An ancient eruption of a supermassive black hole in the Milky Way may have inflated two huge bubbles of gamma rays which were just now discovered and are considered a new type of astronomical object. “It shows, once again, that the universe is full of surprises,” said Jon Morse, director …
Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard Tuesday renewed her backing for a controversial Internet filter, saying it was driven by a “moral question”. The proposed filter will block access to material such as rape, drug use, bestiality and child sex abuse, and will be administered by Internet Service Provider companies. However, …
A shadowy hacking group obtained the email addresses of over 114,000 owners of Apple iPads by exploiting a vulnerability at US telecom giant AT&T, a Silicon Valley website reported on Wednesday. Valleywag, a property of Gawker Media, said the hackers turned over the email list and it contained the email …
When it collapses, it will be at least as bright as the full moon, and maybe as bright as the sun. For six weeks. So the really lucky folks (for whom Betelgeuse is only visible at night) will get 24 hour days, everybody else will get at least some time …
Internet giant Google led high-profile criticism of Australia’s controversial plan to filter the Internet Tuesday, saying it went too far and could set a dangerous precedent. Currently locked in a major dispute over censorship in China, the US web giant said its primary concern with Australia’s proposal was “that the …