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Astronomers witness supermassive black hole gorge on a cosmic meal before ‘burping’ radio jets 300 days later Black Hole

Astronomers witness supermassive black hole gorge on a cosmic meal before ‘burping’ radio jets 300 days later

An illustration of a supermassive black hole blasting out a jet of plasma (Image credit: Robert Lea (created with Canva)) Using the NASA X-ray spacecraft Swift combined with radio observations, astronomers have observed a supermassive black hole burping radio jets 300 days after a heavy cosmic meal. The team was…
bubmag
October 12, 2026
Wildfires threaten Indonesia’s orangutans as rescuers find injured animals Orangutan

Wildfires threaten Indonesia’s orangutans as rescuers find injured animals

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Wildfires sweeping across parts of Indonesia’s Borneo island have left endangered orangutans struggling to survive, prompting rescuers to evacuate animals found injured, stranded and surrounded by thick haze. A female Bornean orangutan nicknamed Novita was among dozens of apes rescued from wildfires in parts of Sumatra…
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October 12, 2026
Florida and Alabama face widespread power outages as Hurricane Isaias moves north Hurricane

Florida and Alabama face widespread power outages as Hurricane Isaias moves north

Florida and Alabama face widespread power outages as Hurricane Isaias moves north Nearly 396,000 customers in Florida and Alabama remained without electricity on Sunday as the remnants of Hurricane Isaias moved north, bringing heavy rain and flooding threats. At least four people have died in storm-related incidents across the two…
bubmag
October 12, 2026
The moon could turn astronauts into ‘walking, high voltage capacitors’ that accidentally zap spacecraft Moon Mission

The moon could turn astronauts into ‘walking, high voltage capacitors’ that accidentally zap spacecraft

NASA is looking for ideas on how to stop moonwalking astronauts from accidentally creating sparks on their spacecraft. (Image credit: NASA) NASA is asking for ideas to stop static electricity from zapping astronauts or critical hardware during moon missions. The agency opened a "Lunar Grounding Challenge" to avoid situations where…
bubmag
October 12, 2026
Mining-induced displacement leaves cattle homeless and hungry in Odisha Homeless

Mining-induced displacement leaves cattle homeless and hungry in Odisha

Mining-induced displacement has left hundreds of cattle homeless and hungry in Ekadal village, Talcher, Odisha, without adequate food, water or shelter, prompting calls for urgent administrative intervention. Cattle left behind in Ekadal village of Odisha’s Talcher Photograph: (OTV) The pain of displacement has taken a toll not only on residents…
bubmag
October 12, 2026
Ever wanted to play a Skate 3 level set in Ontario? Now you can Skateboard

Ever wanted to play a Skate 3 level set in Ontario? Now you can

A developer has created an action-packed skateboarding video game demo that slowly devolves into Northern Ontario-themed chaos, including tricks jumping off a moving snowmobile, and culminating in a real-time long line-up to grab a coffee at Tim Hortons. AI developer Mitchell Hynes has taken core Canadian experiences and infused them…
bubmag
October 12, 2026