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Scientists Spot Black Hole Energy Beam as Bright as 1,000 Trillion Suns Pointed at Earth
So-called relativistic jets of energetic particles are stunning, destructive spectacles, and this one was "unprecedented."
Government Scientists ‘Approaching What is Required for Fusion’ in Breakthrough Energy Research
Magnetic fields tripled the energy output of a fusion experiment at the National Ignition Facility, reports a new study.
Scientists Solve Major Mystery of Powerful Energy Beams Pointed at Earth
A new study sheds light on blazars, bright galaxies with black holes emitting beams of highly energetic particles that are oriented towards Earth.
Scientists Are Investigating Signs of Ancient Human Civilization Underwater
An underwater "Stonehenge" stretches for miles under a lake in Europe. "I think it was something with a cultic context," one researcher theorized.
Scientists Begin Trials for Transfusions of Lab-Grown Blood Cells
The ability to grow blood cells of any needed type in a lab could be a game-changer.
Archaeologists Discover Vast ‘Miracle’ Tunnel Under Egyptian Temple Ruin
The tunnel under a temple to the god of the underworld is a "miracle" of geometry, archaeologists said.
Scientists Simulate Early Universe With Quantum State of Matter In Mind-Bending Lab Experiment
What happened immediately after the Big Bang? Scientists used Bose-Einstein condensate and sound waves to try and find an answer.
We Need to Intercept Our Next Interstellar Visitor to See If It's Artificial, Astronomers Say in New Study
A new study games out a mission to intercept an interstellar object in space and get a close-up look to see just what its made of.
Sensors Deep Under Antarctic Ice Located a Source of ‘Ghost Particles’ from Space
Scientists used data from sensors under one mile of ice in the South Pole to to track down one of the biggest mysteries in the universe.
Scientists Discover Huge ‘Extragalactic Structure’ in Hidden Region of Space
The obscured "zone of avoidance" in space is a place of mystery, and scientists are peering at what's inside it.
Scientists Used Genetic Engineering to Change How High Cocaine Got Mice In Study
Genetically-engineered gut bacteria and other treatments mediated how cocaine-injected mice responded to the drug.
Scientists Invent ‘Quantum Watch’, a Mind-Bending New Way to Measure Time
The quantum watch is "fully quantum mechanical in its nature" and "effectively has no sources of systematic error," scientists say.