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Don’t miss the stars of the ‘Summer Triangle’ twinkle with the Milky Way after sunset

Don’t miss the stars of the ‘Summer Triangle’ twinkle with the Milky Way after sunset

The nights surrounding Aug. 29 are a great time to spot the stars of the famous ‘Summer Triangle’ asterism, bisected by the glowing band of the Milky Way, with an early-setting crescent moon providing a perfect setting for the stellar hunt. Celestron Nature DX 12×56 (Image credit: Jason Parnell-Brookes) If you’re looking for an affordable pair of binoculars for stargazing, …

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NASA’s Chandra Reveals Star’s Inner Conflict Before Explosion

NASA’s Chandra Reveals Star’s Inner Conflict Before Explosion

The inside of a star turned on itself before it spectacularly exploded, according to a new study from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory. Today, this shattered star, known as the Cassiopeia A supernova remnant, is one of the best-known, well-studied objects in the sky. Over three hundred years ago, however, it was a giant star on the brink of self-destruction. The …

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Mark Ruffalo Stars in Relentlessly Glum HBO Crime Drama

Mark Ruffalo Stars in Relentlessly Glum HBO Crime Drama

Questions of forgiveness hang over much of Task, the new HBO crime drama from Mare of Easttown creator Brad Ingelsby: its possibility, its purpose, its outermost limits. It’s no wonder, considering how many of its characters endure or perpetuate the sort of suffering that can make mercy seem impossibly out of reach. Spouses, in this gritty Philadelphia suburb, are mostly …

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George Clooney Stars in a Soft & Sad Netflix Drama

George Clooney Stars in a Soft & Sad Netflix Drama

A major star for the majority of his adult life, Jay Kelly has so thoroughly subsumed himself into his classic screen persona — smirking, debonair, heroic — that he no longer seems to know who he is off set. More troublingly, the world-famous actor has come to like it that way. As Sylvia Plath once wrote: “It’s a hell of …

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These Stars Don’t Burn – They Annihilate Dark Matter

These Stars Don’t Burn – They Annihilate Dark Matter

Mysterious “dark dwarfs” may glow eternally by burning invisible dark matter — and spotting them could finally crack one of the universe’s greatest mysteries. (Artist’s concept.) Credit: SciTechDaily.com Astronomers may have discovered a whole new type of star — mysterious “dark dwarfs” that could glow forever by feeding on dark matter, the invisible substance thought to make up most of …

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Nintendo: Warpstar has now become Nintendo Stars

Nintendo: Warpstar has now become Nintendo Stars

Nintendo has announced that Warpstar, which became a consolidated subsidiary of Nintendo in April, has now become Nintendo Stars with the rebranding being used to support the upcoming Nintendo movies Super Mario Bros 2 and The Legend of Zelda. Nintendo says that Nintendo Stars will achieve this by familiarising people around the world about Nintendo IP and provide new ways …

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Nintendo Subsidiary ‘Warpstar Inc.’ Has Been Renamed To ‘Nintendo Stars Inc.’

Nintendo Subsidiary ‘Warpstar Inc.’ Has Been Renamed To ‘Nintendo Stars Inc.’

Image: Nintendo Nintendo has announced that it is renaming its subsidiary company ‘Warpstar Inc.’ to ‘Nintendo Stars Inc.’ following its consolidation earlier this year. Warpstar Inc. – founded on 31st July 2001 – had previously been a joint venture between Nintendo and Hal Laboratory to oversee the Kirby franchise, expanding it into other mediums such as the Kirby: Right Back …

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“We Are Not Alone”: This $1 Billion NASA Signal To Distant Stars Sparks Worldwide Fear And Ferocious Clash Over Alien Contact

“We Are Not Alone”: This  Billion NASA Signal To Distant Stars Sparks Worldwide Fear And Ferocious Clash Over Alien Contact

IN A NUTSHELL 🌕 The Apollo 17 mission marked the end of the initial Space Race, leaving a legacy of peace and exploration. 🚗 SpaceX captured global attention by launching a cherry-red Tesla Roadster into orbit, showcasing their technological prowess. 🌍 The UNESCO Memory Disk project aims to preserve Earth’s linguistic diversity on the Moon, promoting cultural unity. 🛰️ Space …

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The first stars may not have been as uniformly massive as we thought

The first stars may not have been as uniformly massive as we thought

Chemistry that cools clouds The first star-forming gas clouds, called protostellar clouds, were warm—roughly room temperature. Warm gas has internal pressure that pushes outward against the inward force of gravity trying to collapse the cloud. A hot air balloon stays inflated by the same principle. If the flame heating the air at the base of the balloon stops, the air …

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