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Black Hole

Caught in the act: a black hole rips apart an unfortunate star

By Joey Routlette WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Scientists have captured a view of a colossal black hole violently ripping apart a doomed star, illustrating a extraordinary and chaotic cosmic event from beginning to end for the first time using NASA's planet-huntin…

bubmagSeptember 26, 2019

VR

At Oculus Connect, VR Is Still Living in ‘the Good Old Days’

Two phrases. The first: "It's no longer a question of 'if,' but a matter of 'when.'" That was the all-caps message that flashed across the giant screens at San Jose Convention Center yesterday before Mark Zuckerberg walked onstage to kick of Oculus Connect 6…

bubmagSeptember 26, 2019

Water Pollution

The Latest: San Francisco mayor fed up with Trump’s swipes

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) The Latest on the EPA cracking down on California water quality (all times local): 12:35 p.m. San Francisco's mayor has rejected a federal claim that there is a link between homelessness and water quality in the area. Mayor London Breed …

bubmagSeptember 26, 2019

Holocaust

The paper that reported on the Busch Light guy’s racist tweets had to hire security because they’re getting violent threats

The Des Moine Register is facing criminal threats and has had to heighten security following conservative backlash to a story they published this week that surfaced racist tweets college football fan Carson King wrote when he was 16 years old. The now-24-y…

bubmagSeptember 26, 2019

Exoskeleton

BaT Auction: 1971 Steyr-Puch Pinzgauer 710K at No Reserve

This 1971 Steyr-Puch Pinzgauer 710K reportedly originated in Switzerland where it was used as a radio communications vehicle, and was imported some time ago by a prior owner. The truck is said to have sat for about seven years before the selling dealer acquir…

bubmagSeptember 26, 2019

NATO

Everyday Carry: Whiskers

bubmagSeptember 26, 2019

Bees

All the foods we could lose if the bees go extinct (30 Photos)

Theres a lot of talk about saving the bees. Why is it important? Well, other than humanity possibly wiping out another species, bees play a huge role in the pollination of plants. So much so that one out of every three bites of food we eat depends on the litt…

bubmagSeptember 26, 2019

Fortnite

Fortnite Bullseyes: Where To Land For Week 9 Challenge

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers.Season 10 of Fortnite is almost over, but developer Epic Games still has a few more challenges for players to complete before Season 11 kicks off next month. Week 9's set of challenges is called Bullseye, and a…

bubmagSeptember 26, 2019

Black Hole

These Three Supermassive Black Holes Could One Day Join Forces

Scientists have spotted the best evidence yet of a trio of supermassive black holes in apparently merging galaxies, a new paper reports. Theories of the universes evolution predict that galaxies, and the enormous black holes at their centers, evolve over tim…

bubmagSeptember 26, 2019

Animal Protection

Bolivia’s Forest Fires Have Left More Than 2 Million Animals Dead

Not all animals can escape when fire comes burning through the forest. In Bolivia, millions of animals are likely dead as a result of the raging forest fires that continue to burn across the region, including the Amazon. Scientists told AFP that more than 2.…

bubmagSeptember 26, 2019

Caught in the act: a black hole rips apart an unfortunate star

At Oculus Connect, VR Is Still Living in ‘the Good Old Days’

The Latest: San Francisco mayor fed up with Trump’s swipes

The paper that reported on the Busch Light guy’s racist tweets had to hire security because they’re getting violent threats

BaT Auction: 1971 Steyr-Puch Pinzgauer 710K at No Reserve

Everyday Carry: Whiskers

All the foods we could lose if the bees go extinct (30 Photos)

Fortnite Bullseyes: Where To Land For Week 9 Challenge

These Three Supermassive Black Holes Could One Day Join Forces

Bolivia’s Forest Fires Have Left More Than 2 Million Animals Dead

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