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Yahoo
05-05-2025
- Science
- Yahoo
‘New star' may appear in the night sky after deep space explosion
TOPEKA (KSNT) – Astronomers are excitedly waiting for the arrival of a new light in the sky this year that appears once every 80 years. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) shared on May 1 a list of important astronomical events to keep an eye out for in the days ahead. Among the highlights was a notice for an eagerly anticipated nova event that will add just a little more light to the sky soon. 27 News reached out to Solar System Ambassador Brenda Culbertson with the NASA Jet Propulsion Lab (JPL) for an explanation on this special event and how people can spot it in the night sky. She said the light is expected to appear in the Corona Borealis, also known as the Northern Crown, morning constellation. 'T Coronae Borealis (T CrB for short) is a binary system, two stars orbiting a central point of gravity,' Culbertson said. 'One of the stars is a Red Giant, an older, larger, and relatively cooler star, and the other is a White Dwarf, a smaller (about the size of Earth), denser, and relatively hotter star. Gravity of the White Dwarf accumulates some of the gases from the Red Giant partner. As the gases from the Red Giant build up on the White Dwarf, pressure increases and causes a thermonuclear reaction, and an explosion occurs that blows the outer shell of the White Dwarf out into space. The explosion is called a nova. Only the outer shell of gases is blown off, and the star, itself, remains.' Big sunspot appears, what this means for Earth Culbertson said the explosive process can happen multiple times with the last recorded nova from this binary star system appearing in 1946. NASA also reports that documented outbursts from T CrB have been reported in 1866, 1787 and possibly even in 1217. Astronomers now expect the same event to occur again in the near future. NASA has likened the event to a 'new star' appearing in the night sky for casual observers. However, this nova will be a temporary brightening of a star system that will be visible for only a few nights. 'T CrB, also known as the Blaze Star, was expected to go nova in 2024, but we are still waiting for it to happen,' Culbertson said. 'It is not what is being called a new star, but one that exists and will brighten at some point. If it happens when we are watching, and we see it go nova, that will be a nice sight to see, for sure.' People should be able to view the nova with the unaided eye once the sun goes down. You can learn more about T CrB and the nova process by clicking here. What new Kansas laws go into effect on July 1, 2025? For more Kansas news, click here. Keep up with the latest breaking news in northeast Kansas by downloading our mobile app and by signing up for our news email alerts. Sign up for our Storm Track Weather app by clicking here. Follow Matthew Self on X (Twitter): Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
30-04-2025
- Science
- Yahoo
NASA captures 'first-of-its-kind' image of 1,000ft-long winding trail cut through Mars' sand
NASA has captured a first-of-its-kind image of a long, winding trail across the surface of Mars. As Elon Musk puts the Red Giant in his sights and sees it as a potential savior of the human race, curiosity surrounding Mars couldn't he higher. The US space agency has made huge strides in gathering proof of extra-terrestrial life on Mars, from finding alien-like masses to other odd formations. But away from finding alien life for a moment, NASA has snapshotted one of its own over on our neighbouring planet. A 1,000-foot-long pathfinder was spotted cutting through the planet's sand, thanks to the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, which has been circling Mars since 2006. If you look at the image below, the black speck at the end of the trail in the large Gale Crater impact basin is the Curiosity rover. Curiosity has been roaming Mars alone for over a decade now, exploring and gathering information about the planet's geology and water history. Even though the Orbiter and the rover have shared Mars for nearly 13 years (or 4518 Martian days), NASA believes this is the first time the Orbiter has caught Curiosity in the middle of a drive like this. The tracks left behind by Curiosity's wheels stretch around 320 metres (1,050 feet) - which is the result of 11 short driving sessions between February 2 and February 28, when the photo was snapped. In total, the rover has travelled 34 kilometres (21.3 miles), which isn't a lot. But remember that it moves at a top speed of 160 metres (525 feet) an hour, which is 40 times slower than the average person's walking pace. Of course, this is understandable as Curiosity has to preserve its power and navigate Mars' rough terrain. But tracks following Curiosity's journey won't be visible forever as the powerful winds on Mars will eventually sweep them away. This is why the captured photo is pretty memorable. Elsewhere, scientists are working hard to explain the existence of pure sulphur - a basic ingredient for life on Earth. However, this chemical has never been found on its own in 30 years of Mars exploration. Right now, the rover is slowly working its way toward the base of Mount Sharp, where there's a web of ridges known as boxwork formations. These are important because they hint that water once flowed there, leaving minerals behind in cracks underground. Experts hope to dig further under the formation. It's believed that had conditions been warmer and wetter, it would be one of the best bets for where microbial life could have survived on Mars.
