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What Made This Bizarre ‘Dandelion’ Supernova?

A strange supernova remnant first appeared as a “guest star” seen in 1181 by sky watchers in China and Japan.....»»

Category: scienceSource:  sciam11 hr. 56 min. ago

Trump Adviser Stephen Miller’s Bizarre Biden-Harris ‘Sex Slavery’ Meltdown

Trump Adviser Stephen Miller’s Bizarre Biden-Harris ‘Sex Slavery’ Meltdown.....»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated NewsAug 8th, 2024

J.D. Vance Awkwardly Retreats After Bizarre Attempt to Storm Harris’ Empty Plane

J.D. Vance Awkwardly Retreats After Bizarre Attempt to Storm Harris’ Empty Plane.....»»

Category: topSource:  marketingvoxRelated NewsAug 7th, 2024

Image: Doomed star Eta Carinae

Eta Carinae may be about to explode. But no one knows when—it may be next year, it may be 1 million years from now. Eta Carinae's mass—about 100 times greater than our sun—makes it an excellent candidate for a full blown supernova......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsAug 7th, 2024

I’m obsessed with Steam’s unhinged new ‘bowling shooter’

Sparedevil turns bowling into a fast and furious first-person shooter that's delightfully bizarre......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsJul 25th, 2024

Dyson’s new headphones are less controversial and way more colorful

Dyson's latest headphones ditch the air purification system that made the Dyson Zone so bizarre-looking, and go all-in on ANC and color customization......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsJul 18th, 2024

Researchers build ultralight drone that flies with onboard solar

Bizarre design uses a solar-powered motor that's optimized for weight. Enlarge / The CoulombFly doing its thing. (credit: Nature) On Wednesday, researchers reported that they had developed a drone they're calling the Cou.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsJul 17th, 2024

Webb unveils stunning ejecta and CO structures in Cassiopeia A"s young supernova

The SETI Institute announced the latest findings from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) of the supernova remnant, Cassiopeia A (Cas A). These observations of the youngest known core collapse supernova in the Milky Way provide insights into the co.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJul 15th, 2024

Apple releases new midnight color for HomePod mini, replacing space gray

In a bizarre mid-July announcement, Apple has today updated the HomePod mini. Not with any new features or upgrades, however, but with a new (or more precisely, different) choice of color. You can now order the HomePod mini in a new Midnight color.....»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsJul 15th, 2024

Hubble measures the distance to a supernova

Measuring the distance to truly remote objects like galaxies, quasars, and galaxy clusters is a crucial task in astrophysics, particularly when it comes to studying the early universe, but it's a difficult one to complete......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJul 12th, 2024

Nearby exoplanet has trace amounts of hydrogen sulfide, Webb data suggest

An exoplanet infamous for its deadly weather has been hiding another bizarre feature—it reeks of rotten eggs, according to a new Johns Hopkins University study of data from the James Webb Space Telescope......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJul 8th, 2024

Elusive temporary star described in historical documents recreated using new computer model

A mysterious remnant from a rare type of supernova recorded in 1181 has been explained for the first time. Two white dwarf stars collided, creating a temporary "guest star," now labeled supernova (SN) 1181, which was recorded in historical documents.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJul 5th, 2024

If Betelgeuse Explodes, Just How Bright Will It Get?

This supergiant star is in our celestial neighborhood, and it’s threatening to go supernova. What would that look like from down here?.....»»

Category: gadgetSource:  wiredRelated NewsJul 3rd, 2024

Bizarre armor from Mycenaean Greece turns out to have been effective

People suspected the Dendra armor was ceremonial, but new tests show its utility. Enlarge / Armor based on the Dendra artifact being tested. (credit: Andreas Flouris and Stavros Petmezas) The Dendra armor, one of the old.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsMay 30th, 2024

Warning: You Can"t Unsee Donald Trump"s Bizarre Dance

Warning: You Can"t Unsee Donald Trump"s Bizarre Dance.....»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated NewsMay 25th, 2024

How Often Do Supernovas Strike Earth?

A supernova showering Earth with radioactive debris is a surprisingly common cosmic occurrence.....»»

Category: scienceSource:  sciamRelated NewsMay 24th, 2024

Apple has just fixed one of the weirder iPhone bugs

Apple has moved pretty quickly to fix a bizarre bug on the iPhone and iPad that caused deleted photos to reappear on the devices......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsMay 21st, 2024

Virtual Boy: The bizarre rise and quick fall of Nintendo’s enigmatic red console

How Nintendo took a gamble on a new kind of gaming experience in the '90s. Enlarge (credit: Benj Edwards) Ars Technica AI Reporter and tech historian Benj Edwards has co-written a book on the Virtual Boy with Dr. Jose.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsMay 15th, 2024

Raspberry in the sky: Astronomers discover a new supernova remnant candidate

Astronomers from the Western Sydney University in Australia and elsewhere report the detection of a new supernova remnant (SNR) candidate. The newfound SNR candidate, dubbed "Raspberry" due to its morphology, was identified in the near side of the Mi.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 13th, 2024

Brazil"s catastrophic weather spawns spate of conspiracy theories

The climate catastrophe that has struck southern Brazil, killing more than a hundred people and displacing nearly two million, has also spawned a spate of bizarre conspiracy theories, some involving jets' vapor trails and weather antennas in faraway.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 11th, 2024

New space company seeks to solve orbital mobility with high delta-v spacecraft

"If we’re going to have a true space economy, that means logistics and supply services." Enlarge / What a Supernova spacecraft might look like in orbit. (credit: Portal Space Systems) Over the course of the last seven.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsApr 30th, 2024