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10 1980s Side Characters That Deserve Their Own Movie
Movies are made by the quality of their supporting characters. Oh sure, the leads are the people that drive the story, but if they don’t have quirky best friends to bounce off, what’s the point? And if the characters who appear in only a scene or two are equally as memorable? That’s even better.
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Gas From the Big Bang May Be Trapped Inside Earth
A team of researchers recently reported that a little over 2 kg of helium-3 leak out of Earth every year, an indication that our planet formed in a solar nebula.
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Astronomers Find ‘Weird’ Stars Covered in Burned-Up Helium
Over 10,000 light-years from Earth, two mega-hot stars are changing what astronomers know about stellar evolution and how the gassy balls can be constructed. The stars are unique for their exotic surface composition: They are cocooned in carbon and oxygen, the ashen remains of helium burning.
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This Earth-Sized Star Rotates Once Every 25 Seconds
Astronomers announced this week the discovery of the fastest-rotating white dwarf star on record, with a spin rate of once every 25 seconds. The star is about the size of Earth but, by the team’s measurements, contains least 200,000 times more mass, making the dense little object a spinning freak of nature.