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ESA Satellites Detect Mysterious Gamma-Ray Burst in Nearby Galaxy
SciTechDaily· 5 hours agoAs ESA’s satellite INTEGRAL scanned the skies, it detected a surge of gamma-rays emanating from the nearby galaxy M82. Shortly after this observation, ESA’s XMM-Newton X-ray ...
At the heart of this distant galaxy lies not 1, but 2 jet-blasting black holes
SPACE.com· 5 hours agoA binary black hole system in an active galaxy about 4 billion light-years away has been seen...
NASA Ready For ‘Blaze Star’ To Become Visible To The Naked Eye
Forbes· 3 days agoA star that’s typically impossible to see from Earth other than with a telescope will burn brightly...
Cosmic Revelations: AI and NASA Swift Map the Universe’s Farthest Gamma-Ray Bursts
SciTechDaily· 5 days agoMachine learning revolutionizes distance measurement in astronomy, providing precise estimates for ...
5 space discoveries that scientists are struggling to explain
Live Science via Yahoo News· 3 days agoFrom "runaway" black holes shooting across the cosmos to secret planets in our own backyard, space...
Einstein Telescope: Unlocking a New Era in Astronomy From 250 Meters Underground
SciTechDaily· 1 day agoThe Einstein Telescope, set to begin observations in 2035, will expand our capability to detect...
Astronomers Await Rare Cosmic Explosion Set to Occur This Summer
ExtremeTech· 4 days agoThe night sky will appear to gain a new star this summer when T Coronae Borealis, or T CrB, undergoes its first nova in this millennium. For a few days, skygazers can spot T CrB without binoculars ...
The Universe’s Biggest Explosions Made Some Of The Elements We Are Composed Of. But There’s Another...
IFLScience· 2 days agoAfter its “birth” in the Big Bang, the universe consisted mainly of hydrogen and a few helium atoms. Stars have produced many of these heavier elements through the process of nuclear fusion.
Edward C. Stone, 1936-2024 – Visionary of the Voyager Era
SciTechDaily· 2 days agoA giant in the fields of space physics and planetary astronomy, Stone spent six decades at Caltech,...
Black hole "plasma fireballs" created on Earth
Newsweek· 3 days agoThis breakthrough could allow researchers to unravel the secrets of the bursts of gamma rays and powerful jets released by black holes around the...