A mysterious space explosion nicknamed “the Cow” was probably caused by the explosion of a massive star which may have resulted in the birth of a small black hole Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2243666-strange-space-cow-explosion-may-have-been-the-birth-of-a-black-hole/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
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Learn to recognize the wildlife out your window
With careful observation, you can start to recognize a particular squirrel, or that certain cardinal pair that hangs out on your feeder. Source: https://earthsky.org/earth/learn-to-recognize-individual-birds-wildlife…
US Marshals Service Breach Exposed Personal Data of 387,000 Prisoners
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Nextgov: The U.S. Marshals Service suffered a cyberattack that exposed the personal information of approximately 387,000 current and former prisoners at the end of last year, according to an agency official. “The attackers were able to exploit a vulnerability in the system to extract sensitive personally identifiable information on approximately 387,000 individuals,” a Marshals…
Carbon emissions on the moon put theory of moon birth in doubt
A team of researchers affiliated with multiple institutions in Japan has found evidence of embedded carbon emissions on the moon. In their paper published in the journal Science Advances, the group describes their study of carbon data from the KAGUYA lunar orbiter and what they learned from it. Source: https://phys.org/news/2020-05-carbon-emissions-moon-theory-birth.html…
Happy Buddha Purnima on May 7
Buddha Purnima – Buddha’s birthday – is celebrated on a full moon day in the month of Vaisakh (April/May) according to the Hindu calendar. Source: https://earthsky.org/todays-image/photo-moon-buddha-purnima-may-7-2020…
Supreme Court Hears Oral Arguments Remotely
The Supreme Court is hearing oral arguments remotely for the next two weeks, and for the first time in history, the audio will be available, live, to the public. From a report: The arguments include high-profile cases about birth control access, religious freedom, the Electoral College and President Trump’s financial records. They are scheduled to take place Monday through Wednesday on…
Milky Way could be catapulting stars into its outer halo
Scientists used computer simulations to learn that our Milky Way galaxy may sometimes launch newly forming stars into the space around itself – that is, into the halo of our galaxy – via outflows triggered by supernova explosions. Source: https://earthsky.org/space/milky-way-catapulting-stars-into-its-outer-halo…
Are these 19 eccentric asteroids from other star systems?
In the first discovery of its kind, researchers in France have found 19 asteroids in our solar system – between the planets Jupiter and Neptune – that they say are likely of interstellar origin. Source: https://earthsky.org/space/19-interstellar-asteroids-in-our-solar-system-centaurs…
Nearly 160,000 Nintendo Accounts Compromised In Massive Hack
Nintendo has confirmed that about 160,000 Nintendo Network ID accounts have been compromised since the beginning of April. Digital Trends reports: The Japan-based video game company says login ID and password information of these profiles were obtained “illegally by some means other than our service” and in response, it’s freezing the ability to log into a Nintendo account through Nintendo Network…
The birth of a ‘snowman’ at the edge of the solar system
A model developed at the Faculty of Physics at the Technion, in collaboration with German scientists at Tübingen, explains the unique properties of Arrokoth, the most distant object ever imaged in the solar system. The research team’s results shed new light on the formation of Kuiper Belt objects, asteroid-like objects at the edge of the solar system, and for understanding the…