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Farthest galaxy from Earth found

By: fantasma

A team of international scientists has identified the furthest known galaxy cluster from Earth. The cluster, known as JKC2041, lies some 10.2 billion light years from Earth, beating the previous record-holder by around a billion light years. Led by Stefano Andreon of the National Institute for Astrophysics (INAF) in Milan, ...

28 days ago

A History of the Death Ray

By: dustgeer

Phasers, lasers, masers, disruptors, blasters, pulse rifles, plasma cannons, and concussion beams—call it what you will, the directed energy weapon has become a staple element of the science fiction and fantasy genre. Considering the sheer variety of devices, whether powered by mystical energies or hard science, most names are inappropriate ...

4 days ago

Discovery of 300 million year old rainforest: Ancient Rainforests ...

By: RaulDeSouza

Climate change wreaked havoc on the Earth’s first rainforests but they quickly bounced back, scientists reveal. The findings of the research team, led by Dr Howard Falcon-Lang from Royal Holloway, University of London, are based on spectacular discoveries of 300-million-year-old rainforests in coal mines in Illinois, USA. Preserved over ...

about 1 month ago

Black holes all eat the same way

By: MrFkas

Black holes are often described as voracious and monstrous, with sloppy eating habits that cause X-rays to be coughed up and spat out willy nilly. Pushing the dietary analogy a bit further, scientists now say that regardless of where black holes dine, they have the same culinary habits. Supermassive black holes, which anchor many galaxies,...

about 1 month ago