ranked
Black Myth: Wukong lets you turn into a select few creatures to give you an extra chance at survival. We've ranked all the transformations from worst to best......»»
New Xbox Series X and S Set to Launch on Christmas 2024
Xbox released info on their newly updated Xbox Series of consoles at Gamescom 2024. We give you the scoop on what's new with these refreshes! The post New Xbox Series X and S Set to Launch on Christmas 2024 appeared first on Phandroid. Mic.....»»
Sennheiser Accentum headphones, already a bargain, are $48 off today
The Sennheiser Accentum wireless headphones, which we gave a rating of 9 out of 10 stars, is on sale for an extremely affordable price of $132 from Walmart......»»
The HP Spectre x360 14 has a $350 price cut today
We love the Spectre x360 14 2-in-1 laptop having given it 4.5 stars out of 5. It's on sale now at HP making it a truly unmissable laptop to buy......»»
The Green Economy Is Hungry for Copper—and People Are Stealing, Fighting, and Dying to Feed It
With the possible exception of gold, no other metal has caused as much destruction as copper. In the coming years, we’ll need more of it than ever......»»
SpaceX sets new target date for historic Polaris Dawn mission
SpaceX is delaying the launch of the historic Polaris Dawn mission to give teams more time to complete preflight checkouts......»»
Keychron Q15 Max review: High-quality and quirky mechanical keyboard
The Keychron Q15 Max is a premium keyboard option for those who are on board with ortholinear setups, or want to give it a try.Keychron Q15 Max reviewAn ortholinear keyboard has a non-staggered layout, where keys are aligned in a grid format. They of.....»»
Surprising mechanism for removing dead cells identified
Billions of our cells die every day to make way for the growth of new ones. Most of these goners are cleaned up by phagocytes—mobile immune cells that migrate where needed to engulf problematic substances. But some dying or dead cells are consumed.....»»
Federal judge in Texas strikes down FTC’s ban on noncompete agreements
Judge: FTC Act doesn't give substantive rulemaking authority to FTC. Enlarge / Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan arrives to testify before the House Appropriations Subcommittee at the Rayburn House Office Building on May 1.....»»
Your PC deserves an upgrade! Get 53% off the 1TB Samsung 990 EVO SSD!
If you’re looking to give your PC an upgrade, check out this deal for the SAMSUNG 990 EVO SSD 1TB and get 53% off! The post Your PC deserves an upgrade! Get 53% off the 1TB Samsung 990 EVO SSD! appeared first on Phandroid. One of the thi.....»»
Dying Light: The Beast brings back Kyle Crane in a new open-world title
A brand new dyling light game was revealed at Opening Night Live called Dying Light: The Beast. It currently has no release date......»»
Dying Light: The Beast debuts at Gamescom 2024"s Opening Night Live show
A brand new Dying Light spin-off is coming soon......»»
The evolution of the Trappist-1 planetary system
Planets are bodies that orbit a star and have sufficient gravitational mass that they form themselves into roughly spherical shapes that, in turn, exert gravitational force on smaller objects around them, such as asteroids and moons......»»
New simulations shed light on stellar destruction by supermassive black holes
Monash University astronomers have contributed to a breakthrough in understanding the dramatic fate of stars that wander too close to supermassive black holes at the centers of galaxies......»»
Hubble spots a cluster of emission nebulae within the Large Magellanic Cloud
A bubbling region of stars both old and new lies some 160,000 light-years away in the constellation Dorado. This complex cluster of emission nebulae is known as N11, and was discovered by American astronomer and NASA astronaut Karl Gordon Henize in 1.....»»
A galactic "conspiracy" disproven: Dark matter and stars not interacting as previously thought
A longstanding 'conspiracy' in astronomy—that stars and dark matter are interacting in inexplicable ways—has been overturned by an international team of astronomers, in a paper in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society......»»
Vulnerabilities in Microsoft macOS apps may give attackers access to microphone, camera
Vulnerabilities in popular Microsoft apps for macOS can be abused by attackers to record video and audio clips, take pictures, access and exfiltrate data and send emails, Cisco Talos researchers have discovered. Library injection vulnerabilities in M.....»»