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Monster quasar shines 429 trillion times brighter than the sunAstronomers have discovered a black hole more massive than any detected before, producing the brightest known quasar in the universe.
Google's AI could probably beat you at AtariA team of scientists at Google created an artificially intelligent computer program that can teach itself to play Atari 2600 video games.
Mysterious bright spot on Ceres actually two bright spotsThe bright spot on the surface of Ceres, a dwarf planet in our solar systems asteroid belt, seems to have a companion, reports NASA's Dawn space probe.
- Astronomers spot quasar fueled by the mass of 12 billion suns
Scientists say they have found the brightest quasar yet in the early universe, a region around a supermassive black hole that blazes with the brightness of 420 trillion suns.
Brilliant quasar from early cosmos houses supermassive black holeScientists nearly missed the shining behemoth because they never conceived that such a distant quasar could be so bright.
Mars rover Curiosity snaps cosmic selfieNASA's six-wheeled robot missed the Oscars, but made up for it with a Martian selfie.
Artificial intelligence can learn Atari games from scratch, say scientistsDevelopers at DeepMind took cues from the human brain, creating a program that can master ‘Space Invaders’ all on its own.
Scientists measure eyelashes, uncover mysterious ratioA study of 22 mammal species by Georgia Institute of Technology scientists suggests that eyelashes have an optimal length relative to the width of the eye.
Giant craters continue to appear mysteriously in SiberiaRussian scientists suspect that strange craters in the northern reaches of the country were caused by gas emissions.
World's rarest big cat could be making a comebackNative to Northeast Asia, the critically endangered Amur leopard has seen its numbers double since 2007, according to a WWF report.
Inside a Buddha statue, a surprise mummyA conservator discovered the mummified remains of a 1,000-year-old Buddhist monk sealed inside a Chinese statue of a sitting Buddha.
Whale rescuers untangle 45-ton humpback from fishing lineAfter more than a week entangled in fishing line off of Hawaii's Big Island, a humpback whale is now free, thanks to the efforts of workers from the Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary.
- Astronauts spruce up space station for commercial spacecraft
Astronauts completed the first of three spacewalks outside the International Space Station to lay cables for new docking adaptors that are expected to arrive in 2017.
- Ancient cities grew pretty much like modern ones, say scientists
A study of archeological data from ancient Mexican settlements reveals remarkable similarities between pre-Colombian cities and modern ones, lending support to the idea that urban spaces are shaped by universal social behaviors.
Snail teeth may be secret to faster cars. Really.Forget spider silk or man-made Kevlar. Scientists declare limpet teeth the strongest known natural material, which could aid in better engineering for high-performance vehicles.
Astronauts as cable guys: Biggest wiring job in space station historyOn Saturday, two NASA conducted a space walk to start laying 764 feet of cable. NASA considers this the most complicated cable-routing job in the 16-year history of the space station
When it comes to evolution, bigger really is betterStanford researchers have compiled data that seems to support Cope's rule – the notion that evolution 'favors' size.
How a black hole's cosmic burp could change the galaxyA supermassive black hole at the center of galaxy PDS 456 has 'belched up' cosmic winds powerful enough to alter the fate of the galaxy.
Sunken treasure? Divers stumble upon priceless ancient gold.A diving club accidentally uncovers a priceless, thousand-year-old trove of gold coins in the Mediterranean.
Scientists discover the two quietest places in AmericaThe National Park Service published a map that depicts the loudest and quietest locations in the Lower 48.
