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Astronomers Detect Largest Cosmic Explosion Ever Seen

Astronomers have discovered what they believe to be the largest explosion ever detected.  The explosion is more than 10 times brighter than any recorded exploding star – known as a supernova.  So far it has lasted more than three years, much longer than most supernovae which are usually only visibly bright for a few months. […]

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This ‘Climate-Friendly’ Fuel Comes With an Astronomical Cancer Risk

Almost half of products cleared so far under a new US federal ‘biofuels’ program are not, in fact, biofuels The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently gave a Chevron refinery the green light to create fuel from discarded plastics as part of a climate-friendly initiative to boost alternatives to petroleum. But, according to agency records obtained […]

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