SPACE: Astronomers Find Six Star System
Ever ridden a teacup ride at a state fair? If so, you might have a small taste of life in a whirling, twirling sextuply-eclipsing sextuple star system. “Sextuply-eclipsing sextuple star … Read more
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FOR READERS & WRITERS: The First Alien Message
FOR READERS & WRITERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer Scott: If we ever receive a message from the stars, what will the aliens say to us? One sentence, please. … Read more
SPACE: Are They Watching Us?
There are about 1,000 star systems where aliens, if they existed, could be watching us from afar, new research suggests. Those 1,004 star systems are in a direct line of … Read more
Astronomers Find Black Hole “Close” to Solar System
A newfound black hole may be the closest black hole to Earth, and you can spot its cosmic home in the night sky without a telescope. The black hole, which … Read more
SPACE: There Are Vampire Stars???
A “vampire” dwarf star is sucking the life force from its partner star, and their entanglement produced a rare superoutburst. NASA detailed this previously unknown dwarf nova, a brief eruption … Read more
SPACE: Has Life From Earth Already Gone to the Stars?
A pair of Harvard astrophysicists have proposed a wild theory of how life might have spread through the universe. Imagine this: Millions or billions of years ago, back when the … Read more
SPACE: Where is Everybody? And What Does That Mean for Us?
It is 1950 and a group of scientists are walking to lunch against the majestic backdrop of the Rocky Mountains. They are about to have a conversation that will become … Read more
TV: Tyler Posey and Avan Jogia Share a Hot Moment in “Now Apocalypse” Trailer
“Now Apocalypse,” Starz’s newest comedy series, dropped the first trailer for its debut season which features a steamy moment between Tyler Posey and Avan Jogia. Deadline reports that the 10-episode season … Read more
SPACE: The Crystal Sun
In a process not unlike human aging, most stars entering the final chapter of their lives tend to shrink, shrivel and slowly turn white. Astronomers call these cold, dense husks … Read more
SPACE: Cosmic Zombies
Close encounters with medium-size black holes can reanimate dead stars, if only momentarily, a new study suggests. A team of astronomers performed computer simulations to determine what happens when a … Read more