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Astrophysicists have discovered a potential origin for elusive fast X-ray transients (FXTs), tracing them back to failed cosmic eruptions from supernovae.

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A microquasar belonging to our Milky Way galaxy has set records by generating cosmic rays with energy levels never before seen.

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Deep within the Milky Way’s core, researchers have uncovered cold gas clouds racing through a superheated galactic wind.

Hubble Space Telescope snapped an image of UGC 11397, a spiral galaxy situated in the constellation Lyra, about 250 million light-years away, that harbours a cosmic surprise at its heart.

Jets that failed to punch through the outer shell of a dying star are the sources of mysterious X-ray flashes that have puzzled astronomers for decades.