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Minute-by-minute, what would happen if a solar SUPERSTORM hit Earth - as scientists warn one ...

The Daily Mail 13 Apr 2025
They claimed that fluctuations in the number of cosmic rays hitting the atmosphere directly alter the amount of cloud covering the planet ... cloud cover due to fewer cosmic rays entering the atmosphere.
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Nasa spots 'inactive' supermassive black hole bursting with X-rays

The News International 12 Apr 2025
A supermassive black hole, which remained previously inactive, was seen erupting with the longest and most powerful X-ray blasts ever seen from such a cosmic titan at the heart of the galaxy ...
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For the First Time Astronomers Watch a Black Hole 'Wake Up' in Real-Time

Slashdot 12 Apr 2025
In February of 2024 X-ray bursts ... If true, then the X-rays may originate from high energy shocks to the disc caused by a small cosmic object repeatedly passing through and disrupting orbital matter.
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For the first time, astronomers watch a black hole ‘wake up’ in real-time

Popular Science 11 Apr 2025
... regular X-ray bursts from Ansky ... If true, then the X-rays may originate from high energy shocks to the disc caused by a small cosmic object repeatedly passing through and disrupting orbital matter.
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China-led telescope project secures global partners for cutting-edge cosmic research

China Daily 10 Apr 2025
GOTTA will deploy a network of over 100 wide-angle optical telescopes around the world to capture fleeting cosmic phenomena like supernovae and gamma-ray bursts in a critical early stage -- a golden ...
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China Focus: China-led telescope project secures global partners for cutting-edge cosmic research

Xinhua 09 Apr 2025
GOTTA will deploy a network of over 100 wide-angle optical telescopes around the world to capture fleeting cosmic phenomena like supernovae and gamma-ray bursts in a critical early stage -- a golden ...
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After 48 Years, Voyager Scientist Confronts the Missions Final Years

Slashdot 06 Apr 2025
"It was my first job out of college." ... Voyager Mission Project Scientist Linda Spilker ... Gizmodo ... Spilker. I was talking to the cosmic ray instrument lead, and I said, "Wow, this must really be tough for you to see your instrument turned off." ... .
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The Gadget: Let’s Stop the ‘Beeping’ Noise

Flying 03 Apr 2025
A few years ago, I forgot to lower my landing gear and was saved by the vigilance of a pilot holding short ... READ MORE ... They Don’t Just Push Upward ... What was it? Smog? Mediterranean fruit flies? Cosmic rays? Interference from the ignition or alternator?.
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NASA uses force field on Moon to sweep away deadly dust

New Atlas 02 Apr 2025
... on the lunar surface and lack of water on the Moon has left this dust with jagged, razor-sharp shapes and the constant bombardment by cosmic rays has given each particle an electrostatic charge.
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Cosmic rays may be the elusive spark for lightning here on Earth

Space 31 Mar 2025
Cosmic rays may play a role in triggering lightning, a new study suggests, offering an out-of-this-world answer to a long-standing mystery ....
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Were the Pyramids built by aliens? Inside the bizarre conspiracy theory 'backed' by Elon Musk ...

The Daily Mail 30 Mar 2025
A team of experts then set up the ScanPyramid's project to use muons, tiny subatomic particle that are typically produced by cosmic rays smash into atoms on Earth, to peer through the Pyramid's huge stone blocks, some of which weight up to 15 tons.
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Astronomers finally spotted auroras on Neptune

BGR 29 Mar 2025
Despite being part of our own solar system, Neptune has long been a cosmic mystery ... These lights act like a cosmic X-ray, helping scientists trace the structure of Neptune’s magnetic field and the charged particles flowing through its atmosphere ... .
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CoRaLS Instrument Could Identify Buried Lunar Ice

Universe Today 28 Mar 2025
Can the cosmic rays bombarding the lunar surface be used to identify subsurface water ice deposits? This is what a recent study ...
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NASA just discovered the ‘Door to Hell’ that has 2.6 billion times the mass of the sun, scientists are shocked

The Times of India 25 Mar 2025
More details about this mind blowing cosmic phenomenon are expected to emerge soon.‘Door to Hell... The center of M87 also produces strong X-ray and radio emissions, marking it as a cosmic powerhouse.
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1925: Bootlegger arrested after crashing into pole

Post Bulletin 25 Mar 2025
2000 – 25 years ago ... 1975 – 50 years ago ... 1950 – 75 years ago. A General Mills cosmic ray research balloon landed and got caught up in a fence Wednesday near the Victor Cook home, three miles south of Rochester ... 1925 – 100 years ago ... .
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