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Why Does Venus Have No Moon? Scientists May Have Solved The Mystery
A new study suggests that Venus may have once had a moon that was eventually pulled towards the planet by tidal forces and destroyed because of Venus's slow rotation.
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NASA's Telescope Captures Rare Orphan Black Hole Shredding A Star
The newly discovered event was found more than 30,000 light-years away from its galaxy's centre.
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Astronomers Discover Most Powerful Cosmic Explosions Since the Big Bang
Astronomers have discovered extreme nuclear transients — rare and powerful explosions caused by stars being torn apart by supermassive black holes. These events, brighter and longer-lasting than supernovae, were observed using data from Gaia and ZTF. As the most energetic cosmic outbursts since the Big Bang, they offer valuable insights into blac...
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Hubble Captures First-Ever Rogue Black Hole Devouring a Star Outside Galactic Core
Astronomers led by Dr. Yuhan Yao have discovered the first offset tidal disruption event (TDE), where a rogue black hole outside a galaxy's core ripped apart a star. Spotted by the Hubble telescope and Zwicky Transient Facility, this marks historic evidence of a wandering supermassive black hole in action.
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New Study Suggests the Moon Is 100 Million Years Older Than Previously Thought
Recent findings indicate the Moon might be over 100 million years older than prior estimates. A new study proposes that tidal forces caused intense heating and surface remelting around 4.35 billion years ago, resetting the apparent age of lunar rocks. These insights support the idea that massive collisions formed the Moon much earlier than previous...
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Jupiter’s Moon Io Shows No Magma Ocean as New Findings Explain Volcanic Eruptions
NASA's latest findings indicate that Jupiter's volcanic moon Io does not have a global magma ocean beneath its surface, debunking previous theories. This conclusion comes from analysis of data from NASA's Juno spacecraft and archival observations from the Galileo mission. The study suggests that Io's interior is more solid than expected, with volca...
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Tidal Event Analysis Suggests Black Hole Ripped Apart Star, Sent Its Material Out in Space
In a recent observation, it was established that during a tidal even called AT2019qiz, a black hole not only ripped apart the star and stretches its material, but also threw some intense wind flowing outward, sending the star's material out into space. While black holes are known to engulf the cosmic bodies, this research is crucial for understandi...
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Tesla Integrates TiDAL Streaming Service With Latest Software Update
Tesla had been preparing to launch TiDAL for months as revealed by beta builds of the car
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Qualcomm aptX Lossless Bluetooth Codec Announced, Promises Wireless ‘CD-Quality’ Audio
Qualcomm has announced the aptX Lossless Bluetooth codec, which promises high-bitrate wireless audio transmission at up to 1Mbit/s. The new codec claims to offer CD-quality audio over Bluetooth.
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Apple Music Lossless Audio, Spatial Audio, and Dolby Atmos: Everything You Need to Know
Apple Music is bringing new features meant to improve sound quality for listeners, with Lossless Audio, Spatial Audio, and Dolby Atmos support. How do these work, and are there any catches? Find out in this explainer.
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Square to Buy Majority Stake in JAY-Z’s Tidal Music Streaming Platform for $297 Million
Digital payments firm Square said Thursday it was buying a controlling stake in the streaming music platform Tidal from a group led by rap star JAY-Z for $297 million (roughly Rs. 2,160 crores) in cash and stock.
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Spotify HiFi Lossless Tier Coming Later in 2021
Spotify is getting into the high-quality audio business with Spotify HiFi. At its online-only Stream On event on Monday, Spotify announced Spotify HiFi, a new lossless tier that will be priced at higher than the existing Spotify Premium subscription.
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Coronavirus: Music Streaming Giants Pledge to Help Musicians Hit by COVID-19
At a time when the world is reeling under coronavirus outbreak, music streaming giants such as Amazon Music, Facebook, SiriusXM, Pandora, Spotify, Tidal and YouTube Music have pledged to contribute to the MusiCares' COVID-19 Relief Fund, to fund for music industry workers.
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Jay-Z's Tidal Faces Probe Over Streaming Numbers
The Norwegian government is investigating rapper Jay-Z's music streaming service, Tidal, for the alleged manipulation of streaming numbers.
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Allegations Over Streaming Numbers at Jay-Z's Tidal Probed
Jay-Z acquired Tidal in 2014 in a $56 million deal, now accounting for more than half of all U.S. record industry sales.
