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Scientists Discover Unusual Changes In Exploded Stars In Nearby Galaxy
The research team found that about half of the 22 X-ray sources linked to supernova remnants changed significantly in brightness.
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Study Reveals How Exploded Star Still Accelerates Particles Near Light Speed
It measures about 15 miles (25 kilometres) in diameter and rotates 11 times every second, faster than a helicopter rotor.
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NASA Reveals Rapid X-Ray Fading In Young Stars Could Favour Life-Hosting Planets
The research team used additional data from the European Space Agency's Gaia satellite and ROSAT mission to identify stars in stellar clusters.
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NASA Shares Image Of Young Sun-Like Star Blowing Giant Space Bubble
Due to its young age, the particle winds emanating from HD 61005's surface are much more powerful.
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NASA Uses 'X-arithmetic' to Show How Black Holes Shape Galaxy Clusters
NASA's Chandra telescope has used a novel "X-arithmetic" technique to analyse X-ray data from galaxy clusters, showing how supermassive black holes influence hot gas structures and offering new insights into cosmic evolution.
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China to Reportedly Activate Powerful X-Ray Light Source to Reveal Atomic Structure of Proteins
China is about to launch the High Energy Photon Source (HEPS), a state-of-the-art synchrotron capable of providing high-resolution x-ray imaging. Expected to begin operations in late December, HEPS will enable scientists to explore atomic-level structures in materials and proteins. This new facility, costing $657 million, will offer advanced capabi...
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Amazon Prime Video Gets AI-Powered X-Ray Recaps Feature That Generates Spoiler-Free Summaries of Shows
Amazon Prime Video is getting a new artificial intelligence (AI) feature that will let users easily check the recap of the show they are watching without any spoilers. Announced on Monday, the feature is called X-Ray Recaps and joins the existing X-Ray experience that allows viewers to get trivia about shows and movies as well as information about ...
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Rishabh Pant Has Cuts On Forehead, Ligament Tear In Knee After Car Crash
Rishabh Pant, star India wicket-keeper, who was involved in a horrific car crash near Roorkee in Uttarakhand early Friday morning suffered cuts on forehead, a ligament tear in his right knee and abrasions on the back.
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NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory Suffers Glitch in Its Camera
NASA has announced the temporarily closure of the camera on Chandra, one of its space-based telescopes. The camera was closed following a power issue, Nasa has revealed. The Chandra X-Ray Observatory has been studying the very hot regions of the Universe for over two decades. The telescope's High-Resolution Camera (HRC) instrument suffered a power ...
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Surgeon Tries To Sell Bataclan Victim X-Ray As NFT
A senior French surgeon faces legal action and a possible disciplinary charge after attempting to sell an X-ray of a concert-goer who was shot during the 2015 attack on the Bataclan music hall in Paris.
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Amazon Music Expands X-Ray With Trivia for Your Favourite Songs
Amazon Music is expanding its existing X-Ray feature to provide you with some interesting behind-the-scenes titbits and trivia for your favourite songs. The new expansion comes months after the music streaming service provided line-by-line lyrics through the X-Ray integration.
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An NGO Is Using X-ray Test To Save Teenagers From Getting Into Sex Trade
Kolkata: In a bid to stop adolescent and teenage girls from entering prostitution, a sex workers’ organisation is using X-ray test as a tool to determine the age of the girls who are about to join flesh trade. The idea of using X-ray is to stop underage girls from getting into the trade is being conducted across Bengal by Durbar Mahila Samanwaya...
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Scientists Decode How X-ray Damages DNA And Causes Cancer
London: Scientists have, for the first time, found how X-rays and radioactive particles cause cancer in humans by damaging DNA, a finding that may lead to more effective treatments for tumours caused by radiation. Researchers from the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute in the UK have been able to identify in human cancers two characteristic patterns o...
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Discovery of 'Wind Nebula' Opens New Window Into Magnetar
It offers a unique window into the properties, environment and outburst history of magnetars, which are the strongest magnets in the universe.
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Nasa Deploys CubeSat to Study Sun's Soft X-Rays
Soft X-rays can disrupt the Earth's upper atmosphere and hamper radio and GPS signals travelling through the region.
