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☆ A comet larger than Everest will streak through the night sky in the coming weeks. Here's how to see it.
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-12 | by ( Marianne Guenot | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A green comet, nicknamed the "devil comet," is becoming visible in the night sky. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . The next few weeks offer a unique opportunity to witness a rare, green comet streaking through the night sky. It should become increasingly visible to the naked eye as it approaches the sun over the next month. This earned the comet nicknames like the Devil Comet or the Millennium Falcon Comet.

Persons: Pons, Brooks, —, Space.com, Brook Organizations: Service, Northern, Southern Hemisphere

☆ Spanish teens say people are making AI-generated nudes of them and passing them around their schools
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-20 | by ( Thibault Spirlet | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

At least 20 teenage girls said they saw AI-generated naked photos of themselves, per Spanish media. The 14-year-old is one of at least 20 teenage girls from the town of Almendralejo who have seen AI-generated naked photos of themselves spread on social media, according to Spanish media. Gómez said a boy sent her daughter an AI-generated naked photo of herself on Instagram after she refused to give him money, per the regional broadcaster. Miriam Al Adib, a mother of four teenage daughters, told El País that her "heart skipped a beat" when her 14-year-old daughter showed her an AI-generated photo of her. AdvertisementAdvertisement"If I didn't know my daughter's body, this photo looks real," she told the Spanish newspaper.

Persons: Isabel, didn't, Gómez, Miriam Al Adib, El País, Al Adib, Fernando Cumbres Organizations: Service, El, Canal, Spanish Locations: El, Spanish, Wall, Silicon, Spain, Almendralejo, Canal Extremadura, Extremadura

☆ A Millennium Falcon-shaped comet heading toward Earth is so bright you'll able to see it with your naked eye, say astronomers
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-27 | by ( Ellie Zolfagharifard | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Astronomers have spotted a "once-in-a-lifetime" comet shaped like the Millennium Falcon. The comet will make its closest approach to the sun next year, just weeks after a solar eclipse. The comet, known as Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks, abruptly brightened 100-fold on July 20 as plumes of debris and ice were blasted off it into space. While it may be possible to see the comet with the naked eye, Miles advised using binoculars. A decades-old mysteryAstronomers aren't sure exactly why Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks, which orbits the sun every 71 years, has brightened so drastically in recent weeks.

Persons: Pons, Brooks, It's, Richard Miles, Miles, Dr Edward Gomez, Elek Tamás, Helen Usher of Cardiff, Carrie Holt, Gomez Organizations: Service, British Astronomical Association, Wales, Harsona, Comet, Open University, University of Maryland Locations: Wall, Silicon, Cardiff, Nyiregyhaza, Hungary

☆ În 1054, oamenii au văzut pe cer explozia unei stele; Astronomii spun că o descoperire recentă ar putea explica fenomenul
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-30 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: +6 min

Sursa foto: ProfimediaÎn 1054, oamenii au văzut pe cer explozia unei stele; Astronomii spun că o descoperire recentă ar putea explica fenomenulUn nou tip de supernovă, o explozie a unei stele aflate la finalul vieții, a fost observată de astronomi. Cercetătorii cred că SN1054, o supernovă celebră pentru faptul că a fost vizibilă de pe Pământ o perioadă lungă la începutul mileniului trecut, ar putea fi explicată pe baza noii descoperiri. Ei au descoperit numeroase caracteristici neobişnuite ale supernovei SN 2018zd, unele dintre ele observate în premieră la o supernovă. Pe timp de zi ea a fost vizibilă vreme de aproape o lună, în timp ce pe cerul nopții ea a fost vizibilă pentru aproape doi ani. În fapt SN 1054 are o vechime de aproximativ 7500 de ani, însă lumina exploziei a ajuns la Pământ abia în anul 1054.

Persons: Valenti, Davis, Spitzer, UC Davis, Stefano Valenti, Hubble Organizations: Universitatea din, Agerpres, Universitatea California, SN, UC Locations: Universitatea din Tokyo, Cumbres, Giant

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