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CT scans associated with increased risk of blood cancers

CT scans can cause cancer risks, but study suggests even low doses have small probability.

The Hindu · Dec 16, 2023

Monster X-class flare is most powerful solar eruption since 2017, could trigger auroras and major geomagnetic storms

On Dec. 14, a 2.8 magnitude X-class flare exploded from the sun, triggering radio blackouts on Earth and unleashing a CME that could also hit our planet in the next few days. It is the most powerful solar flare in more than six years.

LiveScience · Dec 15, 2023

Tiny 14-inch satellite studies 'hot Jupiter' exoplanets evaporating into space

Hot Jupiters are gas giants so close to their star that the star's heat and radiation can blow the planets' atmosphere away.

Space · Dec 14, 2023

Revealed: Sellafield nuclear site has leak that could pose risk to public

Safety concerns at Europe’s most hazardous plant have caused diplomatic tensions with US, Norway and Ireland

The Guardian - UK · Dec 5, 2023

Public health errors: Why it's crucial to understand what they are before assessing COVID-19 responses

Joe Vipond, a Canadian emergency room physician who was a strong supporter of masking during the pandemic, said in a speech last year that the slow recognition that COVID-19 is spread by airborne transmission resulted in what is likely “the most egregious public health error in modern history.”

The Conversation · Dec 4, 2023

X-ray telescope catches 'spider pulsars' devouring stars like cosmic black widows (image)

NASA's Chandra X-ray Space Telescope has spotted a "clutter" of rapidly spinning neutron stars called spider pulsars that are devouring surrounding stars.

Space · Dec 4, 2023

3 ways to protect yourself from UV radiation on a winter sports holiday

Nobody likes a goggle tan or chapped lips!

T3 · Dec 4, 2023

The elusive origins of long gamma-ray bursts may finally be revealed

New research helps resolve the mystery surrounding strange long gamma-ray bursts, suggesting these blasts of high-energy radiation emerge from collisions of neutron stars that birth black holes.

Space · Dec 4, 2023

WESAT to be unveiled on Nov. 4

Women-led THIRUVANANTHAPURAMWESAT nanosatellite, studying UV radiation & its impact, to be launched on PSLV-C58. Unveiling at Lal Bahadur Shastri Institute of Technology for Women on Mon. Website launch & agreement with IN-SPACe for ISRO mission. 1st satellite designed fully by women.

The Hindu · Dec 3, 2023

300 gamma-ray-blasting neutron stars found in massive haul — and some are 'spider pulsars'

Astronomers have discovered around 300 new gamma-ray-blasting pulsars, including several "spider pulsars" that devour the companion stars like black widows.

Space · Nov 30, 2023