CJ Miozzi Legacy Author, Author at The Escapist

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The Life and Death of the Philae Lander: A 10-Year Journey

Space. The final frontier. These are the voyages of the spacecraft Rosetta. Its 11-year mission: to orbit comet 67P for 17 months, to ...

By CJ Miozzi Legacy AuthorNovember 22, 2014

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These Incredible Storms on Uranus Are Baffling Scientists

By CJ Miozzi Legacy AuthorNovember 14, 2014

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6 Frame Rate Facts You Didn’t Know

Gamers will vociferously defend the superiority of 60 frames per second over 30. Moviegoers will lament the loss of that cinematic feel when ...

By CJ Miozzi Legacy AuthorNovember 12, 2014

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Action Games Make You Learn Faster, Says Science

A recent study claims that playing action video games improves your ability to “learn how to learn.” We’ve all heard the claims that ...

By CJ Miozzi Legacy AuthorNovember 11, 2014

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Historic Comet Meteor Shower Lights up Martian Atmosphere

Comet Siding Spring’s close pass to Mars showered the planet with meteorites and created a strong disturbance in its atmosphere in a way ...

By CJ Miozzi Legacy AuthorNovember 8, 2014

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Blizzard Unveils Completely New Overwatch IP – Update

Blizzard has revealed a completely new IP, Overwatch, at BlizzCon 2014. Blizzcon 2014 broke new ground for Blizzard – an entirely new IP ...

By CJ Miozzi Legacy AuthorNovember 7, 2014

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Gorgeous: Planet Formation Captured in Stunning Photo

Astronomers have captured the “best image ever” of planet formation around a young star. Best. Image. Ever. You may expect to hear that ...

By CJ Miozzi Legacy AuthorNovember 7, 2014

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How Your Mind Screws with You in Games Like Diablo

Is your mind tricking you into believing something that simply isn’t true about the game you play? It’s definitely trying to. Our tendency ...

By CJ Miozzi Legacy AuthorNovember 5, 2014

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Mystery Object Survives Black Hole

Image Source: Alain r Astronomers were surprised to learn that the mysterious object they named G2 that passed by the supermassive black hole ...

By CJ Miozzi Legacy AuthorNovember 4, 2014

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5 Ways Science Ruins Your Halloween

It’s that time of the season to boot up your favorite zombie game or start a Netflix horror marathon. But before you get ...

By CJ Miozzi Legacy AuthorOctober 29, 2014

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Exploding Space Fireball Captured by Telescope for First Time

Image Source: Artist conceptual rendition by David A. Hardy A team of astronomers have captured the first images of a nova’s early fireball ...

By CJ Miozzi Legacy AuthorOctober 28, 2014

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6 Wondrous Technologies We Take for Granted (and Complain about)

“Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.” -Arthur C. Clarke Many of the technologies we make use of on a daily basis ...

By CJ Miozzi Legacy AuthorOctober 22, 2014

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