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Fireworks from a gamma ray star
Space science

Fireworks from a gamma ray star

Astronomers use NASA's Swift satellite and Fermi Gamma Ray Space Telescope to observe explosions from the rest of a star 30,000 light-years away.

December 17, 2018
XMM-Newton and the observation signs on the
Space science

XMM-Newton and the observation signs on the

X-ray and gamma rays data from XMM-Newton of ESA and all orbit observations were used for the first time to check the physical processes that make up the magnetar emitti…

December 17, 2018
Two cosmic
Space science

Two cosmic

The Los Alamos National Laboratory observatory observes for the first time that two distinct hotspots seem to be bombarding the Earth with an enormous amount of cosmic r…

December 17, 2018
The supernova of the wild cousin of SN 1987A
Space science

The supernova of the wild cousin of SN 1987A

Astronomers have recently discovered that a relative of a strange exploding star was once thought to be unique in the universe. For more than two decades they have thoro…

December 17, 2018
Monsters from the field in space
Space science

Monsters from the field in space

The Hubble Space Telescope has solved a puzzling problem about the giant fibers formed by the strong uterus surrounding the galaxy NGC 1275

December 17, 2018
Silent explosion happens in the universe
Space science

Silent explosion happens in the universe

A group of European astronomers provided information that recent supernovae are not as normal as we thought. Instead, the star is said to have exploded and fell into a b…

December 17, 2018
The star that everyone missed
Space science

The star that everyone missed

An X-ray observatory discovered a star exploding in the Milky Way, but observers have not noticed this event at all.

December 17, 2018
100 explosions on the moon
Space science

100 explosions on the moon

Not long ago, anyone who claimed that they witnessed the glint on the moon would be suspected by professional astronomers. Such reports are stored in L (lunatic) terms

December 17, 2018