University of Warwick astronomers have uncovered the chemical fingerprint of a frozen, water-rich planetary fragment being consumed by a white dwarf star outside our Solar System. In our Solar System, it is thought that comets and icy planetesimals (small solid objects in space) were responsible for delivering water to Earth.Continue Reading
An international team of astronomers has discovered a cosmic rarity: an ultra-massive white dwarf star resulting from a white dwarf merging with another star, rather than through the evolution of a single star. This discovery, made by NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope’s sensitive ultraviolet observations, suggests these rare white dwarfs mayContinue Reading
TennesseePhotographer United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain met last week with the autoworker union’s executive board to discuss his deep concerns about the likelihood that President Joe Biden could defeat Donald Trump in the November presidential election, sources told Reuters. The discussion reportedly involved analyzing what actions the union couldContinue Reading
tupungato/iStock via Getty Images The hot technology sector looks likely to stay strong no matter if either U.S. President Joe Biden or former president Donald Trump emerge victorious in their White House bids, according to a sentiment survey from 22V Research. The investment strategy research firm in a Sunday noteContinue Reading
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images News Wolfe Research has a list of stocks it says could be potential winners if Donald Trump were to win his presidential re-election bid and lead a Republican-controlled Congress. The debate between President Joe Biden and former President Trump last week led to a further shift inContinue Reading
