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Astronomers spot the largest cosmic explosion ever seen

The explosion is more than 10 times brighter than any known supernova, research suggested

Evening Standard

Astronomers spot incredible cosmic explosion that is largest and brightest ever seen

Scientists led by the University of Southampton have spotted explosion AT2021lwx, which occurred nearly eight billion light years away

Daily Mirror

Astronomers identify largest cosmic explosion ever observed

The explosion – AT2021lwx – is a fireball 100 times the size of our Solar System and 10 times brighter than a supernova.

Al Jazeera

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Boom! Astronomers just watched the largest explosion in space rage for 3 years

The largest cosmic explosion ever seen by astronomers has been raging for three years and is ten times more powerful than a supernova. It may be driven by a black hole ripping apart a gas cloud.

Space

Astronomers capture largest cosmic explosion ever witnessed

Fireball ‘100 times the size of the solar system’ thought to have been caused by gas being sucked into supermassive black hole

The Guardian - UK

Curiosity rover finds water-carved 'book' rock on Mars (photo)

A book-shaped rock on Mars was likely carved by ancient water running through the area, scientists on NASA's Curiosity rover mission say.

Space

Perseverance rover spies signs of ancient raging rivers on Mars

NASA's Perseverance rover has found evidence that a deep and fast-moving river once coursed through Mars' Jezero Crater, shaking up current ideas of past Red Planet water flow.

Space

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1 million cosmic baby pictures form a vast star atlas for astronomers

The secrets of star formation are slowly coming to light in a huge new star atlas generated by astronomers, based on images of stellar nurseries.

Space

A powerful eruption on the sun could create widespread auroras tonight

A pair of eruptions seen on the sun might lead to a display of auroras for parts of the northern and central United States on May 11.

Space

Stunning Mosaics Piece Together Previously Unseen Details of Star Birth

Scientists peered into five stellar nurseries to uncover the secrets of star formation. The results could help answer questions about our own Solar System.

Inverse

Strange sounds recorded high in Earth's atmosphere have scientists baffled

A solar-powered balloon mission has detected a strange low-frequency sound from an unidentified source high in the air above Earth.

Space

Some mysterious 'fast radio bursts' may erupt from two-star systems

A new study has determined the most likely origin of one repeating fast radio burst to be a dense object — potentially a neutron star — with a binary companion.

Space

Astronomers Use a Powerful Supernova to Potentially Solve a 60-Year-Old Question

The Hubble Constant guides the expansion of the universe, but we don't have a precise measurement of it — but a supernova may have paved the way to a solution.

Inverse

How fast is the universe expanding? New supernova data could help nail it down

A warp in the fabric of space and time that acted like a giant magnifying glass may help solve a celestial mystery about the rate of the universe's expansion.

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Last chance to root for JUICE in Kerbal Space Program 2 moon explorer challenge

Kerbal Space Program 2 is asking its players to send a spacecraft out to a Jupiter-like planet and explore its moons, but you have to act fast before the challenge expires.

Inverse

Bizarre Space Experiment Reveals What Bach Sounds Like When Played on Venus and Mars

An acoustics researcher did an exercise to see how other planets would affect the sound of an organ instrument or a child's voice.

Wales Online

Scientists recreate sounds of alien planets that could help in search for life

For the first time we can hear what it sounds like on other worlds

Woman & Home

The New Moon May 2023 in Taurus is all about putting your trust in the Universe

The New Moon May 2023 is also one of the most fertile and financially abundant New Moons of 2023 – especially for these signs

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Mysterious dark energy is spread evenly across the cosmos

Dark energy, the mysterious force apparently driving the accelerating expansion of the universe, is spread uniformly across space and time, new observations of massive galaxy clusters suggest.

Dynamite News

ISRO conducts integrated test on Semicryogenic Engine

In a breakthrough in developing 2000kN semi-cryogenic thrust engine for heavier satellites of the GSAT series, Indian Space Research Organisation carried out its first integrated testing at the newly commissioned semi-cryogenic facility of ISRO's Propulsion Complex (IPRC) in Tamil Nadu's Mahendragiri. Read further on Dynamite News:

The Hindu

ISRO successfully tests semicryogenic engine at new facility in Mahendragiri

The test is the first in a series of tests planned to validate the design of the propellant feed system, including the low-pressure and high-pressure turbo-pumps, the gas generator, and control components

Kiplinger

SpaceX in Good Shape Despite Test Flight: Kiplinger Economic Forecasts

SpaceX in good shape despite test flight concerns: Kiplinger Economic Forecasts.

Space

Hubble Telescope gazes into the heart of a monstrous galaxy cluster (photo)

A new image from the Hubble Space Telescope gazes into the lair of a cosmic leviathan, a monstrous cluster of galaxies located nine billion light-years away in the constellation Draco.

Zenger

Likely Meteorite Crashes Through New Jersey Home

The suspected meteorite that hit a home in New Jersey on May 8, 2023

Inverse

Scientists Spy a Supermassive Black Hole Adorned With the Shredded Remains of a Star

The star had an unfortunate encounter with the engine at the center of a distant galaxy, resulting in a tidal disruption event.

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