Imagine a distant planet where life could potentially thrive — but perhaps only on one particularly bright side. Astronomers announced the discovery of a world beyond our solar system, an exoplanet dubbed Wolf 1069 b. Their finding, recently published in the science journal Astronomy & Astrophysics , is intriguing exoplanet research for a number of reasons: Wolf 1069 b is around the same mass of …

Analysts uncover dramatic worldwide decline in debuts, even though demand for content remains high Was podcasting just a passing trend – and one that’s already over? Surprising new industry figures have revealed that the number of new shows fell rapidly in the last year; a worldwide decline of 80% compared with the two previous years. These statistics suggest the podcast balloon has burst, but cl…