‘Star Trek: Picard’ season 2 explodes onto our screens with a phenomenal first episode

Warning: Spoilers ahead for “Star Trek: Picard” Season 2, episode 1 It’s been just two weeks short of two years since we last got to see Jean-Luc Picard in action on the Paramount Plus series “Star Trek: Picard” and the first season gave us plenty to talk about, some of it good and some of … Read more

Death star: In cosmic first, scientists observe red supergiant just before it explodes

It’s much easier for scientists to see the messy aftermath of stellar explosions than to watch the prelude to the drama. But finally, astronomers managed to observe a red giant star just as it “went supernova,” as exploding stars are called. Using a telescope in Hawaii, a team of scientists gathered observations of a red … Read more