When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. An illustration of a white dwarf about to explode as it feeds on a companion star. | Credit: Robert Lea (created with Cnva) Betelgeuse may have competition for the most exciting star about to go nova near Earth. Astronomers have discovered the secret …
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Betelgeuse may have competition for the most exciting star about to go nova near Earth. Astronomers have discovered the secret of a strange star system that has baffled them for years, finding it contains a dead star about to erupt after overfeeding on a stellar companion. The supernova explosion of this cosmic cannibal could be as bright as the moon, …
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Heads up aurora chasers! A powerful solar storm is on its way and could supercharge the skies with northern lights just in time for the Labor Day holiday. A long-duration M2.7 flare erupted from sunspot Active Region 4199 on Aug. 30, launching a fast-moving, Earth-directed coronal mass ejection (CME). The CME is expected to reach Earth late on Sept. 1 …
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Robots that Grow by Consuming Other Robots – YouTube Watch On Scientists have created a prototype robot that can grow, heal and improve itself by integrating material from its environment or by “consuming” other robots. It’s a big step forward in developing robot autonomy, the researchers say. The researchers coined the term “robot metabolism” to describe the process that enables …
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