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The Jupiter-like planet Halla survived its sun Baekdu’s expansion into a red giant, a process that should have engulfed it, according to astronomers from the University of Hawaii. The surprising survival prompts theories about planetary evolution, including potential binary star origins or Halla being a newly formed “second generation” planet. Credit: W. M. Keck Observatory/Adam MakarenkoAstronomers from the University of Hawaii Institute for Astronomy have discovered a planet that survived what should have been a…

The search for planets outside our Solar System – exoplanets – is one of the most rapidly growing fields in astronomy.Over the past few decades, more than 5,000 exoplanets have been detected and astronomers now estimate that on average there is at least one planet per star in our galaxy.Many current research efforts aim at detecting Earth-like planets suitable for life. These endeavors focus on so-called "main sequence" stars like our Sun – stars which are powered by fusing hydrogen atoms into helium in their cores, and…

Back in 2021, Japanese investment giant SoftBank led a little-known social media app called IRL to unicorn status and an overall valuation of $1.17 billion by investing over $170 million. Well, it turned out that the app completely made up its user numbers, admitting that 95 percent of its purported 20 million user base was fake, At the time, SoftBank “an innovative event-based social network” that enables “people to do more together.” However, the firm didn’t know that there were no actual people doing more together.…

A trend seems to be brewing over at Netflix. After popularizing the binge-watch concept by releasing all episodes of a show at once, lately, the company has been experimenting with different ways of dropping series. The League of Legends spinoff Arcane, for instance, was turned into a three-week-long event, while Stranger Things 4 was split into two when it debuted last May.Now we have The Witcher season 3: volume one will premiere this week, on June 29th, while the second will hit in July.According to executive producer…

All of Diablo IV's Unique items are build-defining pieces of gear that can make or break a character, but there are currently six, "ultra-rare" Uniques that are an even greater step above. The problem is, their drop rate is so low, they might as well not even exist.It's easy to see why these items are the most sought-after in the game. Harlequin Crest is bound to be the best helm in the game for the majority of players thanks to it granting +4 ranks to all skills. Other items, like the two-handed sword…

Astronomers from the University of Florida have discovered, for the first time, evidence of a necessary violation of symmetry at the dawn of the universe by studying one million trillion galactic quadruplets, revealing that the universe preferred certain shapes over their mirror images, a phenomenon known as parity symmetry violation. This finding not only strengthens the inflationary aspect of the Big Bang theory but also provides a clue to one of cosmology’s biggest mysteries: why there is more matter than…

Image via Warner Bros. Warning: The following article contains major spoilers for The Flash. The few people who actually saw The Flash this weekend (considering its meager box office) were treated to an admittedly pretty great surprise cameo: that of George Clooney reprising the role of Bruce Wayne from 1997’s long-derided Batman & Robin. Reports suggest The Flash‘s original ending brought back Henry Cavill’s Superman and Gal Gadot’s Wonder Woman, but New DCU boss James Gunn apparently nixed it because he…

The lunar south pole has become a hotspot for the space community, especially recently, as NASA plans to land the Artemis space mission there. Now, a NASA scientist has shared a shocking revelation – life on the Moon could already exist, and it is humanity’s fault that it got there. According to a report from Insider, NASA planetary scientist Prabal Saxena says that potentially habitable niches could provide a safe haven for microbial life in the Moon’s harsh environment. The Moon isn’t like our own planet or…

One of the most common newbie questions about SEO content has to do with word count. “What’s the best word count for SEO?” Fair question. Search engines care about a whole host of factors when determining which content to rank. Why wouldn’t word count be one of them? As such, content creators worry about the length of their content. “Is 1,000 words enough to rank?” they wonder. “Should I always shoot for the same amount of words in every piece?” But, the thing is… Word count is not a ranking factor. It…

Filmmaker Quentin Tarantino has previously said he plans to retire after his 10th film, but during a conversation at the Cannes Film Festival, he reiterated that The Movie Critic is his last, as “it’s just time to go out”, while streaming films are having their moment. “I like the idea of going out on top,” he said, adding, “I like the idea of giving it my all for 30 years and then saying, ‘Okay, that’s enough’. I don’t like working to diminishing returns. I…