Cosmic

The mystery of how strange cosmic objects called ‘JuMBOs’ went rogue

At the end of 2023, astronomers made a startling discovery in the Orion Nebula. Using the James Webb Space Telescope…

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Earth got hammered by cosmic rays 41,000 years ago. Here’s why

Earth is under constant bombardment by high-energy charged particles called cosmic rays. We're normally shielded from this barrage by Earth's…

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Cosmic fountain is polluting intergalactic space with 50 million suns’ worth of material

Tremendous explosions in a galaxy close to the Milky Way are pouring material equivalent to around 50 million suns into…

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an Ancient Cosmic ‘Splat’ : ScienceAlert

The most recognizable feature on Pluto is its "heart," a relatively bright valentine-shaped area known as Tombaugh Regio.How that heart…

3 months ago

How a Single Star Outshines a Massive Galaxy in the Cosmic Dance of Light

NGC 3783, a bright barred spiral galaxy, anchors its namesake galaxy group located about 130 million light-years away. This Hubble…

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Thousands of hidden meteorites could be lost forever as they sink in Antarctic ice, taking their cosmic secrets with them

Hundreds of thousands of pristine meteorites are currently littered across, or just below, Antarctica's icy surface. But most of these…

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Giant Cosmic Bubbles Have Given a New Precision Measurement of Expanding Space-Time : ScienceAlert

The thick once again plottens in the quest to narrow down the expansion rate of the Universe.A new measurement of…

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Mysterious Fragments of Glass in Australian Outback Have Cosmic Origins : ScienceAlert

How Earth and the other planets of the Solar System formed and evolved over the eons is a hot question…

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Decoding Earth’s Cosmic Shields in Groundbreaking Study

The University of Birmingham spearheads research to redefine understanding of near-Earth space particles, questioning traditional models and aiming to enhance…

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Cosmic gold rush! Astronomers find 49 new galaxies in just 3 hours

Astronomers have been surprised by a "gold rush" of new galaxies, racking up 49 discoveries in just 3 hours. The gas-rich…

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