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A white dwarf’s cosmic feeding frenzy revealed by NASA Isro confirms a ‘cosmic dust particle’ hits Earth’s atmosphere every 16 minutes: Why this discovery is critical for Gaganyaan You need to read the subversive cosmic horror novella The Ballad of Black Tom

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A white dwarf’s cosmic feeding frenzy revealed by NASA

Science

All Top News -- ScienceDaily•Jan 9

A white dwarf’s cosmic feeding frenzy revealed by NASA

Using NASA’s IXPE, astronomers captured an unprecedented view of a white dwarf star actively feeding on material from a companion. The data revealed giant columns of ultra-hot gas shaped by the star’s magnetic field and glowing in intense X-rays. These features are far too small to image directly, but X-ray polarization allowed scientists to map them with surprising precision. The results open new doors for understanding extreme binary star systems.

Isro confirms a ‘cosmic dust particle’ hits Earth’s atmosphere every 16 minutes: Why this discovery is critical for Gaganyaan

India

The Indian Express•Jan 7

Isro confirms a ‘cosmic dust particle’ hits Earth’s atmosphere every 16 minutes: Why this discovery is critical for Gaganyaan

Developed by the Physical Research Laboratory, DEX detected microscopic interplanetary dust in Earth's atmosphere / Credit - ISRO In its maiden experiment to measure minute atmospheric dust particles...

Technology•The Verge•Dec 28

You need to read the subversive cosmic horror novella The Ballad of Black Tom

Things that HP Lovecraft was good at: Creating a mythos. Building atmosphere.Things that HP Lovecraft was bad at: Writing dialog. Creating compelling characters. Not being a racist.As a fan of horror in...

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