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Scientists Surprised By Distant Black Hole Roaring Back to Life

The distant object suddenly started feeding after a prolonged silence.

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Astronomers Surprised By a Distant Black Hole Roaring Back to Life

Black holes often sit at the centers of galaxies, where they can gorge themselves on the superheated material that falls into their abyssal event horizons. Now, a team of astronomers have observed the beginning of one such meal.

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Astronomers have found a new way for stars to die and it s terrifying to think about

Astronomers have found a new way for stars to die and it s terrifying to think about
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Spotting the brightest gamma-ray burst ever recorded | Penn State University

When the Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory sent an automatic alert to her phone on Oct. 9, 2022, Penn State research technologist Maia Williams had no idea that the space telescope had just detected the brightest gamma-ray burst ever recorded. Or that, although she was new to the Swift team, she would be responsible for sharing the news of this cosmic explosion.

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Astronomers map Milky Way by light of exploding star

Astronomers map Milky Way by light of exploding star
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