Luminous Blue Variables – Massive Evolved Stars Massive evolved stars are luminous blue variables (LBVs). Their spectra and brightness vary in unpredictable and sometimes dramatic ways. These S Doradus variables are unstable…
History of Kolmanskop City, Namibia Kolmanskop (Afrikaans for “Coleman’s head,” German: Kolmannskuppe) is a ghost town in southern Africa’s Namib Desert, in the center of a region known as “the…
How Humans Influenced a Tropical Paradise’s Evolution In a new paper published in Molecular Ecology, researchers from Flinders University investigate the relationship between the spread of Homalictus fijiensis, a common bee in…
A visit to a historical place/building (Larabanga Mosque, Ghana) The Larabanga Mosque is a mosque in Larabanga, Ghana, designed in the Sudanese architectural style. Larabanga is Ghana’s oldest mosque and one of the country’s…
Researchers Uncovered New Important Security Vulnerability Caused by Subdomains The internet is fraught with dangers: sensitive data can be leaked, and malicious websites can grant hackers access to private computers. The Security & Privacy…
Diethylzinc (Structure, Uses) Diethylzinc (C2H5)2Zn, or DEZ, is a pyrophoric liquid with a garlic-like odor. When transported in sealed tubes with carbon dioxide, it remains stable. It’s an…
Perbromic Acid – an Inorganic Compound The compound perbromic acid is the inorganic compound with the formula HBrO4. It’s a strong acid and also a powerful oxidizing agent. It is an…
Nuclear Energy quite literally is not Good for Climate Change Nuclear energy has no place in a secure, clean, and long-term future. Nuclear energy is both expensive and dangerous, and the fact that nuclear pollution…
Astronomers are on the Search for Mysterious Hidden Signal from the Early Universe People investigate the universe in a variety of ways: we build telescopes on the ground and in space; we send unmanned spacecraft to explore the…
Kiritimati Island Kiritimati Island, often known as Christmas Island, is a coral atoll in the northern Line Islands in the Pacific Ocean. With a circumference of roughly…
KY Cygni – a Red Star in the Cygnus Constellation KY Cygni is a red star in the constellation Cygnus. It is a red supergiant with the spectral class M3.5Ia that can be found in…
A Giant Comet of Our Solar System has been Discovered from the Dark Energy Survey A massive comet from our solar system’s outskirts has been discovered in six years of Dark Energy Survey data. Comet Bernardinelli-Bernstein is thought to be…