How rare runaway dead stars are tricky clues for a cosmic mystery

Astronomers call a special kind of supernova a “cosmic yardstick” for good reason: The so-called Type Ia supernova gives off a predictable amount of light, making it a handy tool for measuring distances in space.  These particular supernovas are useful but still puzzling, with scientists still unsure of what triggers their blasts. NASA estimates they…

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Tinder evolves Double Date and Tinder U into Modes

Tinder is introducing Modes, different ways of seeing (and hopefully matching with) potential connections. At launch, there are three “modes”: For You Mode, Double Date Mode, and College Mode. For You Mode (wonder where Tinder got that name from) is described as the “classic Tinder experience” in a press release shared with Mashable — basically,…

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