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This is a first: An exoplanet in a polar circumbinary disk surrounding two stars

We live in an age of exoplanet discovery. One thing we've learned is not to be surprised by the kinds of exoplanets we keep discovering. We've discovered planets where it might rain glass or even iron, planets that are the rocky core remnants of gas.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgNov 7th, 2023

Scientists identify flaw in astrophysics models of massive stars and supernovae

An international team of researchers has uncovered evidence that astrophysics models of massive stars and supernovae are inconsistent with observational gamma-ray astronomy......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated News12 hr. 41 min. ago

Swirling polar vortices likely exist on the sun, new research finds

Like the Earth, the sun likely has swirling polar vortices, according to new research led by the U.S. National Science Foundation National Center for Atmospheric Research (NSF NCAR). But unlike on Earth, the formation and evolution of these vortices.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 11th, 2024

Star"s disappearance in Andromeda marks the birth of a black hole

Massive stars about eight times more massive than the sun explode as supernovae at the end of their lives. The explosions, which leave behind a black hole or a neutron star, are so energetic they can outshine their host galaxies for months. However,.....»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsNov 11th, 2024

This trail-tested, road ready Aventon e-bike is $200 off — We gave it 4.5 stars

Along with a host of other Aventon e-bike deals, the Ramblas eMTB e-bike is on sale for $200 off and it's already priced competitively. You need to see it......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsNov 7th, 2024

Q&A: Looking at ancient Roman plagues through an environmental lens

A pit of human bones, potential evidence of a catastrophic epidemic that struck Constantinople in 541 A.D. Sulfur deposits trapped in polar ice, showing traces of a series of massive volcanic eruptions. For Brandon McDonald, these seemingly incongruo.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 7th, 2024

Robert Zemeckis is still lost in the uncanny valley. Can he be saved?

Here, Robert Zemeckis' latest movie with Tom Hanks, finds the director still stranded in the digital abyss that ruined The Polar Express, Beowulf, and others......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsNov 7th, 2024

"The nastiest soils on Earth" are getting recognized as a bigger problem

Acid sulfate soils are characterized by their orange hue and their tendency to kill surrounding vegetation and fish. Anders Johnson's extensive research along Sweden's coastline reveals the widespread presence of these soils, underscoring their signi.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 5th, 2024

Moon waves goodbye to Hera

As ESA's Hera mission for planetary defense departed its homeworld, it looked back to Earth to show the moon orbiting around it. In this sequence of images the terrestrial disk gradually shrinks as the spacecraft recedes away from it, and the moon mo.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 5th, 2024

Globular cluster Gran 5 hosts two stellar populations, study finds

Using the Gemini-South telescope, astronomers have performed high-resolution near-infrared spectroscopy of stars in a Galactic globular cluster known as Gran 5. They found that this cluster harbors two stellar populations with different metallicities.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 5th, 2024

The "27 Club" isn"t true, but it is real—a sociologist explains why myths endure and how they shape reality

There's a certain allure to the notion that some of the world's brightest stars burn out at the age of 27. The so-called 27 Club has captivated the public imagination for half a century. Its members include legendary musicians Jimi Hendrix, Janis Jop.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 5th, 2024

Observations detect hundreds of possible supergiant stars in two nearby galaxies

Using the Large Sky Area Multi-Object Fiber Spectroscopic Telescope (LAMOST), Chinese astronomers have identified nearly 300 candidate supergiant stars in the Andromeda and Triangulum galaxies. The finding was reported in a research paper published O.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 4th, 2024

Learning more about supernovae through stardust

Most of the diverse elements in the universe come from supernovae. We are, quite literally, made of the dust of those long-dead stars and other astrophysical processes. But the details of how it all comes about are something astronomers strive to und.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 3rd, 2024

Major ski resort announces immediate closure with impact on surrounding area: "We are devastated and shocked"

Major ski resort announces immediate closure with impact on surrounding area: "We are devastated and shocked".....»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsNov 2nd, 2024

Hubble watches neutron stars collide and explode to create black hole and "birth atoms"

Hubble watches neutron stars collide and explode to create black hole and "birth atoms".....»»

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Beware pirates and booby traps in new Skeleton Crew trailer

The Goonies-inspired Star Wars spinoff series set in same timeframe as The Mandalorian and Ahsoka. Jude Law stars as Force-user Jod Na Nawood in Star Wars: Skelet.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsNov 1st, 2024

Hubble and Webb probe surprisingly smooth disk around Vega

In the 1997 movie "Contact," adapted from Carl Sagan's 1985 novel, the lead character scientist Ellie Arroway (played by actor Jodi Foster) takes a space-alien-built wormhole ride to the star Vega. She emerges inside a snowstorm of debris encircling.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 1st, 2024

Why NASA"s SPHEREx mission will make "Most colorful" cosmic map ever

NASA's SPHEREx mission won't be the first space telescope to observe hundreds of millions of stars and galaxies when it launches no later than April 2025, but it will be the first to observe them in 102 colors......»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated NewsOct 31st, 2024

Research reveals delayed evolutionary origin of Asteriidae sea stars

A study published in PeerJ has reshaped our understanding of the evolutionary history of sea stars, particularly the family Asteriidae. The study, titled "Phylogenetic and taxonomic revisions of Jurassic sea stars support a delayed evolutionary origi.....»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated NewsOct 31st, 2024

Astrophysics study explores turbulence in molecular clouds

On an airplane, motions of the air on both small and large scales contribute to turbulence, which may result in a bumpy flight. Turbulence on a much larger scale is important to how stars form in giant molecular clouds that permeate the Milky Way......»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated NewsOct 31st, 2024

Astrophysicists measure "dance" of electrons in the glow from exploding neutron stars

The temperature of elementary particles has been observed in the radioactive glow following the collision of two neutron stars and the birth of a black hole. This has, for the first time, made it possible to measure the microscopic, physical properti.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 30th, 2024