Scientists have discovered a relatively small black hole lurking next to a star in the constellation Ophiuchus, about 1,600 light-years away. It’s now the closest-known back hole to Earth. Read...
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Artwork shows the Gaia spacecraft against the background of the Milky Way. (ESA Illustration / D. Ducros)Could far-off aliens be sending out signals telling us they exist? If so, how would we know where to look? Researchers focusing on the search for extraterrestrial intelligence, or SETI, have...
Artwork shows the Gaia spacecraft against the background of the Milky Way. (ESA Illustration / D. Ducros)Could far-off aliens be sending out signals telling us they exist? If so, how would we know where to look? Researchers focusing on the search for extraterrestrial intelligence, or SETI, have...
The European Space Agency’s Gaia observatory has just unleashed a “treasure trove” of data on nearly 2 billion stars in the Milky Way, revealing how fast they move toward or away from us, as well as unusual ‘starquakes’ that change the shapes of stars. Read...
An estimated 1,200 couples a year plan to have their weddings at a Disney theme park or spend their honeymoons there. Thanks to the upcoming Star Wars novel The Princess and the Scoundrel, we now know that Han Solo and General Leia Organa were among them. Read...
Hello and welcome back to Equity, a podcast about the business of startups, where we unpack the numbers and nuance behind the headlines. Every Monday, Grace and Alex scour the news, and record notes on what’s going on to kick off the week. Today we had were reeling in the wake of the...
Gaia is a startup that is effectively out to ‘de-risk’ the whole process of IVF fertility treatment, using products like personalized insurance and payment plans. It’s almost BNPL for babies — but not quite. It’s now closed a $20 million Series A funding round led by London’s Atomico....
See Carlos Valdez bid Cisco farewell in new pictures from The Flash. Prepare yourselves, because Boss Baby is back. Plus, an explosive new clip from F9, and what’s to come on Legends of Tomorrow. To me, my spoilers! Read...
A newly compiled 3D map has revealed more than 1 million binary star pairs located within 3,000 light years of Earth, highlighting the ubiquity of these celestial objects.Read...