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The Decades-Long Mystery of 'Unexplained' Light Bursts in Space Has Been Solved
A new type of star explosion called a “micronova” explains the weird flashes around some dead stars.
There’s a New Exploding Star in the Sky
An erupting white dwarf in the constellation Cassiopeia should be visible with binoculars or small telescopes on a dark night.
It Took 600 Years to Figure Out This Mysterious, Exploding Ancient Star
Korean royal astrologers saw a new star appear in the sky in 1437 AD, and it took 600 years for astronomers to find what they had seen, and explain why it appeared that night.
Everything Bagel and Nova Panzanella Recipe
Turn the ultimate breakfast platter into the ultimate breakfast salad.
RL Grime Surprises Fans with Zine Announcing New Music Project
"More than just an album, or a show, or a single narrative, I want the Nova project to create spaces where you can feel part of the process and support platforms for your own ideas."
Archeologists Have Found a Holocaust Escape Tunnel Dug with Spoons
The underground tunnel is believed to have helped at least 12 Jewish prisoners escape from a Nazi extermination site in Lithuania.
Submerge Yourself in a Strange Sea of Slit-Scanned Jellyfish
Interaction designer James Alliban experiments with jellyfish footage for openFrameworks experiment, 'NOVA.'
"Japan's Killer Quake" is the Finest Reporting on 2011's Most Violent Upheaval
The combination earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster that hit Japan earlier this year is surely one of the biggest stories of 2011. That's especially true in the tech world, with the combined disasters having a massive impact on both the technology...
Secret Life: Shaundra Daily Brings New Meaning To Old School
Here's some irony for a Wednesday. Shaundra Daily is an education engineer whose alleged "lack of emotion" motivates her to develop new technologies that help kids better understand their own emotions. She also holds a secret talent. Want a hint? She's...