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Strange radio burst raises new questions

Posted: 08 Jun 2022 08:24 AM PDT

A highly active repeating Fast Radio Burst is raising new questions about the nature of such objects, and also raising doubts about their usefulness as cosmic yardsticks.

Yoyo stars responsible for off-center bubbles

Posted: 08 Jun 2022 06:14 AM PDT

Astronomers have developed a new code to simulate the formation of a cluster of baby stars. Comparison with the well-known real case of the Orion Nebula shows that its off-center bubble of ionized gas was caused by a massive star that was pushed out of the newborn cluster but is now falling back in.

Creating artificial intelligence that acts more human by 'knowing that it knows'

Posted: 03 Jun 2022 07:01 AM PDT

Development of metamemory in AI system allows it to adjust its understanding based on what it already knows, learning and evolving based on its environment as humans do.