US and Iran hold another round of indirect nuclear talks as American forces mass in Mideast

Indirect talks between Iran and the United States have started in Geneva. Oman’s Foreign Ministry published images of U.S. special Mideast envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, President Donald Trump ...

A look at the long, fraught timeline of Iran nuclear tensions as talks with US loom

Feb. 3, 2026: A U.S. Navy fighter jet shoots down an Iranian drone approaching the Lincoln in the Arabian Sea. Iranian fast-attack boats attempt to stop a U.S.-flagged ship in the Strait of Hormuz.

A cosmic explosion with the force of a billion Suns went unseen – until we caught its echo

Some of the universe’s most extreme explosions leave behind almost no trace. The original explosion is unseen, but our ...

Astronomers Witness Unprecedented Cosmic Explosion Linked to a “Missing” Black Hole

A newly detected X-ray transient may reveal the first direct evidence of an intermediate-mass black hole consuming a white dwarf. A newly observed cosmic outburst is giving astronomers a rare glimpse ...

One of the biggest stars in the universe might be getting ready to explode

One of the largest known stars in the universe underwent a dramatic transformation in 2014, new research shows, and may be preparing to explode. A study led by Gonzalo Muñoz-Sanchez at the National ...
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