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Gigantic ‘Blinking’ Star Presents a Cosmic Mystery
For a period of several months, a huge star located more than 25,000 light-years from Earth got increasingly dimmer before eventually returning to its usual brightness. An obstruction of some kind likely caused this strange effect, but astronomers aren’t exactly sure what it is.
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A Trio of Extreme Brown Dwarfs Have Been Found Spinning at Their Physical Limits
New research documents the fastest-spinning brown dwarfs on record. The objects are rotating so rapidly that, should they rotate any faster, they’d likely tear themselves apart. The finding could mean that these so-called “failed stars” have a built-in speed limit.
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Every Major Sci-Fi, Fantasy and Horror Movie and TV Series Coming to Star on Disney+
Star on Disney+ will launch on February 23 in Australia along with a great range of sci-fi, fantasy and horror content.
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Why South Australia Is A Hotspot For Rare Fireballs
Fireballs are quite rare with only a handful ever being observed. But in the South Australian desert, one of only two fireballs ever observed as falling into the Earth and Moon’s gravitational system was spotted. Dr Ellie Sansom from Curtin University told Gizmodo Australia about the unicorn event and why the region is one of…