The mysterious object that crashed through the roof of a Florida home last month did indeed come from the International Space Station (ISS), NASA has confirmed. That home, in the seaside city of Naples, belongs to Alejandro Otero. Shortly after the March 8 incident, Otero said he thought the offending object was part of a […]
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NASA confirms mystery object that crashed through roof of Florida home came from space station
This undated photo provided by NASA shows a recovered chunk of space junk from equipment discarded at the International Space Station. The cylindrical object that tore through a home in Naples, Fla., March 8, 2024, was subsequently taken to the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., for analysis. (NASA via AP) NAPLES, Fla. (AP) […]
Gravitational waves reveal 1st-of-its-kind merger between neutron star and mystery object
Astronomers announced on April 5 that they may have detected a collision between a neutron star and a lightweight mystery object — an object larger than the largest known neutron star, but smaller than the smallest known black hole. The finding sheds light on objects that exist in this murky realm, which was long thought […]
Mystery object found on Cape Cod beach linked to once top-secret program, park says
A puzzling object resembling an aircraft fuselage washed up on a Cape Cod beach, and historians say closer inspection has revealed it’s an artifact linked to military training during the Cold War. The missile-like contraption was found the first week of April at Massachusetts’ Marconi Beach, “and staff worked together to get it off the […]
NASA Spots Object Speeding Around the Moon
Spider-Man Pointing NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter spotted a bizarre sliver of an object speeding above the lunar surface last month. And as it turns out, we’re not looking at a UFO — or, uh, maybe an Unidentified Lunar Object — because there’s a perfectly human explanation for the lunar apparition. It turns out that the […]
Couple says someone in passing car threw object at them, shattering windshield
JOHNSTOWN, Colo. (KDVR) — On Thursday night at around 9:30, a couple was driving from their home in Milliken to Johnstown when the unthinkable happened. Christopher Gierach said they were traveling on U.S. Highway 60. They were the only car on the road for miles. Teens accused of taking photo after rock-throwing death to stand […]
Man dies after being hit with sharp object, Pennsylvania State Police arrest suspect
Pennsylvania State Police are investigating a homicide that happened in Carbon County. Troopers say they were called to an address on Carbon Street in Lehighton Borough at 3:30 p.m. on Monday for reports of a 59-year-old man being attacked. The man who was attacked had been hit with a “piercing object,” police say. State police […]
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Brightest known object in the universe was hiding in plain sight for decades, researchers say
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. Astronomers have spotted the brightest known object in the universe, and it’s a quasar powered by the fastest-growing black hole on record, according to a new study. Initially classified as a star, the quasar managed to hide […]
Astronomers discover what may be the universe’s brightest object
Astronomers have discovered what may be the brightest object in the universe, a quasar with a black hole at its heart growing so fast that it swallows the equivalent of a sun a day. The record-breaking quasar shines 500 trillion times brighter than our sun, they said. The black hole powering this distant quasar is […]
Astronomers find what may be the universe’s brightest object with a black hole devouring a sun a day
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Astronomers have discovered what may be the brightest object in the universe, a quasar with a black hole at its heart growing so fast that it swallows the equivalent of a sun a day. The record-breaking quasar shines 500 trillion times brighter than our sun. The black hole powering this […]
Hidden moon may hold together rings of strange comet-like object between Jupiter and Neptune
A little moonlet, too small to be seen from Earth, could be playing cosmic sheepdog by shaping the thin rings around the distant minor planet Chariklo, according to new computer simulations. Chariklo is a Centaur — a breed of small body that orbits the sun on a path sandwiched somewhere between Jupiter and Neptune. Centaurs […]