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Astronomers may be closing in on source of mysterious fast radio bursts

Astronomersappeartobeclosinginonthesourceofenigmaticradiopulsesemanatingfromspacethathavebecomethesubjectofintensescientificspeculation.Previouscandidatesforthe

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Light shed on mystery space radio pulses

Astronomershavefreshinsightonamysterioussourceofrecurringradiopulsesfromspace.Fastradiobursts(FRB)areoneofthemostpersistentpuzzlesinastronomy.Whileusuallyshort-

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Neutron star crash: 'The gift that will keep on giving'

Theastrophysicsworldisabuzzafterthefirst-everobservationoftwoneutronstarsmerginginacataclysmiccrashthatleftarichtrailofdebrisforscientiststocombthrough.Herearet

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China creates its first neutron beams

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Finnish scientists identify new type of black hole

Finnish researchers have discovered a new type of low-mass black hole, which is a bright celestial body that emits X-ray, said the University of Turku in a press release published on Thursday.