A supermassive black hole reawakens after 100-million-years like a cosmic volcano in distant universe

Scientists observed a supermassive black hole awaken after 100 million years, launching plasma jets across a million ...
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Scientists Uncover Earth’s Cosmic Anomaly: Did a Supernova Hit Our Planet 10 Million Years Ago?

A new study reveals an intriguing possibility: asupernova explosion might have sent a surge of cosmic rays toward Earth around 10 million years ago, with consequences etched in ocean rocks. The ...

Cosmic event coming to Vancouver lets you escape to the stars

Those needing a break from the grind on the ground will want to check out an out-of-this-world National Geographic show coming to Vancouver ...
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Black hole triggers rare new supernova

Astronomers have been able to establish a direct link between supernovae and the formation of black holes and neutron stars, in one of the most intriguing cosmic events ever documented. This discovery ...
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AI breakthrough helps astronomers spot cosmic events with just a handful of examples

AI breakthrough helps astronomers spot cosmic events with just a handful of examples New study shows how general-purpose AI can accurately classify real changes in the night sky - such as an exploding ...
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Exploding comet may have wiped out mammoths and other enormous Ice Age mammals

Did mammoths, sabre-tooth tigers and other Ice Age megafauna face a similar, impact-induced fate to the dinosaurs? That’s ...
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Cosmic events happening right now that began before Earth existed

White dwarfs are the leftover cores of stars that died long ago, some before Earth formed. Once created, they simply cool ...