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  • ESO telescopes record the final moments of a star being consumed by a black hole

    Telescopes at the European Southern Observatory and other organizations worldwide have spied a rare blast of light originating from a star as it was being ripped apart by a supermassive black hole.

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  • Mars becomes Planet Hulk in eerie nightglow animation of UV-emitting atmospheric phenomenon

    If ever there might be a suitable world that Marvel’s Jade Giant might want to settle down on, it’s this spooky, green-tinted rendering of Mars’ nightside atmosphere delivered by the enterprising folks at NASA.

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  • Fmr. Sen. Harry Reid repeats claim UFOs made US nukes unlaunchable; wants investigation

    Former U.S. Senator Harry Reid repeated claims in a new documentary that UFOs interfered in U.S nuclear weapons facilities – even prohibiting the weapons’ launch altogether.

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  • Chandra Spots High-Velocity Knots of Stellar Debris in Kepler’s Supernova Remnant

    New images from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory show small knots of metal-rich debris in the remnant of Kepler’s supernova, also known as SN 1604, are moving up to 37 million km per hour (23 million mph). These are extremely high speeds for an explosion that happened over 400 years ago as seen from Earth.

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