While most planets that we are familiar with stick relatively close to their host star in a predictable orbit, some planets ...

Most of the planets we’ve identified are in orbit around stars and formed from the disks of gas and dust that surrounded the ...

Hypervelocity stars have, since the 1920s, been an important tool that allows astronomers to study the properties of the ...

It’s the greatest cosmic murder mystery of the year: How did a black hole destroy a star—and what kind of black hole is the culprit? Normally, so-called “gamma ray bursts,” sudden flashes of extremely ...

To improve search and recommendation user experiences, Uber migrated from Apache Lucene to Amazon OpenSearch to support large ...

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Just in time for Christmas, a vast star-forming region shaped like a Christmas tree is lighting up space 2,700 light-years from Earth.

In recent years, astronomers have become increasingly interested in a theoretical particle known as the axion, which was ...

Before social media could turn someone into a sensation overnight, TV talent shows were one of the few places where young performers could be seen — and “Star Search” set the blueprint. During its ...

The new Instagram feature reveals what the algorithm thinks you like and lets you adjust it, reshaping how content gets recommended on Reels. Instagram launched Your Algorithm in the U.S. today, a ...

Netflix is bringing ‘Star Search’ back! Here are 13 Black celebrities you migh’ve forgotten were on the show early in their career. LONDON, ENGLAND – MAY 11: Billy Porter attends the 2025 BAFTA ...

Astronomers have long sought a cosmic explanation for the Bible’s Star of Bethlehem, the shining celestial object that, so the story goes, guided the wise men, or magi, from Jerusalem to greet the ...