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Supermassive black hole winds blowing at 36 million miles per hour could shape entire galaxies

A bright quasar powered by a supermassive black hole is blasting radiation that pushes surrounding gas clouds to produce winds reaching speeds of about 36 million miles per hour (58 million kilometers per hour). Oh, and the quasar is almost as old as the universe itself. The discovery, made by a team of scientists led… Read More »

Exploding stars are rare, but they emit large amounts of radiation. If one of these gets close enough to Earth, it could threaten life on the planet.

University experts reveal what WWII ‘Foo Fighter’ UFOs really were

Experts suggest that the strange properties of plasmas make them appear to behave like living organisms. – MasPix / Alamy Stock Photography In the 1940s, Allied pilots in World War II reported being chased by fast-moving blobs they called “Foo Fighters.” The strange beings, shaped like clouds, donuts, balls and spheres and often glowing or… Read More »