How did the Butterfly Nebula get its wings? It"s complicated
Planetary nebulae form when red giant stars expel their outermost layers as they run out of helium fuel—becoming hot, dense white dwarf stars that are roughly the size of Earth. The material that was shed, enriched in carbon, forms dazzling pattern.....»»
See the dramatic and beautiful flame nebula in Orion
The European Southern Observatory (ESO) has released a spectacular pair of images showing the dramatic Flame Nebula as seen by a radio telescope......»»
Anker’s Nebula Cosmos Laser, is a 4K portable home cinema you can use anywhere
You can use Anker's Nebula Cosmos Laser 4K, an ultra-HD projector, in any room in your home or anywhere else you can imagine!.....»»
Mosquitoes" mating game discovery provides new clues to combat malaria
Male mosquitoes beat their wings faster when swarming at sunset to better detect females and increase their chance of reproducing, finds a novel study led by UCL scientists......»»
Gemini South telescope captures image of Chamaeleon Infrared Nebula
The Chamaeleon Infrared Nebula is an outflow of gas that resides in the larger Chamaeleon I dark cloud (one of the closest star-forming regions of the Milky Way), and adjacent to the Chamaeleon II and Chamaeleon III dark clouds. These three dark clou.....»»
Researchers find low oxygen and sulfide in the oceans played greater role in ancient mass exteinction
Florida State University researchers have new insight into the complicated puzzle of environmental conditions that characterized the Late Ordovician Mass Extinction (LOME), which killed about 85% of the species in the ocean......»»
Nvidia could spring a surprise GPU launch next week
In theory, Team Green has a refreshed RTX 3080 12GB with a slightly bumped up core count waiting in the wings......»»
Webb"s primary mirror deployment has begun
Engineers have begun the final stage of Webb's major structural deployments: the unfolding of its two primary mirror wings. These side panels, which were folded back for launch, each hold three of the observatory's 18 hexagonal, gold-coated mirror se.....»»
CES 2022: AV Mapping provides music licensing solutions for visual content creators
When it comes to creating visual content, finding a proper soundtrack is as important as constructing and gathering materials for storytelling. However, due to copyright reasons, music licensing can be extremely complicated and time-consuming. To mak.....»»
CES 2022: Frontier aims to create a digital textile metaverse
Digital transformation has touched every industry around the world. However, because the textile industry chain is extremely long and complicated, the process of digitalization has become equally complicated......»»
Exploring the hyperchaos of mid-infrared lasers
Chaos, often popularized as the 'butterfly effect', describes the irregular phenomenon of deterministic systems. Based on the unique features of sensitivity to initial conditions and unpredictability of future evolutions, chaos from laser diodes has.....»»
Orion"s fireplace: New image of the Flame Nebula
Orion offers you a spectacular firework display to celebrate the holiday season and the new year with this new image from the European Southern Observatory (ESO). But no need to worry, this iconic constellation is neither exploding nor burning. The ".....»»
Disney Melee Mania is the perfect way to introduce your kids to MOBAs
Disney Melee Mania simplifies gaming's most complicated genre, creating a perfect gateway game for kids......»»
Tuning a magnetic fluid with an electric field creates controllable dissipative patterns
Researchers at Aalto University have shown that a nanoparticle suspension can serve as a simple model for studying the formation of patterns and structures in more complicated non-equilibrium systems, such as living cells. The new system will not onl.....»»
Call of Duty: Warzone Pacific is too complicated for its own good
Call of Duty: Warzone Pacific introduces a laundry list of fresh ideas, but ultimately feels overwhelming, and too complicated for its own good......»»
A mathematical model may give more efficient climate talks
Achieving consensus among countries in global climate negotiations is a long and complicated process. Researchers at Linköping University have developed a mathematical model that describes the achievement of the 2015 Paris Agreement and that may con.....»»
How a fly"s brain calculates its position in space
Navigation doesn't always go as planned—a lesson that flies learn the hard way, when a strong headwind shunts them backward in defiance of their forward-beating wings. Fish swimming upriver, crabs scuttling sideways, and even humans hanging a left.....»»
With further delays to BE-4 rocket engine, Vulcan may not make 2022 debut
"These are really big, heavy, complicated pieces of machinery." Enlarge / A full-power test of the BE-4 rocket engine in April 2019 in West Texas. (credit: Blue Origin) Blue Origin is unlikely to deliver two flight-ready versi.....»»
FAA: No More Astronaut Wings For Future Commercial Space Tourists
"The Federal Aviation Administration said on Friday that it was ending a program that awarded small gold pins called 'Commercial Space Astronaut Wings' to certain people who flew to space on private spacecraft," reports the New York Times. (Alternate.....»»
A stunning infrared nebula hides astronomical objects of interest
A beautiful image of a distant nebula has been captured using the international Gemini Observatory, located in Chile......»»
Best gifts for gamers 2021: Consoles, accessories, new releases, and more
Shopping for a gamer can be complicated. The good news: There’s so much to choose from. The bad news: There’s so much to choose from.It’s even worse when you consider all the different kinds of gamers out there, from those who pledg.....»»