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Astronomy Picture of the Day: Barnard 150: Seahorse in Cepheus

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Barnard 150: Seahorse in Cepheus Light-years across, this suggestive shape known as the Seahorse Nebula appears in silhouette against a rich, luminous background of stars. Seen toward the royal northern constellation of Cepheus, the dusty, obscuring clouds are part of a Milky Way molecular cloud some 1,200 light-years distant. It is also listed as Barnard 150 (B150), one of 182 dark markings of the sky cataloged in the early 20th century by astronomer E. E. Barnard . Packs of low mass stars are forming within from collapsing cores only visible at long infrared wavelengths . Still, colorful stars in Cepheus add to the pretty, galactic skyscap e . October 25, 2018 via NASA https://ift.tt/2PTU5eL Manage this Applet

A super typhoon of historic proportions just cut thousands of U.S. citizens off from the world

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Environment Yutu slammed the territory with 180 MPH winds The core of Super Typhoon Yutu struck Tinian and Saipan in the Northern Marianas Islands today—the strongest storm on record to make landfall in this U.S. territory in… via Popular Science "https://ift.tt/2OKdIsY"

The weirdest things we learned this week: glowing Civil War soldiers and historic font battles

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Science Our editors scrounged up some truly bizarre facts. What’s the weirdest thing you learned this week? Well, whatever it is, we promise you’ll have an even weirder answer if you listen to PopSci’s newest podcast. via Popular Science "https://ift.tt/2CAHwRH"

Behind the supersonic rise and fall of the Concorde, 15 years after its final flight

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Aviation Now NASA and Lockheed Martin are trying to bring supersonic flight back to the masses. The Concorde was a plane ahead of its time—quite literally, as a flight from Paris or London to New York was so fast it’d actually land more than two hours before it… via Popular Science "https://ift.tt/2PPyCDK"

Tim Cook says Apple supports general digital privacy laws in the U.S.

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Technology The Apple CEO laid out guidelines for sweeping privacy regulations. The Apple CEO eyes GDPR as a model for U.S. privacy laws. via Popular Science "https://ift.tt/2D3PJyU"

Now Available on Steam - Lethal League Blaze

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Lethal League Blaze is Now Available on Steam! Banging beats and mad style, Lethal League Blaze is the most intense ball game you can play online with up to 4 players. via Steam RSS News Feed "https://ift.tt/2R6qrCY"

The truth about organic food and cancer

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Health Your wallet might have more of an effect than your shopping cart. There’s a lot we don’t know about organic food. But one thing we do know? Being a person who can afford to buy organic and does so generally means you’re a healthier… via Popular Science "https://ift.tt/2yyUpZI"

Apple has collected lots of your personal information—here's how to see it

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DIY Time for a privacy check-up. Apple knows exactly how many times you’ve forgotten your password. And now you can too. via Popular Science "https://ift.tt/2RbF5sG"

How many stars are there in the whole galaxy?

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Space Our solar system is just a tiny speck in the Milky Way. It's not so easy to count up the stars in the Milky Way. via Popular Science "https://ift.tt/2z3gT4C"