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arstechnica , 1 month ago to Random If you can see the Big Dipper, you’ll get to see a star go nova soon Sometime between May and September, a white dwarf is expected to go thermonuclear. https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/05/if-you-can-see-the-big-dipper-youll-get-to-see-a-star-go-nova-soon/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social
If you can see the Big Dipper, you’ll get to see a star go nova soon
Sometime between May and September, a white dwarf is expected to go thermonuclear.
https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/05/if-you-can-see-the-big-dipper-youll-get-to-see-a-star-go-nova-soon/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social
jgamble , 1 month ago @arstechnica "We can estimate this window because we know what the events leading up to the T. Coronae Borealis explosion looked like the last time it went off in 1946." This is the first I've heard of this cycle of explosions. What else have I missed?
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"We can estimate this window because we know what the events leading up to the T. Coronae Borealis explosion looked like the last time it went off in 1946."
This is the first I've heard of this cycle of explosions. What else have I missed?
arstechnica , 2 months ago to Random Elon Musk loses at Supreme Court in case over “funding secured” tweets Musk can't kill SEC settlement that requires pre-approval of tweets about Tesla. https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/04/elon-musk-loses-at-supreme-court-in-case-over-funding-secured-tweets/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social
Elon Musk loses at Supreme Court in case over “funding secured” tweets
Musk can't kill SEC settlement that requires pre-approval of tweets about Tesla.
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/04/elon-musk-loses-at-supreme-court-in-case-over-funding-secured-tweets/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social
jgamble , 2 months ago @arstechnica I can't keep myself from laughing.
I can't keep myself from laughing.
arstechnica , 2 months ago to Random Kobo adds color to its e-reader lineup for the first time, starting at $149 New Kobos are a lot cheaper than most no-name color e-readers you can buy. https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/04/kobo-adds-color-to-its-e-reader-lineup-for-the-first-time-starting-at-149/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social
Kobo adds color to its e-reader lineup for the first time, starting at $149
New Kobos are a lot cheaper than most no-name color e-readers you can buy.
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/04/kobo-adds-color-to-its-e-reader-lineup-for-the-first-time-starting-at-149/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social
jgamble , 2 months ago @arstechnica It may be time for an upgrade. I need to make a feature comparison now (my previous upgrade was when the new Kobos supported EPUB3).
It may be time for an upgrade. I need to make a feature comparison now (my previous upgrade was when the new Kobos supported EPUB3).