After witnessing how a planet is “swallowed” by a star similar to the sun, scientists predict the end of planet Earth

2023-05-06 04:45:28 American scientists have been devastated after watching a sun-like star swallow a planet for the first time, confirming a prediction that Earth will face the same fate 5 billion years from now. MIT scientists, in collaboration with Harvard University and the California Institute of Technology (Caltech), have observed some hints of stars just … Read more

Amateur astronomer discovers a galaxy so dwarf, computers missed it

Giuseppe Donatiello, an Italian amateur astronomer, detected a faint galaxy, which a computer algorithm could not distinguish. This discovery was later confirmed using the Hubble Space Telescope. Donatiello took data collected by the Dark Energy Survey (DES) and did intensive observation work over the course of 6 years. In honor of his work, these are … Read more

Space X’s “Dragoon” ship returns four of its astronauts to Earth

The SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft successfully returned four astronauts to Earth this Friday, including a midnight dip, off the coast of Florida. The crew left the International Space Station (ISS) on Thursday, ending their six-month stay there. The team had been launched into space in November as part of the Crew-3 mission and took more … Read more

Goodbye, Jack Sparrow: Taika Waititi is the fearsome Blackbeard in the first trailer for Our Flag Means Death

Everything is going from strength to strength for HBO Max programming. The next original show betting on winning our subscriptions is Our Flag Means Death, a pirate series that also seeks to bring back the rage for sailors and ship fights, as well as treasure hunting. In the first trailer, we can see the characteristic … Read more