Fermi spots a supernova"s "fizzled" gamma-ray burst
On Aug. 26, 2020, NASA's Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope detected a pulse of high-energy radiation that had been racing toward Earth for nearly half the present age of the universe. Lasting only about a second, it turned out to be one for the record.....»»
New blast at St. Vincent volcano; cruise ship helps evacuees
La Soufriere volcano shot out another explosive burst of gas and ash on Friday as a cruise ship arrived to evacuate some of the foreigners who had been stuck on a St. Vincent island coated in ash from a week of violent eruptions......»»
Famous fast radio burst FRB20180916B just barely lets itself be captured
Two international teams of astronomers (with significant Dutch involvement) have published two scientific papers with new information about the famous fast radio burst FRB20180916B. In a study published in the Astrophysical Journal Letters, they meas.....»»
Sensitive qubit-based technique to accelerate search for dark matter
Scientists at the Department of Energy's Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory and the University of Chicago have demonstrated a new technique based on quantum technology that will advance the search for dark matter, the invisible stuff that accounts.....»»
Pixel Watch: Price, release date, specs and more
Rumors of a Google-made smartwatch have been around for years. But the Pixel Watch rumors picked up and fizzled out last year only to resurface in 2021 with a launch allegedly coming soon......»»
Six of top ten smartphones sold in Jan. were Apple"s, iPhone 12 sales king
The iPhone 12 was the best-selling smartphone globally during January, with Apple snagging six of the top ten spots.All four members of the iPhone 12 series made the top tenAccording to Counterpoint Research, the iPhone 12 led the way, followed by iP.....»»
Tracking Variants, New Hot Spots, and More Coronavirus News
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Biodiversity "hot spots" devastated in warming world
Unless nations dramatically improve on carbon cutting pledges made under the 2015 Paris climate treaty, the planet's richest concentrations of animal and plant life will be irreversibly ravaged by global warming, scientists warned Friday......»»
How founders can avoid blind spots and make better decisions with EchoVC’s Eghosa Omoigui
Eghosa Omoigui explained what it means to have an All-22 tape and the steps founders should take to develop a skill set that will allow them to see and understand the playbook from all sides. Building and maintaining a successful startup re.....»»
Hubble spots double quasars in merging galaxies
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope is "seeing double." Peering back 10 billion years into the universe's past, Hubble astronomers found a pair of quasars that are so close to each other they look like a single object in ground-based telescopic photos, but.....»»
Gamma-ray emission detected from the supernova remnant G272.2-3.2
Using NASA's Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope, Chinese astronomers have detected significant GeV gamma-ray emission from a supernova remnant (SNR) known as G272.2-3.2. The finding is detailed in a paper published March 29 on the arXiv pre-print reposi.....»»
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As Compass downsizes its IPO, signs of weakness appear for high-growth companies
Taken together, the various market signs could point to a modest to moderate cooling in the IPO market. For a host of companies looking to debut via a SPAC, that could prove to be bad news. On the same day that Deliveroo’s IPO fizzled.....»»
Dark matter is the most likely source of excess of gamma rays from galactic center
In the recent past, space missions dedicated to the study of astrophysical signals in the high-energy spectrum revealed a series of enigmatic excesses not predicted by the theoretical models. In order to find an explanation for these anomalies, many.....»»
Image: Hubble spots a galaxy with a peculiar arm
This image taken with the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope features NGC 7678—a galaxy with one particularly prominent arm, located approximately 164 million light-years away in the constellation of Pegasus (the Winged Horse)......»»
Supernova simulations reveal how stellar explosions shape debris clouds
Astronomers are now in a better position to interpret observations of supernova remnants thanks to computer simulations of these cataclysmic events by RIKEN astrophysicists......»»
While other startups develop alt-proteins for meat replacement, Nourish Ingredients focuses on fat
Plant-based meat replacements have commanded a huge amount of investor and consumer attention in the decade or more since new entrants like Beyond Meat first burst onto the scene. These companies have raised billions of dollars and the industry is no.....»»
Satellites map record floods in Australia
Stretches of land across New South Wales, Australia, have been hit with torrential rain leading to record-breaking floods. The heavy rainfall has caused dams to spill over, rives to burst their banks and thousands of people forced to evacuate their h.....»»
Creating patterns spontaneously in synthetic materials
Nature produces a startling array of patterned materials, from the sensitive ridges on a person's fingertip to a cheetah's camouflaging spots. Although nature's patterns arise spontaneously during development, creating patterns on synthetic materials.....»»
Real estate tech startup Offerpad to go public via SPAC merger in $3B deal
Offerpad is the latest proptech company to go public via a SPAC merger. The Phoenix, Ariz.-based company announced Thursday its plans to go public by merging with Supernova Partners Acquisition Company in a deal valued at $3 billion. The transaction.....»»
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