Did Hubble really capture a star exploding? That’s what this viral video claims: a time-lapse of a supernova caught by the Hubble Space Telescope. So I went searching for the original. I checked NASA, ESA, Hubble’s archive… nothing. No matching supernova. No light echo. No official release. Reverse image search? Just more viral posts giving contradictory info. Some say it’s from 60 million light-years away, others say 10. I finally found a name for the supernova, supposedly in Centaurus A, but e
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JWST is always causing problems... Meet the little red dots: a new class of galaxies that shouldn’t exist. Too bright, too massive, too common for the early universe. Turns out, they’re hiding supermassive black holes that are growing at ridiculous speeds. Some are as massive as all the stars in their galaxy! 😳 Problem solved? Not quite. These galaxies disappear after 1.5 billion years, and their black holes aren’t glowing in X-rays like we’d expect. What’s going on?! 🕵️‍♀️ JWST is answering b
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Dr Kirsten Banks shares how the Swinburne Virtual Universe sparks curiosity, discovery, and a deeper connection to our cosmos ✨ With the official launch just days away, we can t wait to welcome our… | Swinburne University of Technology
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