Astronomers captured this image of a stunning shock wave around a dead star — a shock wave that, according to all known mechanisms, “shouldn’t be there.”
“We found something never seen before and, more importantly, entirely unexpected,” said co-lead author of the study, Simone Scaringi. “The surprise that a supposedly quiet, discless system could drive such a spectacular nebula was one of those rare ‘wow’ moments.”
Following Australia’s social media ban for children under 16 taking effect last month, Meta says it has now removed almost 550,000 Instagram, Facebook, and Threads accounts that it believes were run by kids under that age threshold. Despite its compliance, Meta is still voicing opposition to the law.
Cartman, Kenny, Stan, Kyle, and Butters are coming to the island tomorrow for Fortnite’s crossover with South Park, allowing players to explore Cartmanland and try the new Quints 5-person playlist. This event is available until February 5th, and yes — The Simpsons did it first.
