Astronomers and gold diggers were excited when scientists discovered a planet littered with diamonds. That’s just okay now. Why? Because a new planet just took bling to the next level: it’s one massive diamond the size of Jupiter. https://gizmodo.com/scientists-say-theres-a-planet-lined-with-diamonds-5711607 The planet is super dense and is made up of carbon. With the kind of density…
NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory has picked up what appears to be the youngest black hole we’ve discovered near our planet. This object could however instead be the youngest documented neutron star. Either way, it’s an exciting find. From NASA’s press conference in Washington today: The 30-year-old object is a remnant of SN 1979C, a supernova…
The most massive neutron star ever discovered has been found 3000 light-years away. The tiny star is twice as massive as the Sun but its diameter is mere miles across. This discovery confirms these stars really are made of neutrons. Neutron stars are the end result of collapsed stars that aren’t quite big enough to…
Pulsars, or neutron stars, are the universe’s densest objects other than black holes. Special pulsars known as magnetars can have intense magnetic fields up to a trillion times stronger than our Sun…but one strange magnetar has been hiding its powers. All neutron stars are incredibly dense and incredibly magnetized – they pack the mass of…
While your computer is running idle, it could be finding new pulsars and black holes in deep space—just like the computers of three volunteers running a program called Einstein@Home. Three volunteers running the distributed computing program Einstein@Home have discovered a new pulsar in the data from the Arecibo Observatory radio telescope. Their computers, one in…
When you look into the heart of the Crab Nebula, you are staring at the gamma-radiation-soaked nightmare of history. You may have already known that this gorgeous nebula is the result of a supernova that Chinese and Arab astronomers recorded back in 1054. But what you didn’t know is that the dead star became a…
If you’re looking for some high-end quality for your A2DP Bluetooth-enabled music phone, the Plantronics 590E headset seems to be just the ticket. The headset is rated at 12 hours of talk time and 10 hours of listening time, dedicated call buttons and Audio Visual Remote Control Profile (AVRCP) to control your music from the…
When Plantronics first showed off its wireless Bluetooth headphones this summer, we mentioned how much we dug them. The Pulsar 590 stereo headphones are now available. They’re small and not horrible-looking—always a plus—and you’ll be able to switch from listening to music or movies to mobile calls with just the push of a button. It…