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Wuchang: Fallen Feathers, a relatively young Soulslike action game, has fallen on hard times as of late. In addition to overwhelmingly negative Steam reviews criticizing the game’s shoddy PC performance at launch, the game has since received a huge update, which has significantly altered its story and gameplay in a way I’d argue is for the worse. For starters, according …

Since its launch in late 2021, the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has been glimpsing some of the earliest epochs of cosmic time. Its observations have stretched cosmologists’ timelines of when galaxies may have first started to form. And now some of the telescope’s farthest observations yet have revealed sources of blue ultraviolet light from an epoch when stars shouldn’t …

Scientists have uncovered a breakthrough in our understanding of black holes by using a powerful mathematical tool known as the exact Wentzel-Kramers-Brillouin (WKB) method. The study, published in Physical Review Letters, reveals previously hidden patterns in the “ringing” of black holes—vibrations known as quasinormal modes—that could sharpen future gravitational wave observations and transform our knowledge of the universe. Unlocking the …

Black holes embody the ultimate abyss. They are the most powerful sources of gravity in the universe, capable of dramatically distorting space and time around them. When disturbed, they begin to “ring” in a distinctive pattern known as quasinormal modes: ripples in space-time that produce detectable gravitational waves. In events like black hole mergers, these waves can be strong enough …

New research suggests that primordial black holes created during the Big Bang could have played a major role in forming the universe’s first stars. The findings could help to assess how suitable primordial black holes are as candidates for dark matter, the universe’s most mysterious “stuff.” But the study team isn’t sure yet whether these black holes helped star formation, …

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. (Main) an illustration of a black hole ripping apart an unfortunate star (Inset) the JWST which has just observed these events for the first time. | Credit: (Main) Carl Knox – OzGrav, ARC Centre of Excellence for Gravitational Wave Discovery, Swinburne University of …

Astronomers have exposed the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) to its first glimpses of the universe’s most violent and gory events: stars being ripped apart and devoured by black holes. The powerful space telescope discovered the black holes involved in these stellar murders lay in wait, slumbering in dusty galaxies, until their victims approach. Using the James Webb Space Telescope …

This article was originally published at The Conversation. The publication contributed the article to Space.com’s Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights. The scientists who precisely measure the position of Earth are in a bit of trouble. Their measurements are essential for the satellites we use for navigation, communication and Earth observation every day. But you might be surprised to learn that …

Anthony Zurcher North America correspondent EPA Trump at his National Golf Club in Sterling, Virginia Mick Mulvaney thought he had beaten Donald Trump. The president and his White House chief of staff were playing golf at Trump’s Bedminster club in 2019, and Mulvaney was up by one stroke with three holes left. “I slapped him on the shoulder and joked …

The Las Vegas Raiders released defensive tackle Christian Wilkins on Thursday, calling the decision in the “best interests of the organization” in a statement. The 2019 first-round draft pick was entering the second year of a four-year, $110 million contract, with $35.2 million in “guaranteed” money left that the Raiders voided. Shortly after, the NFL Players Association filed a grievance …