Dying giant star, not a peaceful event. It explodes its outer material in a tremendous explosion, irradiating the space with high-energy gamma radiation for many years. The empty space is not just exposed to this radiation. New research suggests that ancient trees on Earth may have evidence of celestial explosions. …
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At a distance of 5.5 billion light-years from the universe, a series of telescopes have captured a bright flash of short gamma-ray explosions. It reminds us that we are reminded of the Kilonova explosion associated with the neutron star collision, which we discovered on the back of a historic history …
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An ancient tomb in New Austria, which may represent the twins’ oldest burial on record, shows a new study. The 1,000,000-year-old burial is dated to the Upper Paleolithic (period 400,000 to 10,000 years ago), also known as the Old Stone Age. According to the analysis of both children, one of …
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It appeared in 1973, mostly nowhere: a hole in the sea ice off the coast of Antarctica. But this was no ordinary hole. It was big enough to swallow California. Remained in mysterious opening position for the following three winters. It then appeared to have largely disappeared before re-filling in …
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Bigfin squid (Magnapinna) Is the most insidious animal we know. It lives in the permanently dark depths of the ocean and is an extremely rare sight, confirmed by only a dozen worldwide. Now, for the first time, Bigfin Squids Australia has been spotted off the coast of Australia not once, …
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