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The Event Horizon Telescope's New Plan to Film A Black Hole

The Event Horizon Telescope's New Plan to Film A Black Hole

April this year signified a historic first picture of a black hole courtesy of the EHT, or Event Horizon Telescope. The telescope is actually a series of locations on Earth...
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NASA's Juno Defies Opportunity-Like Death, Outruns Certain Death For 10 hours.

NASA's Juno Defies Opportunity-Like Death, Outruns Certain Death For 10 hours.

Jupiter is the largest planet in our solar system by a long shot and with it comes a long, dark shadow. NASA's Juno spacecraft tasked with gathering visual information on...
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Appel Invents New Retardant "Bushfire Vaccine".

Appel Invents New Retardant "Bushfire Vaccine".

Imagine if there was an organic and environmentally safe "vaccine" preventing the spread of devastating bushfires that grow increasingly more out of control. Well, imagine no longer thanks to the work,...
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Study Says Our Atmosphere Is The Worst In At Least 2.5 Million Years.

Study Says Our Atmosphere Is The Worst In At Least 2.5 Million Years.

This point in our atmosphere's history is the most polluted we have ever encountered as a species and if the data is anything to extrapolate on, we could be living...
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This New Look Into A Black Hole Is The Most Mesmerising Thing You'll See Today

This New Look Into A Black Hole Is The Most Mesmerising Thing You'll See Today

Everyone remembers back in April when a team of 200 odd scientists created the first image of a black hole from data fetched a mere 55 million lightyears away? The...
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Ask ARSE: What Can I Do To Help - Part 2

Ask ARSE: What Can I Do To Help - Part 2

A devout follower has dropped us a line asking for some advice on recent issues and we are more than happy to help. So let us go ahead and... Ask...
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We're Going to T-Bone an Asteroid Because Science.

We're Going to T-Bone an Asteroid Because Science.

After Japan laid waste to an innocent asteroid named Ryugu with the Hayabusa2 craft, the European Space Agency just had to go and one-up them.  The Hayabusa2 dropped a bomb on...
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Ask ARSE: What Happens If I Thrust Hard Into A Black Hole?

Ask ARSE: What Happens If I Thrust Hard Into A Black Hole?

We have an interesting question from an ARSE lover so let us go ahead and: Ask ARSE. "Hey ARSE,I've always been a big sci-fi fan and I was wondering what...
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Ask ARSE: What Is Up With Uranus?

Ask ARSE: What Is Up With Uranus?

It is that time of the week and we have selected an interesting question from a faithful follower about the very exciting Uranus. "Hi ARSE, I was wondering what Uranus'...
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Our Big Black Hole Is Actively Firing Massive Emissions

Our Big Black Hole Is Actively Firing Massive Emissions

The centre of our galaxy houses a gigantic black hole named Sagittarius A* is mostly dim and introverted. However... The hole has intermittently fired emissions becoming brighter before settling back...
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