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Unveiling the Dynamics of Showbiz: Deciphering the Economics of Actors’ Salaries

by David Walker

written by David Walker

In the dazzling world of showbiz, where fame and fortune often intertwine, the dynamics behind the scenes are as intriguing as the performances on stage or screen. From blockbuster movies to chart-topping albums, the entertainment industry thrives on the talent and charisma of its stars. But what exactly determines the hefty paychecks of actors and actresses? Let’s delve into the intricate web of showbiz economics.

The Market Forces at Play

At its core, the salary of actors and actresses hinges on the basic principles of supply and demand. A-list celebrities, endowed with stellar acting prowess and a massive fan following, command top dollar for their roles. Their names alone can draw audiences to theaters or drive viewership on streaming platforms, making them indispensable assets to producers and studios.

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Space

Work on the first-ever Martian helicopter has been completed

by David Walker

written by David Walker

NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter will no longer soar over the dusty landscapes of Jezero Crater on Mars. Its historic journey is over, and the team that coordinated the first alien flying vehicle is seeing its favorite off with honors.

Ingenuity has spent nearly 1,000 days on Mars, exceeding all expectations. During that time, it helped the Perseverance rover explore the terrain. However, during the 72nd mission, communication with Ingenuity was lost. According to the latest photos, it was clear that the helicopter had damaged one of the propeller blades. This became fatal to the mission.

Ingenuity’s contribution to solar system exploration and future human exploration of Mars is truly invaluable. Not only the exploration, but also all the emergency landings and overcoming the difficulties of the Martian winter are impressive.

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“Hubble” helped study a mysterious radio signal from deep space

by David Walker

written by David Walker

The Hubble Space Telescope has helped discover the possible source of the most distant Fast Radio Burst (FRB), a powerful and perhaps the most mysterious radio signal ever recorded.

FRB was first registered a year and a half ago using the Australian Square Kilometre Array Pathfinder (ASKAP) radio telescope. Unusual signal strength caused scientists puzzled.

Further observations with Hubble revealed that the source was a group of at least seven galaxies. This unusual discovery may change our understanding of its origin.

The researchers note that the powerful group of galaxies, which originated about five billion years after the Big Bang, may be the result of their merger. Interactions between galaxies can produce bursts of star formation, and that may be the nature of the signal.

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A typo helped discover one of the dimmest galaxies ever

by David Walker

written by David Walker

By happy coincidence, a group of astronomers from Green Bank Observatory in the U.S. state of West Virginia found, presumably, the dimmest galaxy in the Universe, having made a mistake when entering coordinates in the telescope. The detected object appears to consist solely of scattered gas, and there are no visible stars in it.
The new galaxy, dubbed J0613+52, was spotted when incorrectly entered coordinates into the Green Bank telescope put it in the wrong position. Researchers were amazed to see a previously unknown isolated object that was characterized as a dark primary galaxy.

According to scientists, this object was not subject to any influence from the outside, the stars were formed there by themselves, and not due to gravitational interaction with other objects. Specialists stressed that the lack of neighbors and the dispersal of gas indicate that a limited number of stars were formed, and those that appeared, almost not visible, which makes the galaxy extremely dim, and it is not easy to notice with the available instruments.

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British scientists have created a prototype rocket engine that “eats” parts of its own rocket

by David Walker

written by David Walker

Back in the middle of the last century, the first patent was granted for engine technology that “eats” its parts by using them as fuel, but with the technology of the time and the use of predominantly heavy rockets, it was not possible to realize the corresponding concept. Now scientists from the University of Glasgow in Scotland have produced a prototype small rocket engine that can “devour” its tank by burning it, demonstrating that the concept is workable.

The researchers presented their creation, named “Ouroboros-3” in honor of the self-absorbing kite, in early January at the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics’ SciTech forum. The working prototype includes an engine, a propane-oxygen fuel pair, and a plastic tube that acts as a fuel tank. Once the fuel runs out, the engine is “fueled” directly by the tube, which supplies up to 20 percent of the total fuel, creating a thrust of 100 newtons.

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UAE to manufacture airlock module for manned near-lunar station

by David Walker

written by David Walker

U.S. space agency NASA in early January signed an agreement with the Mohammed bin Rashid Space Center to join the UAE in a large-scale project to create a near-lunar station called Gateway.
It is noted that the development is being carried out within the framework of the Artemis program.

The Emirates within the framework of the signed agreement will be tasked to manufacture a gateway module for the station.

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Science

UK artist ends career because of UFO hunters

by David Walker

written by David Walker

D. Hein, 49, from Glastonburn, has gone viral after creating drawings in fields commissioned by various companies. The artist used a geodesic laser scanner to accurately calculate the size and shape of the drawings and planks to flatten vegetation.

But now it has stopped working because of “crazy UFO fans”. According to the Briton, the number of alien fans increased a lot after some book came out, which said that drawings in the fields are created by aliens and are able to heal people. As the artist said, these fans bring people suffering from Parkinson’s disease and jump in there in hopes of a cure, which is basically exploitation of gullibility.

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Scientists have discovered a previously unknown cult of pagans in medieval Europe

by David Walker

written by David Walker

Archaeologists have discovered a buckle depicting a snake-like creature eating a frog. This bronze artifact may belong to the symbolism of a previously unknown pagan worship. The buckle was “spotted” by a metal detector during excavations near the village of Lany, about three dozen kilometers west of Prague.

According to Jiří Maháček from Masaryk University, almost identical objects were found in the FRG, Hungary and Bohemia. Thus, scientists have encountered traces of a cult that united several Central European regions in the early Middle Ages, even before Christianity arrived there.

The dragon or serpent devouring a victim is a common motif in many cosmogonic myths, but in this region such an image could also be associated with fertility.

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A tsunami wave may have caused the extinction of Stone Age people in Britain

by David Walker

written by David Walker

A tsunami wave that struck Europe over 8,000 years ago may have wiped out the Paleolithic inhabitants of northern Britain. Known as Storegga, this natural disaster coincided with a dramatic decline in the local population.

In the Middle Stone Age, the population of northern Britain was only of the order of a thousand people. Most of them presumably lived in small coastal settlements, right in the path of huge tidal waves.

Archaeological evidence shows that around 8200 years ago the number of settlements across Northwest Europe declined sharply. This was due to a prolonged drop in temperature across the continent, although some researchers have doubted that coastal communities were significantly affected by these climatic changes.

The Storegga tsunami was caused by a huge underwater collapse off the coast of Norway and produced giant waves over 20 meters high that struck islands in the Shetland archipelago.

In the north of England, the waves were 3-6 meters high. To find out whether the tsunami could have destroyed the local population, the researchers conducted computer modeling of the wave at the archaeological site of Howick in Northumberland.

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Remains of a giant ancient fortress found in the Arabian Desert

by David Walker

written by David Walker

Archaeologists have discovered an impressive ancient fortification in the Khaybar Oasis in the northern Arabian Desert. The structure, at least 4,000 years old, had walls that stretched for more than 14 kilometers. Between 2250 and 1950 B.C., the period to which the discovery relates, there were several oases in the area, which were inhabited by a sedentary population.
No such walls have ever been found in Khaybar before, apart from the famous Islamic fortress in the center of the vast river valley.

According to the researchers, the oasis has not attracted scientific interest for a long time because its landscape has changed dramatically over the past four millennia.

The team managed to determine the original size of the structure: length of about 14.5 km, thickness of 1.7-2.4 meters, height up to 5 meters. However, less than 50% of the original length has survived to our days.

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