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NASA space telescope plunges to Earth after two decades studying cosmic explosionsNASA's Swift Observatory has reentered Earth's atmosphere after more than two decades of effective research. Its mission, which began in 20...- Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS has 13 times more deuterium than a famous Solar System comet, hinting at its 7-billion-year-old origins before Sun was bornInterstellar object 3I/ATLAS may have formed more than 7 billion years before our Sun was born. A new study using NASA's James Webb Space T...
- Viral November 2026 solar storm theories: How risky is flying during extreme space weather, and what happened in 2025?Recent discussions have emerged about the looming threat of a catastrophic solar storm projected for November 13, 2026. Even though past so...
- Longest-lasting X-ray flash that took 6 billion years to reach Earth, may have be a result of neutron star merger; study suggestsAstronomers have recorded an extraordinary X-ray flash known as EP250704a, stemming from the collision of two neutron stars that occurred o...
- What is CosmicWatch? How a $100 detector can spot invisible particles 'muons' raining down from spaceWith a price tag of approximately one hundred dollars, CosmicWatch is a cost-effective handheld muon detector. This device identifies the u...
- Scientists found 84 strange objects hiding inside six galaxies. Their unusual X-ray emissions could change what we know about the universeScientists have discovered 84 unusual “hypersoft X-ray sources” across six galaxies using archival data from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observato...
- Joi Barua takes India's sound to the stars with NASA-linked projectIndian composer Joi Barua is merging space science with performing arts. His project, Cosmic Rhapsody, connects NASA's astrophysics researc...
- How did an ‘impossible’ photon survive 2 billion light-years? Scientists point to a transformation involving axion-like particlesAn extremely energetic photon from GRB 221009A has puzzled physicists. This photon traveled over two billion light-years to reach Earth det...
- The first rocky planets may have formed just 100 million years after the Big Bang, scientists say — and they could have been surprisingly Earth-likeNew simulations indicate rocky planets may have formed just 100 million years after the Big Bang. Massive stars exploded, scattering heavy ...
- NASA abandons attempt to rescue aging space telescope from atmospheric re-entryNASA and Katalyst Space Technologies have ended their mission to save the Swift Observatory. Persistent attitude-control failures on the Li...
- In 1967, US satellites searching for nuclear tests detected mysterious flashes from space. Decades later, scientists uncovered secrets of gamma-ray bursts, which can release more energy in 10 seconds than Sun will emit over its entire 10-billion-year lifetimeGamma-ray bursts, first detected accidentally in 1967, have long puzzled astronomers. Recent observations of their afterglows are now chall...
- 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...
- Scientists discover radioactive stardust still falling on Earth from an ancient cosmic blastScientists often look to distant galaxies for answers, but sometimes those clues are hidden beneath Earth’s oceans. In a stunning discovery...
- 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...
- NASA predicts once-in-80-years cosmic explosion. When and how to watch with naked eyeThe T Coronae Borealis binary system nova event, repeating every 80 years, may erupt by September 2024. Stargazers can witness this rare ph...
- Cosmic collision of stars this summer can create a dazzling display in the sky, says NASAStargazers are set to get a treat of their lifetime as a cosmic collision of two stars is on the cards, that will be visible through the na...
- Incoming nova explosion to add new star to night sky, says NASANASA scientists are anticipating a cosmic nova explosion that will cause a dazzling spectacle and add a new bright star to the night sky in...
- Astronomers puzzled by 'largest' ever cosmic explosionWhile the astronomers offered what they think is the most likely explanation for the explosion, they emphasised that more research was need...
- NASA observatory detects mysterious cosmic explosionWashington, April 1 (IANS) A mysterious flash of X-rays probably resulting from a "completely new type of cataclysmic event" in space has b...
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