Fermi spots a supernova"s "fizzled" gamma-ray burst
On Aug. 26, 2020, NASA's Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope detected a pulse of high-energy radiation that had been racing toward Earth for nearly half the present age of the universe. Lasting only about a second, it turned out to be one for the record.....»»
Review finds big blind spots in research on social media and crisis communications
A team of communication experts calls for researchers and organizations to take a global view when assessing how to use social media for crisis communication efforts, particularly in view of the COVID-19 pandemic. The call stems from a detailed asses.....»»
Chandra investigates an X-ray mystery from epic kilonova
For the first time, astronomers are studying the aftermath of a kilonova - an epic burst of energy which occurs when two neutron star collide......»»
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NASA Rover Spots Unreal Mars "Flower" Formation
Thelasko shares a report from CNET: NASA's Curiosity rover snapped a gorgeous, delicate formation on Mars that looks like it could be a branching piece of ocean coral. It's not coral, but it's worth contemplating how we see familiar Earth objects in.....»»
New fast radio burst found in area that shouldn’t have any sources
Source narrowed down to a cluster where the stars are too old for bursts. Enlarge / Artist's conception of a high-energy burst coming off the surface of a magnetar. (credit: Goddard Space Flight Center) Fast radio bursts were.....»»
NASA"s Hubble Spots a Heavy Metal Jupiter Where It Rains Liquid Gems
An anonymous reader shares a report: The exoplanet WASP-121b, which resides about 900 light-years from Earth, is an egg-shaped scorcher. Temperatures on the planet's day side can reach up to 4,600 degrees Fahrenheit. It's so hot that heavy metal elem.....»»
Record-Breaking Supernova Is Part of a New Class of Objects
A recently spotted bright light in the sky is improving astronomers’ understanding of stellar death -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.....»»
NASA’s Swift Observatory is back to observing gamma-ray bursts
NASA's Swift Observatory, which investigates gamma-ray bursts, has returned to operations following an issue which forced it into safe mode last month......»»
Francis Ford Coppola Wants to Self-Finance a $120M Utopian Film Called "Megalopolis"
He produced the science fiction film THX 1138 — George Lucas's first movie — in 1971. 28 years later he supervised the re-editing of the science fiction film Supernova. But now 82-year-old Francis Ford Coppola — who has also made.....»»
Toxic dumping grounds that still feed into Lake Michigan among the sites to benefit from "game-changing" funding boost
Pollution hot spots including toxic dumping grounds that still feed into Lake Michigan are among the sites that stand to benefit from a $1 billion boost in funding for cleaning up the Great Lakes......»»
Nearby superluminous supernova has an aspherical circumstellar material, study suggests
An international team of astronomers has performed spectroscopic observations of a nearby Type I superluminous supernova known as SN 2018bsz. The observational campaign sheds more light on the properties of this supernova, suggesting that it showcase.....»»
Hubble spots a rare pair of highly active galaxies
This week's image from the Hubble Space Telescope shows a pair of interacting galaxies, collectively known as Arp 282......»»
Webb telescope spots its first star—and takes a selfie
Star light, star bright, the James Webb Space Telescope has seen its first star (though it wasn't quite tonight)—and even taken a selfie, NASA announced Friday......»»
NASA telescope spots highest-energy light ever detected from Jupiter
The planet's auroras are known to produce low-energy X-ray light. A new study finally reveals higher-frequency X-rays and explains why they eluded another mission 30 years ago......»»
How NASA is fixing the gamma-ray burst Swift Observatory
NASA has a plan to fix the Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory, which suffered a mechanical issue in January and has been in safe mode since then......»»
Is the buff-breasted button-quail still alive? This century-old bird mystery has yet to be solved
In humid savanna on Cape York Peninsula, February 5, 1922, a man was on the hunt with a local Indigenous guide. They had just heard their quarry calling among the tall grass—a low "oomm, oomm, oomm"—before it burst into view with a flurry of wing.....»»
New research identifies coral reef "bright spots"
Marine heatwaves are threatening coral reefs around the world. A new study led by researchers at Florida Tech has identified coral reef 'bright spots' that will likely maintain relatively high coral cover through climate change, as well as 'dark spot.....»»
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Peculiar ionized structures, supernova remnants detected around an ultraluminous X-ray source
Using the Very Large Telescope (VLT), French astronomers have performed spectroscopic observations of an ultraluminous X-ray source known as NGC 1313 X–1. The observational campaign resulted in the detection of a shocked-ionized bubble, an X-ray ph.....»»
The ancient, intimate relationship between trees and fungi, from fairy toadstools to technicolour mushrooms
You may be familiar with the red toadstool with white spots, which are often the homes of fairies in children's stories. These toadstools are also a small part of grander magical story: they are striking examples of mycorrhizas......»»