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Scientists have discovered two supermassive black holes orbiting each other approximately 800 million light-years away from Earth. This marks the closest detection of such black holes, which are predicted to eventually collide, potentially shaking the very fabric of space-time. In a paper published in *The Astrophysical Journal*, a research team led by Anna Trindade Falcao, a postdoctoral researcher at the …

NASA’s Voyager 1 spacecraft, which has been traveling through interstellar space since its launch in 1977, is once again successfully communicating with Earth after engineers solved a critical thruster issue. The spacecraft, designed to explore the outer planets, had encountered problems staying oriented towards Earth due to its aging thrusters. To fix the issue, NASA scientists had to switch Voyager …

An Israeli airstrike on a school in central Gaza, which was sheltering displaced Palestinians, resulted in the deaths of 18 people, including United Nations staff, according to rescue officials. The Israeli military, however, stated that the target was a Hamas control center within the Al-Jawni School in Nuseirat. This location had been bombed multiple times throughout the 11-month Gaza war. …

A recent Israeli strike in the Syrian-controlled Golan Heights on Thursday killed two individuals associated with Hezbollah, according to a war monitor. Syria’s state news agency, SANA, confirmed that “two citizens were martyred in an Israeli drone attack” targeting a civilian vehicle along the Damascus-Quneitra road in Quneitra province. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights stated that one of the …

European Union’s top diplomat, Josep Borrell, held meetings on Thursday with Lebanon’s Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri and caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati as part of his efforts to prevent the Gaza war from escalating further. During their meeting in Ain el-Tineh, Berri emphasized that Lebanon does not seek war but reserves the right to defend itself. In response, Borrell urged …

Hezbollah targeted the Bayyad Blida post in northern Israel on Thursday, as Israeli forces continued to bomb southern Lebanese villages. Israeli warplanes carried out raids on the outskirts of Yaroun and struck a house in Maroun al-Rass, while artillery fire hit areas near Alma al-Shaab. These clashes coincide with a visit to Lebanon by Josep Borrell, the European Union’s top …

U.S. mediator Amos Hochstein is expected to arrive in the region with a clear message: “Avoid escalation” with Hezbollah, according to a report by Israel’s Channel 12. The report states that Hochstein will deliver a U.S. request to Israeli political leaders, urging them not to take any aggressive actions in the north, as such a move could be “very costly.” …

Hapoel Hadera have been in excellent form at home recently, winning six out of their last eight matches. They are also unbeaten in their last seven top-tier encounters against Maccabi Petah Tikva, claiming victory in three of the last four meetings. On the other hand, Maccabi Petah Tikva have struggled on the road in Ligat ha’Al, managing only three wins …