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A THIRD Planet Found Orbiting Nearby Proxima Centauri
In August of 2016, astronomers with the European Southern Observatory (ESO) announced that they had discovered an exoplanet orbiting in neighboring Proxima Centauri. Based on Radial Velocity measurements (aka. Doppler Photometry), the discovery team estimated that the planet was roughly the same size and mass as Earth and orbited with Proxima Centauri’s Circumsolar Habitable Zone…
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Drake bets more than $1 million worth in Bitcoin for Super Bowl LVI — and picks the Los Angeles Rams to win
Drake shared screenshots of his Bitcoin bets on Instagram.Rich Fury/Getty Images Drake made a series of bets on Super Bowl LVI totaling more than $1 million in Bitcoin, ESPN reports. Drake, 35, bet his money on the Los Angeles Rams and wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr., 29. The Los Angeles Rams and the Cincinnati Bengals…
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Watch: Odell Beckham Jr. Scores First Touchdown of Super Bowl LVI
Beckham hauled in a 17-yard pass from Matthew Stafford midway through the first quarter to give the Rams the early lead.View the original article to see embedded media.Somewhere, Drake is celebrating after cashing in on a big bet.The Rams opened up the scoring in Super Bowl LVI after Matthew Stafford found Odell Beckham Jr. on…
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Here’s what the Super Bowl ad with the floating QR code was for
(NEXSTAR) – Sure, the Super Bowl is the stage for the two best teams in the NFL to go head to head. But it’s also a huge stage for advertisers. One of the most intriguing Super Bowl of 2022 commercials came before halftime. Did the bouncing QR code in changing colors confuse you, too? Meet…
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Coinbase Super Bowl Commercial Crashes the App
The app went down after the minute-long commercial.View the original article to see embedded media.Coinbase may have had the most creative commercial of Sunday’s Super Bowl. And as a result, its app crashed. Coinbase, a cryptocurrency exchange platform, had a minute-long commercial that featured a square QR code that bounced on the screen that replicated the bouncing…
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Astronomers Measure the Layers of an Exoplanet’s Atmosphere
The number of planets discovered beyond our Solar System has grown exponentially in the past twenty years, with 4,919 confirmed exoplanets (and another 8,493 awaiting confirmation)! Combined with improved instruments and data analysis, the field of study is entering into an exciting new phase. In short, the focus is shifting from discovery to characterization, where…
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Astronomy Jargon 101: Gravitational Lens
In this series we are exploring the weird and wonderful world of astronomy jargon! You’ll be seeing double with today’s topic: gravitational lens! Einstein’s theory of general relativity tells us that matter and energy bend and warp the fabric of spacetime. Indeed, this bending and warping is exactly what we experience as the force of gravity,…
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DeSantis, first lady vow to ‘change the narrative’ on kids’ mental health, keep politics out of classroom
Florida’s Gov. Ron DeSantis and first lady Casey DeSantis sat down with Fox News Digital in a joint interview.Read original article here.Written by: Kelly Laco
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Princess Akshita says her ancestors losing royal titles was like if the Queen suddenly lost Buckingham Palace and needed a 9-5 job
Akshita’s family has had to evolve their place in society.Courtesy of Princess Akshita Princess Akshita of Mayurbhanj is a descendant of a 1,000-year-old royal dynasty in India. But her ancestors, among other royal families in India, lost their official titles in 1947. Change was hard for former royals, like if the Queen suddenly had to…
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On L.A.’s Usually Buzzy West Side, The Movie Bees Are Silent
On Tuesday, we had a friend over for dinner on the patio. Conversation bounced around the usual bumpers: Politics, crime, ex-spouse, lawyers, kids, the neighbors. Yet not a word was spoken about the Oscar nominations, announced just that morning. Which is weird, because this particular guest only two years ago was a West Side superviewer—someone…