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Scientists Discover Unusual Changes In Exploded Stars In Nearby Galaxy
The research team found that about half of the 22 X-ray sources linked to supernova remnants changed significantly in brightness.
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Study Reveals How Exploded Star Still Accelerates Particles Near Light Speed
It measures about 15 miles (25 kilometres) in diameter and rotates 11 times every second, faster than a helicopter rotor.
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NASA Reveals Rapid X-Ray Fading In Young Stars Could Favour Life-Hosting Planets
The research team used additional data from the European Space Agency's Gaia satellite and ROSAT mission to identify stars in stellar clusters.
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NASA Shares Image Of Young Sun-Like Star Blowing Giant Space Bubble
Due to its young age, the particle winds emanating from HD 61005's surface are much more powerful.
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NASA Uses 'X-arithmetic' to Show How Black Holes Shape Galaxy Clusters
NASA's Chandra telescope has used a novel "X-arithmetic" technique to analyse X-ray data from galaxy clusters, showing how supermassive black holes influence hot gas structures and offering new insights into cosmic evolution.
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China to Reportedly Activate Powerful X-Ray Light Source to Reveal Atomic Structure of Proteins
China is about to launch the High Energy Photon Source (HEPS), a state-of-the-art synchrotron capable of providing high-resolution x-ray imaging. Expected to begin operations in late December, HEPS will enable scientists to explore atomic-level structures in materials and proteins. This new facility, costing $657 million, will offer advanced capabi...
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Amazon Prime Video Gets AI-Powered X-Ray Recaps Feature That Generates Spoiler-Free Summaries of Shows
Amazon Prime Video is getting a new artificial intelligence (AI) feature that will let users easily check the recap of the show they are watching without any spoilers. Announced on Monday, the feature is called X-Ray Recaps and joins the existing X-Ray experience that allows viewers to get trivia about shows and movies as well as information about ...
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Rishabh Pant Has Cuts On Forehead, Ligament Tear In Knee After Car Crash
Rishabh Pant, star India wicket-keeper, who was involved in a horrific car crash near Roorkee in Uttarakhand early Friday morning suffered cuts on forehead, a ligament tear in his right knee and abrasions on the back.
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NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory Suffers Glitch in Its Camera
NASA has announced the temporarily closure of the camera on Chandra, one of its space-based telescopes. The camera was closed following a power issue, Nasa has revealed. The Chandra X-Ray Observatory has been studying the very hot regions of the Universe for over two decades. The telescope's High-Resolution Camera (HRC) instrument suffered a power ...
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Surgeon Tries To Sell Bataclan Victim X-Ray As NFT
A senior French surgeon faces legal action and a possible disciplinary charge after attempting to sell an X-ray of a concert-goer who was shot during the 2015 attack on the Bataclan music hall in Paris.
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Amazon Music Expands X-Ray With Trivia for Your Favourite Songs
Amazon Music is expanding its existing X-Ray feature to provide you with some interesting behind-the-scenes titbits and trivia for your favourite songs. The new expansion comes months after the music streaming service provided line-by-line lyrics through the X-Ray integration.
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An NGO Is Using X-ray Test To Save Teenagers From Getting Into Sex Trade
Kolkata: In a bid to stop adolescent and teenage girls from entering prostitution, a sex workers’ organisation is using X-ray test as a tool to determine the age of the girls who are about to join flesh trade. The idea of using X-ray is to stop underage girls from getting into the trade is being conducted across Bengal by Durbar Mahila Samanwaya...
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Scientists Decode How X-ray Damages DNA And Causes Cancer
London: Scientists have, for the first time, found how X-rays and radioactive particles cause cancer in humans by damaging DNA, a finding that may lead to more effective treatments for tumours caused by radiation. Researchers from the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute in the UK have been able to identify in human cancers two characteristic patterns o...
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Discovery of 'Wind Nebula' Opens New Window Into Magnetar
It offers a unique window into the properties, environment and outburst history of magnetars, which are the strongest magnets in the universe.
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Nasa Deploys CubeSat to Study Sun's Soft X-Rays
Soft X-rays can disrupt the Earth's upper atmosphere and hamper radio and GPS signals travelling through the region.
