Astronomers measure both mass and distance of a rogue planet for the first time

While most planets that we are familiar with stick relatively close to their host star in a predictable orbit, some planets ...
Scientific American

The Pleiades Star Cluster Has a Secret Stellar Family Scattered across the Milky Way

The “Seven Sisters” of the Pleiades are part of a much larger complex that can help reveal our galaxy’s deep history ...

Mikheyev scores twice as the Blackhawks beat the slumping Stars 4-3

Ilya Mikheyev had two goals and the Chicago Blackhawks handed the Dallas Stars their fourth consecutive loss with a 4-3 ...

Finding runaway stars to help map dark matter in the Milky Way

Hypervelocity stars have, since the 1920s, been an important tool that allows astronomers to study the properties of the ...
IEEE

Approximate String Matching Algorithm Using Multiple-Character Inverted Lists

Abstract: Approximate string matching algorithms, which permit mismatched characters, are extensively employed in software featuring search tools, database management systems, and various applications ...