Hamilton Spectator
28-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Hamilton Spectator
Charles Hays musicians steal the show at Pacific Northwest Music Festival
Charles Hays Secondary School's concert and jazz bands earned silver at the prestigious Pacific Northwest Music Festival in Terrace this April. The jazz band also received the top mark in the Senior Jazz division. 'Everyone did very well. And I got a lot of really good feedback from the adjudicators—the people who were evaluating the band,' said Daniel Sim, band teacher at the secondary school. About 18 students participated in both categories, rehearsing twice weekly before school to achieve the accolades. Charles Hays Secondary School's concert band showcased pieces such as 'Red Giant,' 'Chasing the Sunlight,' and 'Peacemaker March,' while the jazz band performed selections including 'In a Mellow Tone,' 'Night,' and 'Chili Today, Hot Tamale.' The Pacific Northwest Music Festival, a prominent annual event in Terrace for the past 54 years, is a highly competitive festival affiliated with Music Fest Canada. Participants range in age from toddlers to retirees. They come from across the region, a 400km radius, including Smithers, Houston, Prince Rupert, Kitimat, and the Nass Valley. Spanning 17 days, it is the region's largest event of its kind, as mentioned on its website . Last year, the festival saw over 1,400 entries across various performing arts disciplines, including dance, speech arts, piano, strings, guitar, band, and choral. Due to various entries featuring multiple participants, such as duets, trios, bands, choirs, and dance groups, the festival showcased approximately 4,000 performers on stage. Local individuals and businesses typically sponsor over 130 awards, scholarships, and trophies. The Festival Society is an entirely volunteer-run, non-profit, community-based organization. 'Although it is a competitive event, the main focus of the festival is as a learning and growth experience for the participants, rather than a formal competition,' said the society on its website .
Miami Herald
02-04-2025
- Miami Herald
Maxon One Release Delivers Greater Creative Freedom and Workflow Performance for Every Artist
Red Giant expands support for new tools in DaVinci Resolve and Maxon Studio introduces customizable motion graphics capsules to its template engine in After Affects. BAD HOMBURG VOR DER HÖHE, GERMANY / ACCESS Newswire / April 2, 2025 / Maxon, maker of powerful, approachable software solutions for creators working in 2D and 3D design, motion graphics, visual effects, and more, today announced a significant update to the Maxon One product suite with hundreds of new features and capabilities across its popular tools including ZBrush for desktop and iPad, Red Giant, Maxon Studio, Cinema 4D, Redshift and Cineware. New Maxon capabilities and friction-free workflows inject creative potential into the pipeline, unleashing new and exciting ways to express creativity using the industry's most beloved tools. "One of Maxon's key goals is to enable artists to create wherever they are," states David McGavran. "The new Maxon release is yet another step toward a future where creative potential knows no limits. From the groundbreaking ZBrush digital sculpting capabilities on an iPad to the expanded Maxon Studio and new tools for DaVinci Resolve, we are empowering artists everywhere to push the boundaries with the freedom to bring their creative visions to life literally anywhere." ZBrush for Desktop and iPad InnovationZBrush for iPad now delivers a feature-rich experience for digital sculptors and game artists, allowing them to create high-quality assets on the go. With expanded toolsets and seamless desktop integration, ZBrush for iPad is a game-changer for mobile content creation. Highlights include: The highly requested ZModeler tool is now available on iPad with a completely new UI, giving artists advanced polygonal modeling capabilities on the go. Additionally, the desktop version received major updates, including new presets, improved Insert Edge Loop snapping controls, and an enhanced selection mode-continuing to expand creative possibilities across is now supported on iPad, enabling users to populate mesh polygons with one or multiple models seamlessly; ensuring no performance to bring features from the desktop version, UV Master offers a simple, one-click solution for unwrapping 3D models, making UV mapping more accessible to artists. This tool enhances workflows by enabling seamless use of Surface Noise, Texture Maps, IMM brushes with UVs, and displacement mapping for detailed sculpting and workflow between ZBrush and Cinema 4D ensures a smooth pipeline between mobile and desktop workflows. Red Giant Delights DaVinci Resolve UsersMaxon expands its support for DaVinci Resolve, providing editors and colorists with powerful tools to enhance and stylize projects with ease. Highlights include: Real Lens Flares: Create authentic light flares based on real-world lens properties, enhancing cinematic Glow: Adds a smooth, cinematic glow effect, perfect for neon signs, sci-fi visuals, and polished aesthetic Bullet Looks: Apply professional-grade color correction and filmic styles effortlessly, achieving high-quality color Toolkit: A collection of video effects, creative transitions, and stylized elements such as VHS and Bokeh. Maxon Studio Designer Curated Templates for Brands and Social PlatformsCreate