And, importantly, they found it on Finkelstein's daughter's birthday, a serendipity that blessed this blob with a name: Maisie's Galaxy. But not every cosmic object has such a fairytale ending, nomenclature-wise. Someone recently tried to name one of Earth's quasi-moons "Moony McMoonface...
Naming something means that thing is important enough to name. "It just felt right," Nasser said. "It feels like this weirdo, first-of-its-kind thing getting this weirdo name." Zooz-vee is my preferred way to say it, but Nasser's a fan of Zooz-vay. One of my colleagues likes ...
When that happens, we will update Google Maps in the U.S. quickly to show Mount McKinley and Gulf of America. — News from Google (@NewsFromGoogle)January 27, 2025 “When that happens, we will update Google Maps in the U.S. quickly to show Mount McKinley and Gulf of America,” th...
If you look upward on a clear night from Earth’s darkest regions, you’ll probably glimpse a broad stripe of stars, cloaked in clouds of dust and gas, arcing across the sky.What you’re seeing is a portion of the Milky Way, our home galaxy, which measures 100,000 light-years in di...
Jovian planets are planetary bodies that orbit around a star that has been classified as a jovian. They are named after Jupiter, who was considered to be the king of gods and ruler of all the other gods before he was overthrown by Zeus. Jovian planets are typically larger than terrestrial ...
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Multiply that by the billions of stars in the galaxy, and a rough estimate for the number of interstellar comets and asteroids falls in the ballpark of 1024 to 1025, a septillion or more. However, the vast empty space of the Milky Way means that 'Oumuamua, which is less than 400 ...
To avoid a trademark dispute, Intel changes the code name of Tanglewood, a version of its Itanium expected to come out after 2005 that will contain several processor cores, to Tukwila.
Added 5GHz support for wireless channel changing for those devices that support it. Tested with Moto G5 and E4 phones. Also tested with other (currently non-approved) phones such as Samsung Galaxy S8. Improved Expansion Hub firmware update support in Robot Controller app Changes to make the ...
Scientists discover smallest galaxy ever seen: 'It's like having a perfectly functional human being that's the size of a grain of rice'