The red supergiant Betelgeuse, a colossal star in the constellation of Orion, experienced a massive stellar outburst unlike any seen before, according to astronomers. Betelgeuse first attracted attention in late 2019 when the star, which shines like a red gem in Orion’s upper right shoulder, underwent an unexpected eclipse. The supergiant continued to weaken in … Read more
is Everyone on holiday? That would be a plausible explanation for the major slowdown in checkouts. Although three new films opened nationwide, none cracked the top five on the domestic chart and only two — A24’s satirical slasher Bodies Bodies Bodies and Lionsgate’s dizzying low-budget thriller Fall — made the top 10 to infiltrate . … Read more
PITAKA creates some of the most interesting accessories for iPhone owners. With MagSafe compatible and standard Qi chargers, Apple users can take advantage of its products on the go, at home, or at the office. Here are some of the best options you can find now. PITAKA MagEZ Slider is the perfect companion to your … Read more
On Sunday, Earth’s magnetic field was hit by a solar wind current that reached speeds of more than 600 kilometers per second. While that’s not overly alarming — solar storms often hit our planet and trigger spectacular aurora borealis — the odd thing is that this storm was totally unexpected. “This event was not included … Read more
Free Press staff reports and news services | Detroit FreePress Detroit Al Avila, the Tigers’ general manager, was unable to get the deal he wanted for Gregory Soto as of Tuesday’s deadline. These opposing teams may be feeling a little better now that they haven’t given up key plays for Soto, an All-Star for the … Read more
The Dodgers announced they placed Clayton Kershaw on the 15-day injured list citing back pain. porter ChrisTaylor is back from his own IL stint to fill the vacated active roster slot. Los Angeles also called helpers back Reyes Moronta from Triple-A Oklahoma City and optional outfielder James Outman. Kershaw lands on the IL for the … Read more
It’s a record that has been broken multiple times in the past two years alone and one that we expect to be broken again soon. Astronomers using the newly commissioned James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) have announced the discovery of what appears to be the most distant galaxy yet. If this sounds familiar, it has … Read more
Physicists have just discovered light acting as a “glue” between atoms, in a kind of loosely bound molecule. “For the first time, we have succeeded in polarizing several atoms with one another in a controlled manner and thus creating a measurable attraction between them,” says physicist Matthias Sonnleitner from the University of Innsbruck. Atoms combine … Read more
The little we know about dark matter comes from calculations based on the glow of surrounding galaxies. However, the farther away we look, the dimmer the starlight, making it more difficult to see the subtle influence of this most mysterious of forces. Now a collaboration between astronomers from Japan and the US has found another … Read more
Scientists may have just tracked the source of some mysterious infrared rays emanating from stars and clouds of interstellar dust and gas. These unidentified infrared emission bands (UIE) have baffled scientists for decades; At least some of these bands may be generated by highly ionized buckminsterfullerenes, better known as buckyballs, according to new theoretical work. … Read more
