If you thought Kim Kardashian’s engagement ring was a ridiculous rock, you haven’t seen the ludicrously large diamond planet, J1719-1438. Scientists at the Swinburne University of Technology in Melbourne recently spotted this celestial body that’s so dense, it’s believed to be crystalline carbon — i.e. a ginormous diamond similar in size to Jupiter . Since the 60s, astrophysicists like Marc Kuchner have theorized that carbon-heavy stars can burn out, crystallize and form diamonds under the right pressure. Supporting the idea, a white dwarf star spotted in 1992, BPM 37093, had cooled and crystallized over the course of 12 years — even copping the nickname “Lucy” after the Beatles jam. Although astronomers in Australia, Britain and Hawaii have all identified the newly spotted precious planet J1719-1438, they are still unsure if the crystallized carbon rock will be all sparkly mountains up close — dashing the hopes and dreams of material girls everywhere. Iced-out diamond planet catches astronomers’ eyes originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 28 Aug 2011 00:17:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Detroit’s Justin Verlander wasn’t at his best Saturday against Minnesota, but he was good enough to become the major league’s first 20-game winner. (Aug. 27)
Continue reading …Detroit’s Justin Verlander wasn’t at his best Saturday against Minnesota, but he was good enough to become the major league’s first 20-game winner. (Aug. 27)
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Detroit’s Justin Verlander wasn’t at his best Saturday against Minnesota, but he was good enough to become the major league’s first 20-game winner. (Aug. 27)
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Hurricane Irene unleashed its winds and rain Saturday on eastern North Carolina, raking coastal villages and reaching well inland to topple trees, flood towns and leave hundreds of thousands without power. (Aug. 27)
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Hurricane Irene unleashed its winds and rain Saturday on eastern North Carolina, raking coastal villages and reaching well inland to topple trees, flood towns and leave hundreds of thousands without power. (Aug. 27)
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Hurricane Irene unleashed its winds and rain Saturday on eastern North Carolina, raking coastal villages and reaching well inland to topple trees, flood towns and leave hundreds of thousands without power. (Aug. 27)
Continue reading …After the two most craziest weeks ever in the history of the mobile technology news universe, it’s important to step back and just take stock of everything: a survey course, if you will. That’s why we’ve created Engadget Mobile Podcast 101 , your first stop on the road to an otherworldly state we call CMA: C omplete M obile A wareness. Come along, won’t you? Hosts: Myriam Joire ( tnkgrl ), Brad Molen Producer: Trent Wolbe Music: Daestro – Light Powered ( Ghostly International ) 00:02:23 – Steve Jobs resigns as CEO of Apple 00:10:00 – Tim Cook: Who is Apple’s new CEO? 00:25:27 – iPhone 5 coming to Sprint, other carriers in mid-October? 00:27:27 – App logs reportedly confirm dual mode CDMA / GSM iPhone 5 in testing 00:41:15 – Apple to release cheaper, 8GB iPhone 4 within weeks? 00:49:58 – Samsung Galaxy S II not coming to Verizon after all? (update: confirmed) 00:53:25 – Sprint’s Epic Touch 4G may be first US-bound Galaxy S II, arriving September 9th? 00:55:39 – Trio of US Samsung Galaxy S II models get together for a group photo? 01:04:05 – Samsung debuts new Galaxy lineup, refines naming strategy along the way 01:11:46 – Nokia announces Symbian Belle alongside three new devices 01:21:28 – Microsoft: Windows Phone Tango will be minor update, is meant for low-end handsets 01:25:35 – Microsoft: front facing cameras, Skype integration coming with Mango update (video) 01:26:05 – HTC Omega blessed with renders, revealing its front-facing camera 01:31:15 – Blackberry Curve 9360 hands-on Hear the podcast Subscribe to the podcast [ iTunes ] Subscribe to the Podcast directly in iTunes [ RSS MP3 ] Add the Engadget Mobile Podcast feed (in MP3) to your RSS aggregator and have the show delivered automatically [ RSS AAC ] Add the Engadget Mobile Podcast feed (in enhanced AAC) to your RSS aggregator [ Zune ] Subscribe to the Podcast directly in the Zune Marketplace Download the podcast LISTEN (MP3) LISTEN (AAC) Contact the podcast podcast (at) engadgetmobile (dot) com. Follow us on Twitter @tnkgrl @phonewisdom @engadgetmobile Engadget Mobile Podcast 101 – 08.27.2011 originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 27 Aug 2011 19:19:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Continue reading …Open Thread with The Professional Left Weekly Podcast: What does the Right have that we don’t? A Rookie Bench.
August 27, 2011 No Commentenlarge Credit: The Professional Left Time for your Professional Left podcast, otherwise known as our newly married C&L contributors Driftglass and Bluegal . You can listen to the archives at The Professional Left Podcast and make a donation there if you’d like to help these keep these podcasts going or just send them a belated wedding gift. You can also follow them on Facebook here — The Professional Left Podcast with Driftglass and Blue Gal . Have a great weekend everyone and for those in the eye of the storm heading towards our coast, stay safe. Open thread below….
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