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Massachusetts’ 2022 drought pushed seawater into a coastal marsh, triggering an 83% crash in methane emissions; the wetland still hadn’t recovered a year laterIn 2022, Massachusetts experienced a significant drought that led to seawater intrusion in a coastal marsh. This unusual phenomenon resulte...
7-second gravity blackout? NASA explains viral earth disaster claimViral posts falsely claimed Earth would experience a seven-second gravity blackout. Scientists confirmed this physics-bending anomaly is im...
A hidden black hole stayed invisible until it destroyed a passing star, revealing a cosmic mysteryAstronomers have identified a dormant supermassive black hole far from its galaxy's center. This hidden object revealed itself by tearing a...
Einstein Probe discovers mysterious cosmic explosion unlike anything astronomers have seen beforeA peculiar cosmic event, dubbed EP240305a, has baffled astronomers with its rapid X-ray fade and lingering radio signals. Detected by China...
Why Do Certain Rivers Glow Blue at Night?Rivers and coastal lagoons worldwide emit an electric blue glow after sunset, a phenomenon caused by bioluminescent dinoflagellates. These ...
Oil prices settle up as US begins holiday weekendOil prices increased on Friday as traders rushed to close short positions ahead of the extended weekend. Heightened fears about a possible ...
A Star that keeps dying? Scientists shocked by cosmic explosion defying all expectationsLongest gamma ray burst ever: Scientists have spotted a strange cosmic explosion. This gamma-ray burst repeated several times in a day. Typ...
The biggest explosion since the Big Bang; Star ripped apart by a Black Hole unleashes history’s most powerful and brightest known explosionAstronomers have spotted a new type of cosmic explosion. These are called Extreme Nuclear Transients or ENTs. These events occur when stars...
Astronomers witness supermassive black hole tear star apart during violent galactic collision—here’s what exactly happened in this rare tidal disruption eventBlack hole rips apart star in a once-in-a-lifetime event called AT 2022wtn, spotted 700 million light-years away during a rare galactic col...
Supermassive black hole “ate” a star, are we next? Here’s what NASA found outIn a cosmic first, astronomers observed a supermassive black hole consuming a star. This happened outside the core of its host galaxy. The ...
NASA and AstroSat capture explosive eruptions from stellar remnants near massive black holeAn international team of astronomers, including experts from Pune’s IUCAA, has made significant strides in understanding black hole-star dy...
Scientists spot Sun-like star being devoured by a hungry black holeSwift was originally designed to study gamma-ray bursts, the most powerful explosions in the cosmos. Since the satellite launched, however,...
Supermassive black hole sends jet pointing towards Earth after tearing apart a star, say astronomersAstronomers captured a bright flare emanating from a dying star being torn apart by a supermassive Black Hole launching relativistic jets t...
- Black hole devouring star for a decade detected
Washington, Feb 7 (IANS) Astronomers have detected a giant black hole that ripped apart a star and then gorged on its remains for an unusua...
Massive black hole spotted binging on star for a decadeAs it travels inwards to be ingested by the black hole, the material heats up to millions of degrees and generates a distinct X-ray flare.
Road ahead not easy, Infosys CEO Sikka tells employeesSikka suggested that by all indications, the future for Infosys's business looks disruptive due to multiple factors like technological and ...
- 'Brightest supernova' result of giant black hole destroying star
New York, Dec 13 (IANS) An intense flare detected last year in a distant galaxy about four billion light years from Earth, considered to be...