Stellar murder: When stars destroy and eat their own planets
Our sun is both our best friend and our worst enemy. On the one hand, we owe our very existence to our star. Earth and the other planets in the solar system formed out of the same cloud of gas and dust as the sun......»»
Q&A: Astronomers await a once-in-80-year stellar explosion
We sat down with Carnegie Science Observatories theoretical astrophysicist Tony Prio to talk about T Coronae Borealis, the stellar explosion that occurs once every 80 years and is due to light up in the coming months......»»
Double-peaked supernovae offer clues to pre-supernova outbursts
New research helps in understanding the evolution and final stages of massive stars, the role of binary interactions, and the mechanisms behind mass loss, which ultimately affect the properties of the resulting supernova and its remnant. This work al.....»»
5 great dramas to watch on Labor Day
From a touching ode to motherhood to a classic war movie, here are five stellar dramas to while away the long hours of the Labor Day weekend......»»
Wildfires Are Contaminating Water Supplies
Wildfires don’t just destroy forest—they can increase sediment in rivers and reservoirs, spark algae blooms, and pollute watercourses with dangerous chemicals, leaving water providers to grapple with long-term consequences......»»
Webb discovers six new "rogue worlds" that provide clues to star formation
Rogue planets, or free-floating planetary-mass objects (FFPMOs), are planet-sized objects that either formed in interstellar space or were part of a planetary system before gravitational perturbations kicked them out......»»
5 best drama movies to stream this Labor Day Weekend
From a touching ode to motherhood to a classic war movie, here are five stellar dramas to while away the long hours of the Labor Day weekend......»»
Hubble zooms into the rosy tendrils of Andromeda
Clusters of stars set the interstellar medium ablaze in the Andromeda galaxy about 2.5 million light-years away. Also known as M31, Andromeda is the Milky Way's closest major galaxy. It measures approximately 152,000 light-years across and, with almo.....»»
Hubble observes an oddly organized satellite galaxy
Andromeda III is one of at least 13 dwarf satellite galaxies in orbit around the Andromeda galaxy, or Messier 31, the Milky Way's closest grand spiral galactic neighbor. Andromeda III is a faint, spheroidal collection of old, reddish stars that appea.....»»
Hubble traces star formation in nearby nebula NGC 261
NGC 261 blooms a brilliant ruby red against a myriad of stars in this new image from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope. Discovered on Sept. 5, 1826 by Scottish astronomer James Dunlop, this nebula is located in one of the Milky Way's closest galactic com.....»»
Nissan welcomes Reggie Bush to Heisman House after he reclaimed his trophy
USC legend Reggie Bush stars in college football campaign four months after the Heisman Trophy Trust returned his trophy, which he forfeited in the wake of sanctions......»»
10 best true crime shows on Netflix right now (August 2024)
The best true crime shows on Netflix right now include American Murder: Laci Peterson, Griselda, American Manhunt: The Boston Marathon Bombing, and more......»»
Cast negotiations underway for Ted Lasso season 4, production expected to start early next year
For fans of Ted Lasso, this latest development is the most concrete news yet that season four of Apple’s hit comedy series is going ahead. Deadline reports that cast negotiations are underway, with contract options already executed for stars Han.....»»
Watch a star get destroyed by a supermassive black hole in the first simulation of its kind
Giant black holes in the centers of galaxies like our own Milky Way are known to occasionally munch on nearby stars......»»
How to download Microsoft PowerPoint
For building slideshows and creating presentations, PowerPoint is a stellar tool. Here’s how to download PowerPoint along with alternative ways to use it......»»
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.....»»
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......»»
Nintendo’s new M-rated murder mystery already has me hooked
Emio — The Smiling Man may not be as mature as its rating implies, but we're already enthralled by Nintendo's surprising serial killer mystery......»»
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......»»