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A recent reanalysis of galaxy UHZ1 using new infrared and extended X-ray data challenges the previous claim that the distant object hosts an outsize, direct-collapse black hole formed 480 million years after the Big Bang.
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Sublimation Triggers Massive Outbursts on Periodic Comet
Jupiter-family comet 220P/McNaught brightened by thousands of times during two separate outbursts this summer as solar heating caused subterranean ices to sublimate and rupture the crust.
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SpaceX achieved a major milestone on Saturday by successfully capturing the upper stage of its Starship megarocket using the launch tower's mechanical arms after a 22-hour orbital test flight.
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