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James Webb telescope zooms in on brightest explosion ever witnessed by humanity — and uncovers a...
LiveScience· 7 days agoThe James Webb Space Telescope has discovered the cause of the most powerful cosmic explosion since...
Once praised, settlement to help sickened BP oil spill workers leaves most with nearly nothing
Houston Chronicle· 9 hours agoWhen a deadly explosion destroyed BP’s Deepwater Horizon drilling rig in the Gulf of Mexico, 134...
Scientists identify origin of the 'BOAT' — the brightest cosmic blast of all time
SPACE.com· 7 days agoUsing the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), scientists have finally solved the mysterious origins...
Biggest gamma-ray burst ever recorded came from a "regular" supernova
TechSpot· 3 days agoHostile Cosmos: Gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) are powerful energetic explosions observed by astronomers in...
What Caused the BOAT, the Brightest Gamma Ray Explosion of All Time?
Sci Fi Wire· 3 days agoScattered all over the cosmos, stars have been making use of nuclear power since shortly after the dawn of time. In the heart of every star, a nuclear furnace is fusing hydrogen, helium, or ...
Indonesia on tsunami alert after volcano explosion
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 1 day agoIslands in Indonesia’s North Sulawesi region are on alert for a tsunami as volcano eruptions sent lava spewing and a mile-high ash cloud forms above...
Supernova Caused Brightest Flash Ever Detected, Say Scientists
Forbes· 22 hours agoThe brightest burst of gamma rays ever recorded was caused by the collapse and explosion of a...
Mystery of Where Gold and Platinum Come From Deepens After Gargantuan Cosmic Explosion
Gizmodo via Yahoo News· 6 days agoIn October 2022, an extremely bright flash caught the attention of the Gemini South telescope in...
Astronomers solve mystery of "brightest of all time" gamma-ray burst
Newsweek· 7 days agoIn a new study, a team of researchers led from Northwestern University used data from NASA's James...
Brightest-ever cosmic explosion was ’caused by collapse of a massive star’
Press Association News via AOL· 7 days agoThe findings, published in the journal Nature Astronomy, suggestBoat’s likely origin is an explosion...