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There's a growing body of evidence that galaxies grow large by merging with other galaxies.Telescopes like the Hubble have captured dozens of interacting galaxies, including well-known ones like Arp 248.The Andromeda galaxy is the nearest large galaxy to the Milky Way, and a new study shows that our neighbor has consumed other galaxies in two distinct epochs."A few years ago, we discovered that in the far outskirts of Andromeda, there was a sign in the objects orbiting it that the galaxy hadn't been grazing, but it had…

The IceCube Lab sits atop a 1-billion-ton network of sensing equipment and ice at the South Pole. Using the powerful neutrino telescope, researchers have identified a new source of astrophysical neutrinos coming from the galaxy NGC 1068. Credit: Martin Wolf, IceCube/NSFOn Earth, trillions of subatomic particles called neutrinos stream through our bodies every second, but we never notice because they rarely interact with matter. In fact, because they so rarely interact with other matter, neutrinos can travel straight paths…

There’s a knock at the door. Local authorities have received a tip that you’ve broken the moral code—a new set of laws banning your once-accepted lifestyle. You’re being called in for questioning, and it’s unclear when you’ll return home.In an authoritarian state, neighborhood trust is a thing of the past. Citizens are often encouraged to report any perceived wrongdoing in their communities to the government. There are countless examples of this in history—and around the world today. It happens in Russia, and there’s even…

Photo: Manuel Harlan/GSC/Nippon TVMuch like the film, the play is described as an “enchanting coming-of-age story” that “explores the magical fantasy world of childhood and the transformative power of imagination, as it follows one extraordinary summer in the lives of sisters Satsuki and Mei.” Photo: Manuel Harlan/GSC/Nippon TVMuch like the film, the play is described as an “enchanting coming-of-age story” that “explores the magical fantasy world of childhood and the transformative power of imagination, as it follows…

The Sun might be a solitary star in our solar system, but around half of all other stars in the Milky Way are part of binary systems, in which two orbit each other. These can have incredibly fast orbital periods — scientists have found two white dwarfs that take just 5 minutes and 21 seconds to orbit each other. Another binary system is notable for a different reason: one star is feasting on the other. Around 3,000 light years away, there's a binary system that belongs to a class called "cataclysmic variables." That's an…

Hello Neighbor from 2017 was a thematically creepy game. It followed the story of protagonist Nicky Roth, who, through the player’s input, infiltrated the labyrinthine house of an unhinged man with a few too many dark secrets rolled up his sleeves. Without giving too much away, the original’s three main acts were filled with the same sort of horrors one might expect to find if they were to rummage around in their shady next-door neighbor’s basement in the middle of the night — only to find the aforementioned neighbor…

Walmart is here to throw a life preserver to ailing EV manufacturer Canoo. It’s taking the form of a very helpful order of 4,500 all-electric delivery vehicles from the big box retailer / e-commerce giant, with the potential to buy up to 10,000. Walmart and Canoo became neighbors last year when Canoo’s headquarters moved out of California and onto Walmart’s turf in Bentonville, Arkansas — but the companies did not make any public deals at the time. “We are proud to have been selected by Walmart,” said Canoo chairman…