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James Webb telescope spots 'stingray' galaxy system that could solve the mystery of 'little red dots' By - Shreejaya Karantha - published - 9 April 26 - A study of the fascinating galaxy system nicknamed "The Stingray" suggests that mysterious little red dots could be a phase in the evolution of galaxies powered by actively feeding black holes, rather than a distinct class of objects.

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'RIP, Comet MAPS': Watch the superbright sungrazer become a 'headless wonder' after being ripped apart by the sun - By - Harry Baker - published - 9 April 26 - New images show the sungrazer comet C/2026 A1 (MAPS) did not survive its close approach to our home star. Instead, the celestial object briefly turned into a "headless wonder" before fully disintegrating.

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Scientists create new type of encryption that protects video files against quantum computing attacks - By - Carly Page - published - 9 April 26 - A newly developed encryption framework aims to protect video data from future quantum attacks, all while running on today's conventional hardware.

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There's an issue with the Artemis II heat shield, but NASA isn't worried. Here's why. By - Patrick Pester - published - 9 April 26 - The Artemis II astronauts are about to fall to Earth at the fastest speed humans have ever travelled inside a spacecraft with a compromised heat shield. But NASA remains confident they will be safe.

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Western states face above-normal wildfire threats this summer. New maps reveal which areas are most at risk. By - Tik Root, Grist - published - 9 April 26 - Amid drought and heat waves, April's national wildfire forecast shows that nearly the entire Western U.S. will face an above-normal risk of wildfires at some point in the next four months.

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'No one knows what they are': Researchers discover new type of cell that's seen only during pregnancy - By - Nicoletta Lanese - published - 8 April 26 - A new map of the "maternal-fetal interface" reveals a new type of cell, as well as the types of cells most likely to be affected in conditions like preeclampsia.

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16th-century silver coin discovered near Strait of Magellan marks the spot of a doomed Spanish colony - By - Tom Metcalfe - published - 8 April 26 - The newfound coin dates to the 1584 founding of a doomed Spanish settlement in southern Chile.

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Woman's 'biologically implausible' infection led her to sneeze 'worms' out of her nose - By - Nicoletta Lanese - published - 8 April 26 - Doctors reported a highly unusual case of parasitic fly infection in a woman in Greece.

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The hungriest black holes in the universe are running out of food, survey of 8,000 cosmic monsters reveals - By - Ivan Farkas - published - 6 April 26 - Astronomers studied 1.3 million galaxies and 8,000 X-ray-spewing supermassive black holes to find out why these gravitational monsters are growing more slowly than ever.

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