These selected images from Astronomy Photographer of the Year are pure fire

Solar Pulsation

Each year, Greenwich’s Royal Observatory considers photographs of the cosmos for its Astronomy Photographer of the Year competition. The 16th edition of the competition does not disappoint. From distant spinning galaxies to dazzling auroras on our own planet, this year’s entrants show off everything the heavens have to offer. If you’re in the London area, … Read more

Can black holes form from pure light? New paper challenges theory.

If you squeeze enough stuff into one place, space-time itself will contract in a sweet cosmic kiss known as a black hole. As far as Einstein’s sums go, that “stuff” includes the massless glow of electromagnetic radiation. Given E = mc2which describes the equivalence between mass and energy, the energy of light itself should – … Read more

Astro Bot channels Nintendo’s pure game design, while PlayStation focuses on families

Few games brought as much joy to the crowd at their Summer Game Fest demos as Astro Bot, the latest from Astro’s Playroom and Astro Bot: Rescue Mission developer Team Asobi. During my 45 minutes or so with Astro Bot, I completed just about the entire demo. I say ‘just about’ because while the main … Read more

Pure Storage pwned, claims data looted by criminals who broke into Snowflake workspace

Pure Storage is the latest company to confirm that it is suffering from increasing Snowflake-related data breaches. A security bulletin published on the support page on Tuesday said the incident has been confirmed and addressed. It was strongly emphasized that no customer data had been compromised. The all-flash storage vendor said it was only one … Read more