Red supergiant stars bubble and froth so much that their position in the sky seems to dance around
Making a 3D map of our galaxy would be easier if some stars behaved long enough to for us to calculate the distances to them. However, red supergiants are the frisky kids on the block when it comes to pinning down their exact locations. That's becaus.....»»
Rocket Report: Starship could save Mars Sample Return; BE-4s for second Vulcan
Australia's first homemade orbital-class rocket makes an appearance on its launch pad. Enlarge / A BE-4 engine is moved into position on ULA's second Vulcan rocket. (credit: United Launch Alliance) Welcome to Edition 6.4.....»»
Stars vs. numbers: How consumers perceive online rating formats
Mathematically speaking, scoring 3.5 out of 5 is the same as receiving three and a half stars on a five-star scale. But visually speaking, the numbers don't add up......»»
LA"s water supplies are in good shape: But is the city ready for the next drought?
California's second wet winter in a row has left L.A's water supplies in good shape for at least another year, but the inevitable return to dry conditions could once again put the city's residents in a precarious position......»»
Cold Coulomb crystals, cosmic clues: Unraveling the mysteries of space chemistry
While it may not look like it, the interstellar space between stars is far from empty. Atoms, ions, molecules, and more reside in this ethereal environment known as the Interstellar Medium (ISM). The ISM has fascinated scientists for decades, as at l.....»»
Homeworld 3: release date window, trailer, pre-order, and more
Homeworld 3 is on track to take us back to the stars. Some areas are still covered in the fog of war, but here's everything we know so far about this RTS title......»»
Industry can benefit when AI melds with physical world, researcher says
The auto industry can position itself to benefit from the next wave of artificial intelligence advances, said Avinash Balachandran, a senior director at the Toyota Research Institute......»»
Kia poised to pull ahead in race to inexpensive EVs, exec says
Kia's early moves position it to bring EVs to the U.S. mass market......»»
Apple Watch Activity Challenges set for Earth Day and International Dance Day this month
Prepare to dance and celebrate the planet. Two new Activity Challenges are on the way in April. more….....»»
Why figuring out how potassium is destroyed in stars is important to understanding the universe
If you want to know where elements come from, look to the stars. Almost every element heavier than helium is formed through nuclear reactions in stars. But which stellar processes are responsible for these elements? Can we find patterns in how much o.....»»
Everything you need to know about Peacemaker season 2
Here's everything we know about Peacemaker season 2, which stars John Cena and is written and directed by Superman director James Gunn......»»
Neutron stars could be heating up from dark matter annihilation
One of the big mysteries about dark matter particles is whether they interact with each other. We still don't know the exact nature of what dark matter is. Some models argue that dark matter only interacts gravitationally, but many more posit that da.....»»
Apple’s number one spot in the smartphone market didn’t last long
The latest numbers from the IDC have revealed that Samsung has reclaimed their number one position from Apple. The post Apple’s number one spot in the smartphone market didn’t last long appeared first on Phandroid. For the longest time.....»»
The 7 best laptop stands in 2024
The best laptop stands keep your laptop cool and elevated to a position where it's most comfortable to work. Stands come in many different designs with a number of added features, so here are our favorites......»»
"The Sympathizer" review: Park Chan-wook"s Vietnam War spy thriller is TV magic
The HBO adaptation of Viet Thanh Nguyen's "The Sympathizer" stars Hoa Xuande, Sandra Oh, and Robert Downey Jr. in four different roles. Review. HBO's The Sympathizer, based on Viet Thanh Nguyen's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel of the same name, g.....»»
The First Android 15 Beta is Here!
Right on schedule, Google has released Android 15 Beta 1 for your Pixel to download and dance with. We’ve already been through two Android 15 Developer Preview builds from February and March, so now we get into the beta program kickoff period......»»
This is how the world ends: swallowed or shredded by a dying sun
Researchers recently studied the status of dead stars called white dwarfs, giving a glimpse at what our own solar system will look like in 5 billion years......»»
This beautiful nebula holds a starry mystery at its heart
A gorgeous nebula turns out to hold a surprise at its center: a pair of stars that don't match as they should......»»
The beautiful nebula holds a starry mystery at its heart
A gorgeous nebula turns out to hold a surprise at its center: a pair of stars that don't match as they should......»»
Stellar winds of three sun-like stars detected for the first time
An international research team led by a researcher from the University of Vienna has for the first time directly detected stellar winds from three sun-like stars by recording the X-ray emission from their astrospheres, and placed constraints on the m.....»»
Researchers find baby stars discharge plume-like "sneezes" of magnetic flux during formation
Kyushu University researchers have shed new light into a critical question on how baby stars develop. Using the ALMA radio telescope in Chile, the team found that in its infancy, the protostellar disk that surrounds a baby star discharges plumes of d.....»»