stunning motion graphics and dynamic visuals using an extensive set of fully customizable motion graphics and effects templates in Adobe After Effects. Highlights include: 100+ New Maxon Studio Capsules, created by artist Andy Needham, offer users customizable templates that accelerate stylish motion-design Vertical Templates for social video include pre-built layouts optimized for TikTok, Instagram Reels, and YouTube Shorts. Cinema 4D Delivers Dynamic Spline Control & Enhanced SimulationsCinema 4D, the industry's top choice for motion graphics, delivers new innovative spline tools and enhanced simulation capabilities for next-level motion graphics. Artists can achieve complex, dynamic effects with more control than ever before. Highlights include: Spline Modifiers from Rocket Lasso: Generate and manipulate splines with advanced animation capabilities, ideal for motion graphics and Simulation & Particles Enhancements: Refined physics-based effects and improved particle systems for greater realism and efficiency. RedShift Updates Give Greater Control and SpeedMaxon continues to expand Redshift's versatility with key updates that enhance rendering workflows across multiple applications. Highlights include: Redshift OpenPBR support expands compatibility with industry-standard OpenPBR materials while maintaining Redshift's renowned rendering graph baking for Cinema 4D Viewport enhances material previews, allowing artists to fine-tune textures before Houdini, per-point attributes are now interpolated into smooth gradients on hair curves, so it's easy to create complex multi-color strands and hair dye both Houdini and Maya, the USD procedural enables pipeline assets to be easily instanced-now with support for USD overrides to easily swap conversion of Vray and Corona materials in 3ds Max makes it easy for arch-vis and product viz artists to experience the power of Redshift without re-creating their existing material Redshift support enables high-quality concept renders directly from ZBrush for enhanced visualization. Cineware for Unreal EngineCineware for Unreal enables seamless transfer to Unreal Engine, now with complete support for rigged and animated characters. Highlights include: Effortlessly bring Cinema 4D scenes into Unreal Engine with a streamlined, artist-friendly assets, materials, lighting, and animations with fewer steps, keeping your focus on fully rigged characters and skeletal animations with ease, ensuring a smooth production immersive game environments and cinematic sequences with minimal setup time. Maxon First Looks at NAB 2025NAB 2025 attendees can see a special preview of Maxon Studio Create Page, the company's powerful new tool that enables broadcasters and brands to develop custom, brand-specific templates for seamless enterprise-wide motion graphics workflows. Visitors to the Maxon booth can also get an exclusive sneak peek at Liquid Simulations, an upcoming feature set to bring realistic fluid dynamics to Cinema 4D, further expanding creative possibilities for motion designers and visual effects artists. New Maxon solution previews, like the Maxon Studio Create Page, can be found at booth SL5116. AvailabilityThese updates are now available to Maxon One subscribers. For more information on features, pricing, and subscription options, visit About MaxonMaxon makes powerful, yet approachable software solutions for content creators working in 2D and 3D design, motion graphics, visual effects and visualization. Product lines include the award-winning Cinema 4D suite of 3D modeling, simulation and animation technology; the diverse Red Giant lineup of revolutionary editing, motion design and filmmaking tools; the leading-edge, blazingly fast Redshift renderer; and ZBrush, the industry-standard digital sculpting and painting solution available on desktop and on the iPad. Press Contact Melissa HardingGrithaus Agency(e) melissa@ +44 7594 079738 SOURCE: Maxon Computers
Associated Press
02-04-2025
- Associated Press
Maxon One Release Delivers Greater Creative Freedom and Workflow Performance for Every Artist
Red Giant expands support for new tools in DaVinci Resolve and Maxon Studio introduces customizable motion graphics capsules to its template engine in After Affects. BAD HOMBURG VOR DER HÖHE, GERMANY / ACCESS Newswire / April 2, 2025 / Maxon, maker of powerful, approachable software solutions for creators working in 2D and 3D design, motion graphics, visual effects, and more, today announced a significant update to the Maxon One product suite with hundreds of new features and capabilities across its popular tools including ZBrush for desktop and iPad, Red Giant, Maxon Studio, Cinema 4D, Redshift and Cineware. New Maxon capabilities and friction-free workflows inject creative potential into the pipeline, unleashing new and exciting ways to express creativity using the industry's most beloved tools. 'One of Maxon's key goals is to enable artists to create wherever they are,' states David McGavran. 