Michael Irving – – A star that disappeared before astronomers’ eyes could mark the first time the birth of a black hole has been directly witnessed. (Credit: NASA, ESA, P. Jeffries (STScI)). For the first time, astronomers have witnessed a star disappear …
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Free trial offers can grab your attention. They’re easy to sign up for. And they’re, well, free – right? Not exactly. Some free trials can be expensive. Scammers often use “free” trial offers, with undisclosed or buried terms, to enroll you – without …
Or how I learned to stop worrying and love my tsundoku. By Kevin Dickinson – Melk Abbey Library. Tsundoku Library. Many readers buy books with every intention of reading them only to let them linger on the shelf. Statistician Nassim Nicholas Taleb believes …
Darren Quick – The Endorestiform Nucleus is located near the junction of the brain and the spinal cord (Credit: NeuRA). Michio Kaku calls the brain “the most complicated object in the known universe.” So, despite plenty of study, maybe it’s not a total surprise …
Michael Irving – – A composite near- and mid-infrared image of Apep, a star system that has been identified as a possible gamma ray burst source in the future (Credit: University of Sydney/European Southern Observatory). With the power to unleash as much energy …
By James Holloway – – Could rolling stones be responsible for the grooves in Phobos’ surface? (Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/University of Arizona). Scientists have long debated the cause of the distinctive grooves on the surface of Mars’ moon Phobos. One leading theory has it …
Christmas has many pagan and secular traditions that early Christians incorporated into this new holiday. Mike Colagrossi – – Saturnalia (1783) by Antoine Callet, showing his interpretation of what the Saturnalia might have looked like. Christmas was heavily influenced by the Roman festival …
By Michael Irving – Astronomers have discovered a brand new type of celestial object: an active binary asteroid, meaning it’s made of two rocks orbiting each other while leaving a trail of gas like a comet. (Credit: ESA/Hubble, L. Calçada). Astronomers have …
David Szondy – A new MIT plane is propelled via ionic wind (Credit: MIT). A team of MIT engineers has flown what was long thought impossible – a heavier than air craft that needs no moving parts for achieving powered lift. The 5-lb …
