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The European Space Agency’s Gaia space observatory has made a startling discovery. While studying the stars throughout the Milky Way, Gaia observed several fire-like tsunamis across multiple stars. Scientists call these tsunamis of fire “starquakes” as they move similarly to earthquakes we experience on Earth. Gaia discovered tsunamis of fire on distant stars https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hMaiTLVFpEw These starquakes are just one of the multiple discoveries the ESA’s space observatory has made since its…

Interstellar travel could be possible, scientists say, but not in the way you might think. For decades, science fiction stories have proposed the idea of traveling outside of our known galaxy. This kind of traveling is more commonly known as interstellar traveling, and it’s just one of many long-term, possibly improbable goals humanity has for the future. But it’s a goal for good reasons. Unlocking interstellar travel Image source: Denis Rozhnovsky/Adobe Billions of years in the future our Sun will leave…

Five years ago, Sidhu Moose Wala announced his arrival with So High. Using flutes and a faint tumbi, producer Byg Byrd roots the track in hip-hop but makes it evocative of Punjabi bhangra; on the hook, Sidhu’s voice soars. Racking up nearly 500m views since 2017, the viral track allies the audience as co-conspirators: Sidhu is our boisterous friend, whose bravado is a through line across his most popular songs. In So High, the Punjabi rapper – one of the most successful ever to emerge from the region – prophesies “copycat…

Scientists discovered fossils of a giant flying reptile they’re calling The Dragon of Death. They discovered the fossils during an excavation back in 2021. Professor Leonardo Ortiz, who was part of the expedition, named it Thanatosdrakon amaru. The name is a combination of the Greek words for death and dragon. Scientists discovered the fossil of a massive Dragon of Death Image source: National University of Cuyo / YouTube The Dragon of Death, as the creature is being called by most, was massive. Scientists…

Although Leslie Odom Jr.’s career dated back nearly 20 years before its explosive success, when Hamilton came along, it quickly became the actor and singer’s most famous role. With years having passed since his exit as Aaron Burr in the Broadway musical, Odom has shared that he still has the role on his mind and even has an idea about how Aaron Burr could be further expanded in a future project. Lin-Manuel Miranda, are you reading this? As Hamilton continues to be played all over North America following the original…

A film’s reputation is a moving target. Initial reactions give way to critical reappraisals. Flops become cult classics. Sometimes we misremember how a work was received in the first place.For much of the last 30 years, Alien 3 has been regarded as a flop, a major letdown after the genre-exploding successes of 1979’s Alien and 1986’s Aliens, and the worst film in the franchise. The film’s poor reputation was burnished before it was even released, codified by its own director and strengthened by a passionate fan base.…

Fonthill Abbey in Wiltshire is one of the great lost wonders of British architecture, a neo-gothic giant with cathedral-sized interiors, built from 1796 to 1813, whose 90-metre tower collapsed and was rebuilt several times. It fell for the last time in 1825, since when the rest of the building has all but disappeared.It also takes its place in Queer Spaces: An Atlas of LGBTQIA+ Places and Stories, alongside clubs, bars, railway carriages, bookshops, community centres, public parks, private houses and a Castro-era…