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Why Does Venus Have No Moon? Scientists May Have Solved The Mystery
A new study suggests that Venus may have once had a moon that was eventually pulled towards the planet by tidal forces and destroyed because of Venus's slow rotation.
-
NASA's Telescope Captures Rare Orphan Black Hole Shredding A Star
The newly discovered event was found more than 30,000 light-years away from its galaxy's centre.
-
Astronomers Discover Most Powerful Cosmic Explosions Since the Big Bang
Astronomers have discovered extreme nuclear transients — rare and powerful explosions caused by stars being torn apart by supermassive black holes. These events, brighter and longer-lasting than supernovae, were observed using data from Gaia and ZTF. As the most energetic cosmic outbursts since the Big Bang, they offer valuable insights into blac...
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Hubble Captures First-Ever Rogue Black Hole Devouring a Star Outside Galactic Core
Astronomers led by Dr. Yuhan Yao have discovered the first offset tidal disruption event (TDE), where a rogue black hole outside a galaxy's core ripped apart a star. Spotted by the Hubble telescope and Zwicky Transient Facility, this marks historic evidence of a wandering supermassive black hole in action.
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New Study Suggests the Moon Is 100 Million Years Older Than Previously Thought
Recent findings indicate the Moon might be over 100 million years older than prior estimates. A new study proposes that tidal forces caused intense heating and surface remelting around 4.35 billion years ago, resetting the apparent age of lunar rocks. These insights support the idea that massive collisions formed the Moon much earlier than previous...
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Jupiter’s Moon Io Shows No Magma Ocean as New Findings Explain Volcanic Eruptions
NASA's latest findings indicate that Jupiter's volcanic moon Io does not have a global magma ocean beneath its surface, debunking previous theories. This conclusion comes from analysis of data from NASA's Juno spacecraft and archival observations from the Galileo mission. The study suggests that Io's interior is more solid than expected, with volca...
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Tidal Event Analysis Suggests Black Hole Ripped Apart Star, Sent Its Material Out in Space
In a recent observation, it was established that during a tidal even called AT2019qiz, a black hole not only ripped apart the star and stretches its material, but also threw some intense wind flowing outward, sending the star's material out into space. While black holes are known to engulf the cosmic bodies, this research is crucial for understandi...
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Tesla Integrates TiDAL Streaming Service With Latest Software Update
Tesla had been preparing to launch TiDAL for months as revealed by beta builds of the car
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Qualcomm aptX Lossless Bluetooth Codec Announced, Promises Wireless ‘CD-Quality’ Audio
Qualcomm has announced the aptX Lossless Bluetooth codec, which promises high-bitrate wireless audio transmission at up to 1Mbit/s. The new codec claims to offer CD-quality audio over Bluetooth.
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Apple Music Lossless Audio, Spatial Audio, and Dolby Atmos: Everything You Need to Know
Apple Music is bringing new features meant to improve sound quality for listeners, with Lossless Audio, Spatial Audio, and Dolby Atmos support. How do these work, and are there any catches? Find out in this explainer.
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Square to Buy Majority Stake in JAY-Z’s Tidal Music Streaming Platform for $297 Million
Digital payments firm Square said Thursday it was buying a controlling stake in the streaming music platform Tidal from a group led by rap star JAY-Z for $297 million (roughly Rs. 2,160 crores) in cash and stock.
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Spotify HiFi Lossless Tier Coming Later in 2021
Spotify is getting into the high-quality audio business with Spotify HiFi. At its online-only Stream On event on Monday, Spotify announced Spotify HiFi, a new lossless tier that will be priced at higher than the existing Spotify Premium subscription.
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Coronavirus: Music Streaming Giants Pledge to Help Musicians Hit by COVID-19
At a time when the world is reeling under coronavirus outbreak, music streaming giants such as Amazon Music, Facebook, SiriusXM, Pandora, Spotify, Tidal and YouTube Music have pledged to contribute to the MusiCares' COVID-19 Relief Fund, to fund for music industry workers.
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Jay-Z's Tidal Faces Probe Over Streaming Numbers
The Norwegian government is investigating rapper Jay-Z's music streaming service, Tidal, for the alleged manipulation of streaming numbers.
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Allegations Over Streaming Numbers at Jay-Z's Tidal Probed
Jay-Z acquired Tidal in 2014 in a $56 million deal, now accounting for more than half of all U.S. record industry sales.
