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Scientists think they saw an asteroid crash into a dead star — and release one of the brightest explosions in the universe
By Paul Sutter published
Astronomers proposed a new mechanism behind mysterious fast radio bursts (FRBs), and it involves unlucky asteroids crashing into neutron stars.
James Webb telescope discovers the oldest active black hole in the known universe
By Robert Lea published
Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have discovered a feeding supermassive black hole from when the universe was less than 600 million years old.
'Anomalous' metal spheres unlikely to be alien technology, despite Harvard scientist's claim
By Joanna Thompson published
A prominent extraterrestrial-hunting scientist thinks that more than 50 tiny, metal spheres pulled from the Pacific Ocean might be the work of intelligent aliens. Others are skeptical.
The Unistellar Summer Nights sale has the Prime Day telescope deals beat, with up to $800 off their smart scopes
By Lloyd Coombes published
Looking for a powerful telescope? Unistellar's sale has you covered, with even better offers than you'll find on Amazon Prime Day.
Time moved '5 times slower' in the early universe, mind-bending black hole study reveals
By Ben Turner published
The observation that the universe appears to run slower in the past was made by scrutinizing the light emitted by gigantic quasars.
Gargantuan black hole 'switches on,' becoming one of the brightest objects ever seen
By Brandon Specktor published
A black hole 10 billion light-years away suddenly 'switched on', becoming one of the brightest transient objects ever detected.
Dazzling 'shooting stars' discovered in the sun's atmosphere. What are they really?
By Joanna Thompson published
A phenomenon called coronal rain produces hot plasma clumps that streak through the sun's atmosphere like meteors, new data reveals.
James Webb telescope detects the earliest strand in the 'cosmic web' ever seen
By Joanna Thompson published
Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have discovered a clump of ancient galaxies that may be the oldest strand of the "cosmic web" ever detected.
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