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  The Universe’s Brightest Lights Have Surprisingly Dark and Mysterious Origins

  NASA’s Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope has revealed that some of the universe’s brightest light sources originate near supermassive black holes in galaxy centres. These active galactic nuclei emit intense radiation, including gamma rays and X-rays, despite black holes themselves being invisible. Their powerful jets and high-energy emissions cha...

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  New Study Uncovers Shadowy Origins of Universe’s Most Luminous Phenomena

  NASA’s Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope has revealed that some of the universe’s brightest light sources originate near supermassive black holes in galaxy centres. These active galactic nuclei emit intense radiation, including gamma rays and X-rays, despite black holes themselves being invisible. Their powerful jets and high-energy emissions cha...

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  Twinkling Star Reveals Hidden Plasma Structure Near Earth

  With the most powerful radio telescope in the southern hemisphere, we have observed a twinkling star and discovered an abundance of mysterious plasma structures in our cosmic neighbourhood.

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  Space Telescope Gaia Sent Into 'Retirement' But Legacy Endures

  Europe's Gaia space telescope was powered down and sent into "retirement" on Thursday after a decade revealing the secrets of the Milky Way, but its observations will fuel discoveries for decades to come.

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  Unusual X-ray Flash in Large Magellanic Cloud Puzzles Astronomers

  A brief yet intense X-ray flash, XRT 200515, was detected in NASA's Chandra telescope data from 2000. The signal, originating from the Large Magellanic Cloud, has left scientists debating its cause. Possible explanations include a neutron star pulling in gas from a companion star or a powerful flare from a distant magnetar. Researchers also specula...

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  Exoplanet WASP-121 b’s Atmosphere Features Iron Rains, Jet Streams, and More

  Astronomers have uncovered extreme weather patterns on WASP-121 b, a gas giant 900 light-years from Earth. The planet experiences iron rain, with metals vaporizing on its scorching dayside and condensing into liquid at night. Supersonic winds carry elements across its atmosphere, forming powerful jet streams. Using the Very Large Telescope, researc...

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  Scientists Detects Most Energetic Neutrino Ever in the Mediterranean Sea

  A record-breaking neutrino with 220 quadrillion electron volts has been detected in the Mediterranean Sea. Captured by the KM3NeT deep-sea telescope, this rare cosmic event could be linked to powerful astrophysical phenomena such as black holes or supernovae. Neutrinos, nearly massless particles that rarely interact with matter, provide crucial ins...

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  M87 Black Hole Emits Striking Gamma-Ray Flare, Unveiling Particle Acceleration Secrets

  A new gamma-ray flare from M87*, the first black hole ever photographed, has provided researchers with crucial insights into how particles near black holes gain extraordinary energy. Using data from the VERITAS telescope, scientists have examined the flare's intensity and spectral energy distribution, potentially offering breakthroughs in understan...

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  Dead Galaxies, Mysterious Red Dots: James Webb Telescope's Findings So Far

  (The Conversation) On this day three years ago, we witnessed the nail-biting launch of the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), the largest and most powerful telescope humans have ever sent into space.

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  Hubble Captures NGC 5643’s Spiral Arms, Star Formation, and Hidden Black Hole

  The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has captured detailed images of the spiral galaxy NGC 5643, located 40 million light-years away. This grand design galaxy features striking spiral arms outlined by young blue stars and dust clouds, with star-forming regions visible as pinkish hues. Ultraviolet and X-ray studies have revealed an active galactic nu...

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  Powerful Cosmic Rays Believed To Be From Nearby Pulsar Discovered

  A pulsar which can be at most a few thousand light years away, could be the source of the cosmic rays.

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  Astronomers Identify Black Hole Consuming Matter 40 Times Its Theoretical Limit

  Astronomers using NASA's James Webb Space Telescope have discovered LID-568, a black hole that is consuming matter at a rate over 40 times the theoretical Eddington limit. This discovery, made in a galaxy formed only 1.5 billion years after the Big Bang, sheds light on how supermassive black holes might have evolved rapidly in the early universe. R...

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  Astronomers Successfully Detect Brown Dwarfs in a Distant Star Cluster

  For the first time, astronomers have detected brown dwarfs outside the Milky Way in the star cluster NGC 602, situated approximately 200,000 light-years away in the Small Magellanic Cloud. Utilising the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), the team sought young brown dwarf candidates in an environment that resembles the early universe, with limited h...

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  Indian Astronomers Discover 34 New Enormous Cosmic Radio Sources

  The GMRT, located near Pune, India, played a crucial role in this discovery. This powerful telescope surveyed the radio sky at a low frequency, making it ideal for detecting these faint, distant objects.

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  French-Chinese Satellite To Probe World's Most Powerful Explosions

  A French-Chinese telescope satellite will blast off this weekend on a mission to hunt down gamma-ray bursts, the most powerful explosions in the universe.