'The new Maxon release is yet another step toward a future where creative potential knows no limits. From the groundbreaking ZBrush digital sculpting capabilities on an iPad to the expanded Maxon Studio and new tools for DaVinci Resolve, we are empowering artists everywhere to push the boundaries with the freedom to bring their creative visions to life literally anywhere.' ZBrush for Desktop and iPad Innovation ZBrush for iPad now delivers a feature-rich experience for digital sculptors and game artists, allowing them to create high-quality assets on the go. With expanded toolsets and seamless desktop integration, ZBrush for iPad is a game-changer for mobile content creation. Highlights include: The highly requested ZModeler tool is now available on iPad with a completely new UI, giving artists advanced polygonal modeling capabilities on the go. Additionally, the desktop version received major updates, including new presets, improved Insert Edge Loop snapping controls, and an enhanced selection mode-continuing to expand creative possibilities across platforms. Nanomesh is now supported on iPad, enabling users to populate mesh polygons with one or multiple models seamlessly; ensuring no performance degradation. Continuing to bring features from the desktop version, UV Master offers a simple, one-click solution for unwrapping 3D models, making UV mapping more accessible to artists. This tool enhances workflows by enabling seamless use of Surface Noise, Texture Maps, IMM brushes with UVs, and displacement mapping for detailed sculpting and texturing. Seamless workflow between ZBrush and Cinema 4D ensures a smooth pipeline between mobile and desktop workflows. Red Giant Delights DaVinci Resolve Users Maxon expands its support for DaVinci Resolve, providing editors and colorists with powerful tools to enhance and stylize projects with ease. Highlights include: Maxon Studio Designer Curated Templates for Brands and Social Platforms Create stunning motion graphics and dynamic visuals using an extensive set of fully customizable motion graphics and effects templates in Adobe After Effects. Highlights include: 100+ New Maxon Studio Capsules, created by artist Andy Needham, offer users customizable templates that accelerate stylish motion-design workflows. New Vertical Templates for social video include pre-built layouts optimized for TikTok, Instagram Reels, and YouTube Shorts. Cinema 4D Delivers Dynamic Spline Control & Enhanced Simulations Cinema 4D, the industry's top choice for motion graphics, delivers new innovative spline tools and enhanced simulation capabilities for next-level motion graphics. Artists can achieve complex, dynamic effects with more control than ever before. Highlights include: Spline Modifiers from Rocket Lasso: Generate and manipulate splines with advanced animation capabilities, ideal for motion graphics and typography. Unified Simulation & Particles Enhancements: Refined physics-based effects and improved particle systems for greater realism and efficiency. RedShift Updates Give Greater Control and Speed Maxon continues to expand Redshift's versatility with key updates that enhance rendering workflows across multiple applications. Highlights include: Redshift OpenPBR support expands compatibility with industry-standard OpenPBR materials while maintaining Redshift's renowned rendering speed. Material graph baking for Cinema 4D Viewport enhances material previews, allowing artists to fine-tune textures before rendering. In Houdini, per-point attributes are now interpolated into smooth gradients on hair curves, so it's easy to create complex multi-color strands and hair dye designs. In both Houdini and Maya, the USD procedural enables pipeline assets to be easily instanced-now with support for USD overrides to easily swap assets. Automatic conversion of Vray and Corona materials in 3ds Max makes it easy for arch-vis and product viz artists to experience the power of Redshift without re-creating their existing material libraries. Extended Redshift support enables high-quality concept renders directly from ZBrush for enhanced visualization. Cineware for Unreal Engine Cineware for Unreal enables seamless transfer to Unreal Engine, now with complete support for rigged and animated characters. Highlights include: Effortlessly bring Cinema 4D scenes into Unreal Engine with a streamlined, artist-friendly workflow. Import assets, materials, lighting, and animations with fewer steps, keeping your focus on creativity. Transfer fully rigged characters and skeletal animations with ease, ensuring a smooth production pipeline. Craft immersive game environments and cinematic sequences with minimal setup time. Maxon First Looks at NAB 2025 NAB 2025 attendees can see a special preview of Maxon Studio Create Page, the company's powerful new tool that enables broadcasters and brands to develop custom, brand-specific templates for seamless enterprise-wide motion graphics workflows. Visitors to the Maxon booth can also get an exclusive sneak peek at Liquid Simulations, an upcoming feature set to bring realistic fluid dynamics to Cinema 4D, further expanding creative possibilities for motion designers and visual effects artists. New Maxon solution previews, like the Maxon Studio Create Page, can be found at booth SL5116. Availability About Maxon Maxon makes powerful, yet approachable software solutions for content creators working in 2D and 3D design, motion graphics, visual effects and visualization. Product lines include the award-winning Cinema 4D suite of 3D modeling, simulation and animation technology; the diverse Red Giant lineup of revolutionary editing, motion design and filmmaking tools; the leading-edge, blazingly fast Redshift renderer; and ZBrush, the industry-standard digital sculpting and painting solution available on desktop and on the iPad. Press Contact Grithaus Agency (p) +44 7594 079738
