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White dwarfs are 'heavy metal' zombie stars endlessly cannibalizing their dead planetary systems
Space via Yahoo News· 1 day agoZombie white dwarf stars keep their heavy metal exteriors fresh by constantly cannibalizing any...
Stellar Graveyard Secrets: Astronomers Solve White Dwarf Heavy Metal Mystery
SciTechDaily· 4 days agoRecent research reveals that white dwarfs consume nearby planetesimals due to a “natal kick” during...
Don’t Panic—At Least, Not about a Nearby Supernova
Scientific American· 14 hours agoA nearby supernova could ruin your whole day. The energy released as visible light every second by a typical supernova is millions of times the...
Astronomer Rebecca Oppenheimer Visits Campus for 2024 Sturm Lecture on Degenerate Objects
The Wesleyan Argus· 5 days agoRebecca Oppenheimer, a curator and professor at the American Museum of Natural History (AMNH), delivered a talk on degenerate matter—which includes white dwarfs, neutron stars, and brown dwarfs—on ...
A ‘New Star’ To The Naked Eye Is Imminent In Rare Sky Event
Forbes· 7 days agoHow about a nova, a kind of “supernova-lite,” that’s about to go off in one of the most beautiful...
Stars in an Exoplanet World - NASA Science
NASA· 6 days agoStars are the most basic building blocks of galaxies. The age, distribution, and composition of stars trace the history, dynamics, and evolution of their...
Another year, another price hike for Warhammer miniatures
PC Gamer via Yahoo News· 1 day agoThe prices for some products won't increase: Paint pots, paint sets, White Dwarf magazine, and Games...
The B-29 was the plane that ended World War II. Lehigh Valley aviation buffs get a rare look inside...
The Morning Call· 1 day agoSandy James’ father flew B-29s not long after they were delivered for the World War II effort. On...
Warhammer's About To Get A Bit More Expensive
Kotaku via Yahoo Finance· 3 days agoMoney is imaginary, and yet we imagine the worst possible version. As we all agree to pretend that swapping numbers on a computer, or paper and metal in...
NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Telescope will hunt for tiny black holes left over from the Big Bang
Space via Yahoo News· 1 day agoPrimordial black holes left over from the Big Bang and no wider than a dime could be a prime target...
