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Hubble Space Telescope images explain why Betelgeuse was fading and how the monster star is not going to explode — just yet
New images created by the Hubble Space Telescope show that Betelgeuse — one of the brightest stars …
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Earth's neighboring star Betelgeuse unexpectedly got 50% brighter part of a weird process that will end in the dying star going supernova
Observers have spotted some bizarre behavior from Betelgeuse in recent years, as it sheds light on …
Marianne Guenot
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The Orionid meteor shower peaks Thursday night. Here's how to watch colorful streaks and fireballs lighting up the sky.
The Orionids appear when Earth travels through debris from Halley's Comet. NASA calls them one of t…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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The solar system was hit with a gamma-ray burst so bright, it blinded scientists' equipment in space
One astronomer dubbed the high-intensity beam of radiation the BOAT: the Brightest of All Time.
Chris Panella,Jessica Orwig
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The Orionid meteor shower peaks this week, but a Hunter's Moon will make shooting stars harder to spot
The Orionids appear when Earth travels through debris from Halley's Comet. But the full moon will l…
Aylin Woodward,Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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I tried the cardboard box hack that lets you see your laptop outside in the sun, and it's a game-changer for summer remote working
All you need is a cardboard box and a table to create a garden office, Senior Lifestyle Reporter Ra…
Rachel Hosie
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Astronomers just proved the incredible origin of nearly all gold, platinum, and silver in the universe
The process, known appropriately as the rapid process (or r-process), goes like this: As the two ne…
Dave Mosher
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Here's exactly how your iPhone gets slower when you have an old battery
"As a result, the device workloads will self-balance, allowing a smoother distribution of system ta…
Kif Leswing
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Trump realizes he shouldn't have written Democrats off - but he's already screwed himself
He could have started with infrastructure and tax reform instead of health care. He could have made…
Josh Barro
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'Like looking at the gates of Hell': Astronomers just showed off the first picture of a black hole, and it's a monster
The EHT was seriously challenged in this regard, though. While the telescope is considered to be Ea…
Dave Mosher
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The first 'groundbreaking' pictures of a black hole may be unveiled on Wednesday. Here's what scientists think those images will look like.
She added: "We can run very high resolution simulations that show a great level of detail, but I'm …
Dave Mosher
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NASA's Cassini probe is about to plunge to its doom - and its fiery death may be visible to telescopes on Earth
"Those objects were so much bigger and so much more massive than Cassini, and a lot of those strike…
Dave Mosher
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A company Apple spun off in 1987 could play a key role in its future
LeCates says that FileMaker fills that gap: In one case, a customer was able to build out a custom …
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The best laptop displays you'll ever see are available today - but may never go mainstream
The other issue with OLED is burn-in. If you leave a certain image on an OLED screen for too long -…
Jeff Dunn
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Analysts turn against Candy Crush maker King Digital: '3 out of 5 launches will be a commercial failure'
Another example is Mind Candy. It's the studio responsible for the web-based mega-hit Moshi Monster…
Rob Price
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How The iPhone 6 Compares To Its Biggest Android Rival, Samsung's Galaxy S5
It's also worth noting both phones have fingerprint sensors embedded in their home buttons. These c…