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Asia stocks mixed: China caps off stellar August, Japan falls on negative data – Investing.com

Asia stocks mixed: China caps off stellar August, Japan falls on negative data  Investing.com Asia-Pacific markets trade mixed, breaking ranks with Wall Street  CNBC Asia upbeat on Wall St boost as markets await US inflation data  Yahoo Finance Asian shares are mixed after US stocks creep higher ahead of Nvidia earnings report  The Daily Gazette Asia stocks mixed after Wall St hits new highs  Yahoo …

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Astronomers Map Stellar ‘Polka Dots’ Using NASA’s TESS, Kepler

Astronomers Map Stellar ‘Polka Dots’ Using NASA’s TESS, Kepler

Scientists have devised a new method for mapping the spottiness of distant stars by using observations from NASA missions of orbiting planets crossing their stars’ faces. The model builds on a technique researchers have used for decades to study star spots. By improving astronomers’ understanding of spotty stars, the new model — called StarryStarryProcess — can help discover more about …

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Wuchang makes the same mistake as Stellar Blade

Wuchang makes the same mistake as Stellar Blade

Once again, the discourse around a promising action game has been hijacked not by its gameplay, music, or setting, but by debates over its main character’s appearance. Following the July 24 release of Wuchang: Fallen Feathers, Soulslike players rejoiced at the arrival of yet another competent action game to join the repertoire. Wuchang: Fallen Feathers may not rival genre greats …

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Ravenous ‘vampire’ stars may use cosmic accomplices to help devour stellar victims

Ravenous ‘vampire’ stars may use cosmic accomplices to help devour stellar victims

Astronomers have been aware of cosmic vampires, dead stars that hungrily strip plasma from victim stars, for some time. New research suggests that some of these cosmic fiends could have accomplices, Renfields to their Draculas, in the form of a third star in their systems, facilitating their fateful encounter. These systems are known as cataclysmic variables, and their occupant vampire …

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