There are several candidates for the biggest star in the universe. One of them, VY Canis Majoris, is over 1,500 times the width of the sun. If it were placed in our solar system, it would stretch to nearly the orbit of Saturn. But how can such a beast exist? The answer, as always, is physics. VY Canis Majoris is …
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Astronomers have used a newly discovered and still mysterious class of cosmic explosions to better understand the process of stellar life and death in the distant universe. The blasts in question are Fast X-ray Transients (FXTs), recently discovered outbursts of X-rays that last for just a few minutes. The source of FXTs has been shrouded in mystery. Now, with the …
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Patricia Richardson, Richard Karn and Debbe Dunning will all appear on Tim Allen’s ABC sitcom Shifting Gears. It’s Tool Time all over again. On Wednesday, Tim Allen’s sitcom Shifting Gears shared a video from the set of Season 2, teasing a long-awaited Home Improvement reunion with Allen’s former costars Patricia Richardson, Richard Karn and Debbe Dunning. Richardson previously played Jill …
Read More »Fandom is a funny thing in the age of social media. Spend enough time scrolling and it’s easy to feel like you really know a celebrity, and all their friends. The new film “Lurker,” a Sundance breakout in theaters Friday, explores the question of what might happen if a certain type of fan got a foot in the door, and …
Read More »NEW YORK (AP) — Scientists for the first time have spotted the insides of a dying star as it exploded, offering a rare peek into stellar evolution. Stars can live for millions to trillions of years until they run out of fuel. The most massive ones go out with a bang in an explosion called a supernova. Using telescopes that …
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Space might seem like an empty, featureless void, but new research has shown that this is far from true. Scientists have discovered an ‘interstellar tunnel’ that connects our solar system to distant stars. In a new study, scientists at the Max Planck Institute identified two hot tunnels, stretching across vast regions of space. The researchers gathered thousands of measurements of …
Read More »Former Top 25 stars Zhang, Evans seeded in US Open qualifying draw US Open Tennis Carlos Alcaraz wins Cincinnati Open as Sinner retires from final with illness The Guardian An Upper West Side Guide to the 2025 US Open Tennis Championships; What to Know West Side Rag When is the US Open draw? Confirmed seeds, wildcards, withdrawn players and more The Independent Everything You …
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The sky at night. It inspires awe. It inspires thoughts of an existential nature: Who are we? Why are we here? And, perhaps most importantly of all, in which direction should I roll this big ball of shit? That is, if you’re a dung beetle. The rest of this article is behind a paywall. Please sign in or subscribe to …
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While the Las Vegas Raiders fell to 0-1-1 in the preseason with Saturday afternoon’s loss to the San Francisco 49ers, the more important takeaways from the game are centered around getting the team ready for the regular season. That includes fighting for positioning on the depth chart and 53-man roster spots. With that in mind, let’s dive into this week’s …
Read More »Texas and Penn State, the top two teams in The Associated Press preseason Top 25, each had three players selected for the preseason AP All-America team announced Monday. No. 1 Texas had one player from each level of its defense on the first team: edge rusher Colin Simmons, linebacker Anthony Hill Jr. and safety Michael Taaffe. No. 2 Penn State’s …
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