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Astronomers discover dozens of double-aligned white dwarf binaries

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The detection efficiency for a double-line DWD where the two stars have similar flux contributions. Credit: arXiv (2024). DOI number: 10.48550/arxiv.2407.02594 An international team of astronomers reports the discovery of 34 rare double-lined white dwarf binary systems using the Intermediate-dispersion Spectrograph and Imaging System (ISIS) on the William Herschel Telescope (WHT). The finding was detailed … Read more

First Look at LEGO Technic 42184 Koenigsegg Jesko in White

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An online retailer has released the first images of the LEGO Technic 42184 Koenigsegg Jesko Absolut White Hypercar, and you’ll never guess what it looks like… Close your eyes and imagine 42173 Koenigsegg Jesko Absolut Grey Hypercar in white. You’ve now essentially achieved the same thing you did when you looked at the first images … Read more

Dame Sharon White: ‘John Lewis is back on track’

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“Over the last five years we’ve had events happen every once in a while,” she says, sipping tea in the restaurant of Peter Jones, the John Lewis department store that invites the well-heeled shoppers of Sloane Square, Chelsea, to reflect on some middle class household items. “We’ve had the pandemic and we’ve had inflation at … Read more

Life after star death? How life could arise on planets orbiting white dwarfs

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a glowing blue star floats in space next to an earth-like planet of the same apparent size.

Planets could survive the death of their star and be able to sustain life – and now astronomers are hunting for them. Stars don’t survive forever, the sun included. In about five billion yearsEarth’s star will begin to deplete its supply of hydrogen used to generate energy nuclear fusion at its core. The Sun’s core … Read more

Microsoft answered Congress’s questions about security. Now the White House must act

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Function Microsoft President Brad Smith struck a conciliatory tone during a congressional hearing on Thursday over his IT giant’s repeated computer security failures — while also arguing that the Windows maker is above the rule of law, at least in China. He answered nearly three hours of questions from representatives of the U.S. House of … Read more

The bride wore white, the groom wore sneakers, CHRISTOPHER STEVENS

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The bride wore a white off-the-shoulder dress by London designer Emilia Wickstead, whose clients include the Princess of Wales and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex. Her bridal bouquet was a simple branch of lilies of the valley. The 93-year-old groom, meanwhile, was smartly dressed in a sober gray suit with a gold tie and a pair … Read more