We can"t see the first stars yet, but we can see their direct descendants
If you take a universe worth of hydrogen and helium, and let it stew for about 13 billion years, you get us. We are the descendants of the primeval elements. We are the cast-off dust of the first stars, and many generations of stars after that. So ou.....»»
Genesis brand names Troy Saito to direct U.S sales and operations
Saito will oversee all U.S sales and retail operations and focus on strategy and retailer operations. He will be working closely with all 239 domestic dealerships, Genesis said......»»
Scientists find one of the most ancient stars that formed in another galaxy
The first generation of stars transformed the universe. Inside their cores, simple hydrogen and helium fused into a rainbow of elements. When these stars died, they exploded and sent these new elements across the universe. The iron running in your ve.....»»
Take a golf cart ride around Apple Park with Greg Joswiak and other Apple execs [Video]
Brian Tong was given a unique opportunity for his latest YouTube video: a golf cart ride around Apple Park with guest stars from various different Apple executives. The video focuses on the “State Of The iPhone,” with topics ranging from the iPho.....»»
Intel receives $8.5 billion from US for expanding high-end fab capacity
Chips Act funding will primarily be directed toward development of Intel’s 18A node. Enlarge (credit: Bloomberg) Intel will receive $8.5 billion in direct funding and $11 billion in loans from the US government to expa.....»»
Darkness rises in an age of light in first trailer for Star Wars: The Acolyte
"This isn't about good or bad. This is about power and who is allowed to use it." Amandla Stenberg stars as a former padawan turned dangerous warrior in Star Wars: The Acolyte. A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away, the Galacti.....»»
Mavericks vs Spurs live stream: Can you watch for free?
The Mavs take on the Spurs in a battle of transcendent international stars. Here's how you can watch a free live stream of the game from anywhere in the US......»»
Daily Telescope: A colorful star trail through the largest window in space
Expect more of this later in 2024 as a veteran astronaut heads back into orbit. Enlarge / Cities on Earth shine alongside distant stars. (credit: Don Pettit/reddit) Welcome to the Daily Telescope. There is a little to.....»»
Our survey of the sky is uncovering the secrets of how planets are born
When we look out to the stars, it is typically not a yearning for the distant depths of outer space that drives us. When we are looking out there, we are truly looking back at ourselves. We try to understand our place in the unimaginable vastness of.....»»
Direct laser writing on halide perovskites: From mechanisms to applications
Metal halide perovskites have become well-deserved "star" materials among a variety of semiconductors owing to their excellent optoelectronic properties, such as high photoluminescence (PL) quantum yield (QY), high absorption coefficient, tunable ban.....»»
Andre Holland is Black Panther leader Huey P. Newton in new Apple TV+ drama
Apple TV+ has announced "The Big Cigar," a new six-part drama following Blank Panther leader Huey P. Newton's escape to Cuba.Andre Holland stars in "The Big Cigar" (Source: Apple TV+)Premiering with its first two episodes on May 17, 2024, "The Big Ci.....»»
Lonely young adults less likely to gain employment in adulthood, study finds
New research from the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN) at King's College London, in partnership with the University of Greenwich, has found that there is a direct socioeconomic impact of loneliness in early adolescence......»»
A 790,000 year-old asteroid impact could explain seafloor spherules
Our solar system does not exist in isolation. It formed within a stellar nursery along with hundreds of sibling stars, and even today has the occasional interaction with interstellar objects such as 'Oumuamua and Borisov. So it's reasonable to presum.....»»
Apple speaks out against Epic"s contempt of court accusation
Following Epic Games's requesting that Apple should be held in contempt of court over what it alleges is failure to comply with an anti-steering ruling, Apple has issued a rare direct response.Playing 'Fortnite' on an iPhoneThe long-running legal bat.....»»
Social acceptance of immigrants working as politicians or judges is low, finds German study
Often, the dominant society develops negative attitudes towards immigrants and their descendants because their integration is too successful—and not because they are unwilling to integrate. This is the finding of a new study conducted by researcher.....»»
Insights into water flow and fish passage through dams offer options for meeting energy, environmental needs
Hydropower dams provide reliable renewable energy, but they also have a direct impact on the environment, especially fish. Adjusting the amount of water spilling over a dam can help fish successfully navigate dams. But spilling more water means less.....»»
IRS has launched its free tax filing service, Direct File, in 12 states
Direct File has many limits, but nearly 19M people in 12 states may be eligible. Enlarge / Internal Revenue Service (IRS) headquarters building on January 30, 2024, in Washington, DC. (credit: Getty Images | J. David Ake ).....»»
NASA"s Roman team selects survey to map our galaxy"s far side
NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope team has announced plans for an unprecedented survey of the plane of our Milky Way galaxy. It will peer deeper into this region than any other survey, mapping more of our galaxy's stars than all previous obser.....»»
Daily Telescope: Gigantic new stars stir up a nebula
Astronomers know of no other region so packed with large stars as this nebula. Enlarge / Behold, the star-forming region of NGC 604. (credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI) Welcome to the Daily Telescope. There is a little to.....»»
Maximum mass of non-rotating neutron star precisely inferred to be 2.25 solar masses
A study led by Prof. Fan Yizhong from the Purple Mountain Observatory of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has achieved significant precision in determining the upper mass limit for non-rotating neutron stars, a pivotal aspect in the study of nuclear p.....»»
Study illuminates the protective role of fluorescence in neon-colored sea anemones
For the first time, a team of researchers at Stanford University and UC San Diego's Scripps Institution of Oceanography has uncovered a direct genetic link between fluorescence and color in sea anemones—those soft and tentacled tide pool creatures.....»»