Galaxies at Inception of the Universe

Vast Bubble of Galaxies Discovered – Believed To Be a Remnant From the Universe’s Inception, reports SciTechDaily. "Astronomers have identified an immense bubble, Hoʻoleilana, 820 million light years away. This structure, believed to be a remnant from the universe’s inception and larger than predicted, offers valuable insights into galaxy evolution and the universe’s expansion dynamics."

The “crisis in cosmology” is pure exaggeration--There are a few clues that the Universe isn't completely adding up. Even so, the standard model of cosmology holds up stronger than ever, reports Ethan Siegel for Big Think. Image below courtesy of Sloan Digital Survey.

Harvard Astrophysicist Avi Loeb discusses UFOs, alien life and his controversial interstellar research--The "world's leading alien hunter" on his new book and his relentless search for extraterrestrial objects, reports Salon. Avi is a man ahead of his time. He will be vindicated in a few short years.

500 Years Ago He Would Have Been Burned at the Stake: Scientist’s Deep Dive for Alien Life Leaves His Peers Dubious--Avi Loeb, a Harvard astrophysicist, says that material recovered from the seafloor could be from an extraterrestrial spacecraft. His peers are skeptical, reports The New York Times.

NASA may have unknowingly found and killed alien life on Mars 50 years ago, scientist claims, reports Harry Baker for Live Science. --One researcher hypothesizes that experiments carried out by NASA's Viking landers in 1976 could have inadvertently killed microbes living in Martian rocks. Other experts are skeptical.

Astronomers spot star being ‘repeatedly shredded and consumed’ by black hole--Event generated regular outbursts of light about every 25 days, reports The Guardian.com. 

Astronomers discover a new class of cosmic explosion brighter than 100 billion suns, reports Brandon Specktor for Live Science. Dubbed 'Luminous Fast Coolers,' this new class of extreme cosmic explosion is incredibly rare — and unbelievably bright.

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