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In 2023, astronomers recorded one of the most extraordinary space explosions they had ever seen. It took place some 750 million light-years away, flaring into the detectors of the Zwicky Transient Facility on 7 July. At first, it looked just like a normal supernova – the explosive death of a star – and astronomers named it SN 2023zkd. Six months …

A recent discovery by a team of astronomers centres on a galaxy cluster called CHIPS 1911+4455, located an incredible 6 billion light-years from Earth. At its heart lies a supermassive black hole that has only recently ‘turned on’, just a thousand years ago. While that might sound like a long time, it’s merely a blink of an eye in astronomical …

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Florida’s wildlife agency approves first black bear hunt in a decade  Tampa Bay Times FWC approves removal of 187 bears in Florida’s first bear hunt since 2015  Bay News 9 Wildlife groups condemn approval of ‘barbaric’ Florida black bear hunt  The Guardian Florida will bring back bear hunting season: See where they’re planned  USA Today On the eve of the proposed bear hunt vote, …

Astronomers have observed what may be the first known case of a massive star exploding while interacting with a black hole, marking a discovery that could reveal an entirely new class of stellar explosions. The event, named SN 2023zkd, was first spotted in July 2023 by the Zwicky Transient Facility in California. Located in a galaxy with little ongoing star …

The massive “Cosmic Horseshoe” galaxy system likely hosts a colossal black hole measuring 36 billion times the mass of our sun — one of the largest ever seen in the universe, a new study finds. Scientists found the cosmic monster by peering through a halo of light called an “Einstein ring,” which is a kind of gravitational lens. Lensing happens …

Florida Approves First Black Bear Hunt Since 2015  The New York Times FWC approves removal of 187 bears in Florida’s first bear hunt since 2015  Bay News 9 Wildlife groups condemn approval of ‘barbaric’ Florida black bear hunt  The Guardian Florida will bring back bear hunting season: See where they’re planned  USA Today On the eve of the proposed bear hunt vote, Bear Warriors …

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Written by Michael Allen An international team of astronomers using NASA’s IXPE (Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer), has challenged our understanding of what happens to matter in the direct vicinity of a black hole. With IXPE, astronomers can study incoming X-rays and measure the polarization, a property of light that describes the direction of its electric field. The polarization degree is …