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Planet from another galaxy constantly broadcasting radio waves to Earth?
This is the closest source of extragalactic radio waves ever recorded, the origin of which could be a neutron star companion or even a black hole.
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Detects a shock wave 60 times larger than the Milky Way
Scientists have discovered that the collision caused a shock wave 60 times larger than the entire Milky Way and about 100,000 light-years across.
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Top 12 strangest objects in the universe
The universe contains countless strange things. Here are 12 of the strangest objects in space.
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Mysterious space object emits radio signal every 20 minutes
Astronomers have just announced the discovery of a mysterious object that emits a beam of radio waves every 20 minutes.
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Scientists catch strange signals from the center of the Milky Way
Scientists find strange radio waves, unlike anything seen before, originating from the center of the Milky Way.
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Spooky universe: 5 scariest objects are besieging Earth
A tunnel swallowing the entire solar system, a bomb crater in the middle of a galaxy containing the Earth or a jellyfish from the dead suddenly appeared in the sky... ar…
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Spectacular image of a galaxy with a 'tail' about to collide with the Milky Way
The Small Magellanic Cloud is one of the satellite dwarf galaxies of the Earth-containing galaxy, the Milky Way.
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The world's most sensitive telescope after 4 years of space exploration
With extremely high sensitivity, the FAST radio telescope has helped scientists detect a large number of pulsars and radio signals.
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Strong solar storm brings the aurora to the US
A powerful solar storm today could damage power grids, satellites and radio signals, but also produced stunning auroras over North America on Wednesday.
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Bad news about 'alien signal' from 4.2 light years from Earth
Scientists have just given the final answer to the signal that stirred astronomers in 2019 from the Proxima Centauri star system, which has a planet thought to be habita…
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Strange objects in the universe keep exploding time and time again
Astronomers have tracked a mysterious cosmic object that performed 1,652 bursts of energy in a short period of time.
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Construction of the world's largest radio telescope begins
The Square Kilometer Array Observatory (SKO) can peer deeper into the universe than any previous radio telescope, providing sharper images than Hubble.
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James Maxwell - The Forgotten Great Physicist
The physicist with a rather strange name actually contributed only a small part as explaining the principle of radio waves, magnets and battery charging. But why is he s…
Computer science
How does WiFi signal go through walls?
WiFi signals are a form of electromagnetic radiation, like visible light. Electromagnetic waves with wavelengths in the range of WiFi signals can pass through walls as e…
Space science
Scientists discovered a merger between a black hole and a mysterious object
Astrophysicists have discovered the strangest radio signal ever, coming from a merger between a black hole and an unknown object.