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ScienceAug 21, 2026

Astronomers Watch a Black Hole Rip Apart a Massive Star in a Record Explosion

Astronomers have observed a black hole shredding a massive star in what may be the most powerful stellar explosion ever recorded, an event nicknamed the Whippet. The blast released as much energy as four hundred billion suns and sent a shockwave racing outward at a fifth of the speed of light.

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Amazon Plans to Bring Drone Deliveries to Nearly 500 US Cities This Year

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Comedy 'Spa Weekend' Starring Anna Faris, Isla Fisher and Leslie Mann Opens Wide

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Astronomers Watch a Black Hole Rip Apart a Massive Star in a Record Explosion

Amazon Plans to Bring Drone Deliveries to Nearly 500 US Cities This Year

Comedy 'Spa Weekend' Starring Anna Faris, Isla Fisher and Leslie Mann Opens Wide

Marvell Gives Google Option to Buy $12.2 Billion Stake in New AI Chip Deal

Iran's President Says It Is Time to End the War With the US

Egyptian Archaeologists Uncover Evidence Linking Sinai Site to Lost City of Mesen

Tiny Light Powered Robots Can Now Hunt Down and Collect Bacteria

Matthew McConaughey's Beekeeper Thriller The Rivals of Amziah King Opens Wide

Wall Street Slides as Bond Yields Surge and Fear Gauge Spikes Sharply

Russian Missile and Drone Barrage Kills at Least 16 in Overnight Attack on Kyiv

Scientists Unveil First Scientifically Accurate Skeleton of a Dinosaur-Eating Crocodile

Scientists Use Tiny Silver Particles to Make DNA Editing Five Times More Efficient

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle Are Moving Their Family Back to the UK

US National Debt Tops $40 Trillion for the First Time in History

Israel Strikes Syrian Air Base to Stop Turkish Troops From Moving In

NASA Outlines Plan for More Than 20 Robotic Moon Landings by 2029 to Build a Lunar Base

Archaeologists Uncover Roman Villa in Devon With Britain's Westernmost Colorful Mosaic

Gold and Bitcoin Surge as US Treasury Doubles Bond Buybacks to Cool Yields

Bradley Cooper and Margot Robbie Spotted Filming Ocean's Eleven Prequel in Paris

Trump Declares Economic D-Day Against Iran, Warns Any Nation Trading With Tehran

Archaeologists Uncover 3,800-Year-Old Storage Complex Beneath Ancient Hittite Capital

Tech Giants Race to Build AI Data Centers in Orbit

Mystery Leaker "Cyberleek" Posts Grand Theft Auto VI Footage Days Before Rockstar's Official Reveal

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