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Repeated Gamma-Ray Bursts Baffle Astronomers
On July 2, 2024, NASA's Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope detected three repeating gamma-ray bursts over 24 hours from outside our galaxy, a phenomenon unprecedented in 50 years of observations, prompting astronomers to investigate the cause.
Repeated Gamma-Ray Bursts Baffle Astronomers
On July 2, 2024, NASA's Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope detected three repeating gamma-ray bursts over 24 hours from outside our galaxy, a phenomenon unprecedented in 50 years of observations, prompting astronomers to investigate the cause.
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16% Bias Score
LIGO's Historic Gravitational Wave Detection: Dr. Carl Blair's Pivotal Role
Australian physicist Dr. Carl Blair played a critical role in resolving technical issues at the LIGO observatory, just days before the first-ever detection of gravitational waves from a colliding black hole binary on September 14, 2015.
LIGO's Historic Gravitational Wave Detection: Dr. Carl Blair's Pivotal Role
Australian physicist Dr. Carl Blair played a critical role in resolving technical issues at the LIGO observatory, just days before the first-ever detection of gravitational waves from a colliding black hole binary on September 14, 2015.
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20% Bias Score
New Supernova Type Challenges Stellar Evolution Models
Astronomers observed supernova SN2021yfj, revealing a new type of stellar explosion where the star shed its outer layers before ejecting a layer of heavier elements just prior to exploding, challenging existing stellar evolution models.
New Supernova Type Challenges Stellar Evolution Models
Astronomers observed supernova SN2021yfj, revealing a new type of stellar explosion where the star shed its outer layers before ejecting a layer of heavier elements just prior to exploding, challenging existing stellar evolution models.
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20% Bias Score
New Supernova Type Challenges Stellar Evolution Models
Astronomers discovered a new type of supernova, SN2021yfj, 2.2 billion light-years away, which lacked typical outer layers and revealed a previously unseen layer of silicon, sulfur, and argon before exploding, challenging existing models of stellar evolution.
New Supernova Type Challenges Stellar Evolution Models
Astronomers discovered a new type of supernova, SN2021yfj, 2.2 billion light-years away, which lacked typical outer layers and revealed a previously unseen layer of silicon, sulfur, and argon before exploding, challenging existing models of stellar evolution.
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24% Bias Score
Delayed Outburst of T Coronae Borealis Challenges Stellar Prediction Models
Astronomers anticipated a dramatic brightening of T Coronae Borealis (T CrB) in 2024, visible to the naked eye, due to a thermonuclear explosion on its white dwarf component; however, the event has not yet occurred, highlighting the limitations of current prediction models based on previous 80-year ...
Delayed Outburst of T Coronae Borealis Challenges Stellar Prediction Models
Astronomers anticipated a dramatic brightening of T Coronae Borealis (T CrB) in 2024, visible to the naked eye, due to a thermonuclear explosion on its white dwarf component; however, the event has not yet occurred, highlighting the limitations of current prediction models based on previous 80-year ...
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40% Bias Score
Hubble Captures Fastest Interstellar Comet
Hubble's image reveals interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS, traveling at 130,000 mph, the fastest observed interstellar object; its nucleus is estimated between 1,000 feet and 3.5 miles in diameter, offering insights into interstellar object populations.
Hubble Captures Fastest Interstellar Comet
Hubble's image reveals interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS, traveling at 130,000 mph, the fastest observed interstellar object; its nucleus is estimated between 1,000 feet and 3.5 miles in diameter, offering insights into interstellar object populations.
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16% Bias Score
Repeated Gamma-Ray Bursts Puzzle Astronomers
On July 2, 2024, NASA's Fermi telescope detected three repeating gamma-ray bursts lasting 100 to 1000 times longer than typical bursts, prompting research to determine their extragalactic origin and cause.
Repeated Gamma-Ray Bursts Puzzle Astronomers
On July 2, 2024, NASA's Fermi telescope detected three repeating gamma-ray bursts lasting 100 to 1000 times longer than typical bursts, prompting research to determine their extragalactic origin and cause.
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12% Bias Score
Second Newborn Exoplanet Discovered Orbiting Young Sun-like Star
An international team announced the discovery of WISPIT 2b, a five-million-year-old exoplanet orbiting a young sun-like star (WISPIT 2) in the Atacama Desert, Chile, using the Very Large Telescope; it is a gas giant, comparable to Jupiter, found within a vast, multi-ringed disk.
Second Newborn Exoplanet Discovered Orbiting Young Sun-like Star
An international team announced the discovery of WISPIT 2b, a five-million-year-old exoplanet orbiting a young sun-like star (WISPIT 2) in the Atacama Desert, Chile, using the Very Large Telescope; it is a gas giant, comparable to Jupiter, found within a vast, multi-ringed disk.
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16% Bias Score
Origin of Fast Radio Burst Pinpointed to Nearby Galaxy
Scientists using the CHIME radio telescope and the James Webb Space Telescope have precisely located the origin of a powerful fast radio burst (FRB 20250316A) to a faint infrared light source, NIR-1, within the galaxy NGC 4141, 130 million light-years away, marking a significant advancement in the f...
Origin of Fast Radio Burst Pinpointed to Nearby Galaxy
Scientists using the CHIME radio telescope and the James Webb Space Telescope have precisely located the origin of a powerful fast radio burst (FRB 20250316A) to a faint infrared light source, NIR-1, within the galaxy NGC 4141, 130 million light-years away, marking a significant advancement in the f...
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Unique Supernova Reveals Unexpected Stellar Interior and Challenges Evolution Models
Astronomers discovered SN2021yfj, a unique supernova lacking typical outer layers, which ejected a layer of silicon, sulfur, and argon before exploding, challenging existing stellar evolution models.
Unique Supernova Reveals Unexpected Stellar Interior and Challenges Evolution Models
Astronomers discovered SN2021yfj, a unique supernova lacking typical outer layers, which ejected a layer of silicon, sulfur, and argon before exploding, challenging existing stellar evolution models.
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16% Bias Score
Oldest Confirmed Black Hole Discovered, Challenging Early Universe Theories
Using the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers discovered a supermassive black hole at the center of galaxy CAPERS-LRD-z9, formed 13.3 billion years ago (500 million years post-Big Bang), estimated at up to 300 million solar masses, confirmed via spectroscopy.
Oldest Confirmed Black Hole Discovered, Challenging Early Universe Theories
Using the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers discovered a supermassive black hole at the center of galaxy CAPERS-LRD-z9, formed 13.3 billion years ago (500 million years post-Big Bang), estimated at up to 300 million solar masses, confirmed via spectroscopy.
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24% Bias Score
Proposed Interstellar Mission to Test Einstein's Theory Near Black Hole
Theoretical physicist Cosimo Bambi proposes sending nanoprobes to the nearest black hole, 20-25 light-years from Earth, to test Einstein's theory of general relativity within 80-100 years, a plan met with skepticism by some experts who highlight the technological and scientific challenges involved.
Proposed Interstellar Mission to Test Einstein's Theory Near Black Hole
Theoretical physicist Cosimo Bambi proposes sending nanoprobes to the nearest black hole, 20-25 light-years from Earth, to test Einstein's theory of general relativity within 80-100 years, a plan met with skepticism by some experts who highlight the technological and scientific challenges involved.
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48% Bias Score
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