Only 31 Magnetars have already been discovered. This one is Extra Strange. It is also a pulsar

[ad_1] Some of the most incredibly powerful objects in the sky aren’t necessarily the prettiest to look at. But their secrets may allow humanity to glimpse some of the universe’s most intricate details that are on display in their extreme surroundings. Whenever we find one of these unique objects, it’s cause for celebration, and recently … Read more

SpaceX ready for unique weekend launch from Cape Canaveral – Florida Today

[ad_1] SpaceX Ready For One-Time Weekend Launch From Cape CanaveralFlorida today SpaceX will launch dozens of satellites on Transporter-1 flight on Saturday and you can watch it liveSpace.com How to watch SpaceX launch dozens of satellites on a rocket ride on FridayCNET Elon Musk brings satellite internet to Latin AmericaContractor SpaceX to launch Falcon 9 … Read more

A sextuple eclipsing star system discovered by swirling the Milky Way

[ad_1] Have you ever taken a cup of tea at a state fair? If so, you might get a little taste of life in a swirling sixfold and eclipsing sixfold star system. “Sextuply-eclipsing the six-fold star system” is the astronomer-speak for a system with six stars all orbiting each other and all regularly eclipsing each … Read more

Funeral practices point to an interconnected ancient medieval Europe – HeritageDaily

[ad_1] Early medieval Europe is often seen as a time of cultural stagnation, often due to the mistaken name of the “dark age”. However, the analysis revealed that new ideas could spread quickly as communities were interconnected, creating a surprisingly unified culture in Europe. Dr Emma Brownlee, Department of Archeology, University of Cambridge, examined how … Read more

Study wine aged for a year on the space station

[ad_1] In 2019, Space Cargo Unlimited sent a case of Bordeaux red wine to the International Space Station – not for astronauts to tip over (this is usually against the regulations), but to figure out: what’s happening it to fermented products when they have been in microgravity for so long? This month, the crate of … Read more

Spitting Cobra venom reveals how evolution often finds the same answer to a common problem

[ad_1] Hemachatus haemachatus spitting slow motion venom. Credit: © The Trustees of the Natural History Museum, London and Callum Mair A study on spitting cobras, published in Science reveals how a combination of venom components evolved to create an instantly painful venom, not once, but three times. This is the first clear example of the … Read more