Astronomers find potential new class of icy interstellar objects

A trio of astronomers with the University of Tokyo and Niigata University has discovered a possible new class of interstellar ...
InfoWorld

Shallow and deep copy: Two ways to copy objects in Java

Copying objects is a common Java programming operation that has one serious trap. Here's how to avoid copying from an object reference and only copy the instance and values you want. Copying objects ...
CNN

Pulsing object in space is ‘unlike anything we have seen before,’ astronomers say

Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. Astronomers have ...
Live Science

'Dark comets' may be a much bigger threat to Earth than we thought, new study warns

A strange class of space rock known as a "dark comet" has qualities of both asteroids and comets — and the hard-to-spot objects may pose a larger threat to Earth than we thought, according to new ...
Scientific American

How Mathematical Objects Are like People and Other Mysteries of Intersection Theory

Hannah Larson is obsessed with understanding what happens when two or more mathematical objects intersect. Larson, a mathematician at the University of California, Berkeley, and a research fellow at ...
Astronomy

The best objects to view and photograph along the Milky Way

The article details various celestial objects within the northern galactic bulge, observable with differing equipment levels, ranging from naked-eye viewing to astrophotography. Naked-eye observations ...