explosions
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How Did Explosions From Distant Galaxies Create Radio Frequencies?
In 2019, my colleagues and I discovered spooky glowing rings in the sky using CSIRO’s ASKAP radio telescope in Western Australia. The rings were unlike anything seen before, and we had no idea what they were. We dubbed them odd radio circles, or ORCs. They continue to puzzle us, but new data from South Africa’s…
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Astronomers Spot The Brightest Supernova Ever Recorded
Back in 2016, a telescope spotted a supernova flaring so brightly that it far outshone its own galaxy. The exploded star continued emitting radiation for more than 1,000 days, unleashing more energy than any supernova previously documented. But that’s only the start of the story.
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Watch The Record Breaking World’s Largest Firework Turn The Night Sky Into Day
If at first you don’t succeed, try and try again are words that Tim Borden apparently lives by, because after an incident thwarted his Guinness World Record attempt back in 2019, this past weekend he finally succeeded in launching the world’s largest aerial firework ever, with a behemoth that weighed in at 2,797 pounds (1,269kg).
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How Industrial Explosions Are Helping Us Understand Supernovae
Scientists have debuted a theory using the explosions seen in industrial accidents to understand supernovae in a new paper.