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Archive for May, 2023

Zombie white dwarf fed on neighbor star until bursting in a thermonuclear explosion

May 18th, 2023 by

Astronomers have made the first detection of a supernova in radio waves, finding that an exploding white dwarf star was feeding from a companion star like a cosmic vampire before it blew.

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Volcanoes may carpet surface of newfound Earth-size exoplanet

May 18th, 2023 by

A newfound exoplanet that lies 90 light-years from Earth may be studded with active volcanoes, whose emissions could sustain an atmosphere.

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Violent origins of gravitational waves probed by new telescope array

May 18th, 2023 by

The new BlackGEM array will hunt for black hole mergers and neutron star collisions, cataclysmic events that generate ripples in space-time known as gravitational waves.

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‘Crater’ is an old-fashioned kids’ sci-fi flick with out-of-this-world charm (review)

May 17th, 2023 by

A review of Disney Plus’s enjoyable new Young Adult sci-fi adventure movie, “Crater.”

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Powerful solar flare erupts from hidden sunspot sparking widespread radio blackouts (video)

May 17th, 2023 by

The explosive solar flare erupted from a hidden sunspot on May 16 at 12:43 pm EDT (1643 GMT) triggering widespread radio blackouts.

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Could the floating islands in ‘The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom’ exist?

May 17th, 2023 by

The latest entry in the Zelda series features floating islands high above the lands of Hyrule. But can we find these features on Earth, or alien planets?

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Building telescopes on the moon could transform astronomy – and it’s becoming an achievable goal

May 17th, 2023 by

Lunar exploration is undergoing a renaissance. Dozens of missions, organized by multiple space agencies – and increasingly by commercial companies – are set to visit the moon by the end of this decade.

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Radiation belt seen beyond our solar system for the 1st time

May 17th, 2023 by

The radiation belt around the ultracool dwarf star, located around 19 light-years from Earth, is doubled-lobed like the radiation belts around Jupiter — but it’s 10 million times brighter.

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