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New research suggests at least two mass extinction events in Earth's history were caused by a nearby supernova. Pictured is an example of one of these stellar explosions, Supernova 1987a (centre), within a neighbouring galaxy to our Milky Way called the Large Magellanic Cloud.
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Violent supernovae 'triggered at least two Earth extinctions'
The "remarkable" XRT 200515 cosmic explosion observed by NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory.
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Mystery of 'remarkable' cosmic explosion that lay hidden for years
Fibre optic cable.
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Global internet grid could better detect earthquakes with new algorithm
The newly-discovered giant radio galaxy ‘Inkathazo’. The glowing plasma jets, as seen by the MeerKAT telescope, are shown in red and yellow. The starlight from other surrounding galaxies can be seen in the background.
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'Troublesome' radio galaxy 32 times size of Milky Way spotted
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