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The scientists believe these results demonstrate how AI can identify rare cosmic events in time for detailed scrutiny. (Image: Melissa Weiss)

How AI is changing the way we discover cosmic events

August 15, 2025 7:30 am

The explosion of a star was detected using an AI tool designed to instantly identify unusual cosmic phenomena.

The stars emit large amounts of material, causing a more powerful stellar wind to be formed. (Image credit: NASA Hubble Mission Team)

'Very massive stars' shed enormous mass before collapsing into black holes: Study

July 05, 2025 9:29 am

A team of scientists has developed a new model to study ‘very massive stars’ and their impact on the formation of black holes.

The discovery was made owing to a scientific phenomenon known as gravitational lensing.

Physicists spot 44 stars no one knew existed, thanks to 'cosmic hall of mirrors' effect

January 10, 2025 2:21 pm

This is the first time so many individual stars have been discovered or observed at such a distance.

Energy crisis: Why we benefit from darker cities

September 13, 2022 1:38 pm

German cities are turning off some lights at night, which not only saves money and electricity but benefits human health, the climate and biodiversity.

5 stargazing apps for spotting constellations in the night sky

May 30, 2022 12:51 pm

Here are some of the best stargazing apps used by stargazers and astronomy enthusiasts alike.

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A science teacher explains: Is the sun the only star visible during the day?

September 26, 2021 7:35 pm

Are stars “nocturnal” and disappear in the daytime? Of course not, they radiate light during the day as intensely as they do in the night

What animals see in the stars, and what they stand to lose

August 03, 2021 6:28 pm

Humans aren’t the only species that navigate by starlight. Animals from birds to dung beetles may do it, too — and might become disoriented as our city lights drown out the heavens.

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A science teacher explains: A shooting star has nothing to do with a star

April 04, 2021 6:23 pm

Shooting stars do have a nomenclature and it might be a little confusing. A meteoroid, meteor and meteorite are the terms used for describing the space debris.

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This unusual supernova made scientists reassess the death of giant stars

August 25, 2019 6:16 pm

Observations from the SN 2016iet supernova led scientists and astronomers to rethink the way giant stars ended in the universe earlier.

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Indian scientists discover 28 new stars in Milky Way

July 27, 2019 2:45 pm

NGC 4147 was discovered by British astronomer William Herschel in 1784, who described the globular cluster as "very bright, pretty large, gradually brighter in the middle."

Nepal’s Home Minister Ramesh Lekhak resigns after 19 killed in ‘Gen Z’ protests

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Nepal's Home Minister Ramesh Lekhak has resigned after 19 people died during youth-led protests demanding reforms and accountability. The protests spread across major cities and police opened fire on demonstrators. Lekhak tendered his resignation to Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli during a Cabinet meeting, following calls from Nepali Congress leaders earlier in the day.

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