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Massive neutron stars colliding in space are thought to be able to create precious metals such as gold and platinum. The properties of these stars are still an enigma, but the answer may lie beneath the skin of one of the smallest building blocks on Earth - an atomic nucleus of lead.
Oct 12th, 2022
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Broccoli, along with many other plants and microorganisms, emit gases to help them expel toxins. Scientists believe these gases could provide compelling evidence of life on other planets.
Oct 12th, 2022
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Analysis of data obtained over the past two weeks by NASA's Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) investigation team shows the spacecraft's kinetic impact with its target asteroid, Dimorphos, successfully altered the asteroid's orbit.
Oct 12th, 2022
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The stars circle each other every 51 minutes, confirming a decades-old prediction.
Oct 5th, 2022
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The alignment between galaxy spins and the large-scale structure of the universe reveals the processes by which different components of galaxies form.
Oct 5th, 2022
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An international team of researchers has revealed new evidence for the possible existence of liquid water beneath the south polar ice cap of Mars.
Oct 1st, 2022
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The first map of the 'galactic underworld' - a chart of the corpses of once massive suns that have since collapsed into black holes and neutron stars - has revealed a graveyard that stretches three times the height of the Milky Way, and that almost a third of the objects have been flung out from the galaxy altogether.
Sep 30th, 2022
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Using the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have identified the most distant globular clusters ever discovered. These dense groups of millions of stars may be relics that contain the first and oldest stars in the universe.
Sep 29th, 2022
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A multidisciplinary group of researchers has modeled and synthesized lava in the laboratory as the kinds of rock that may form on far-away exoplanets. They developed 16 types of surface compositions as a starter catalog for finding volcanic worlds that feature fiery landscapes and oceans of magma.
Sep 28th, 2022
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After 10 months flying in space, NASA's Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) - the world's first planetary defense technology demonstration - successfully impacted its asteroid target on Monday, the agency's first attempt to move an asteroid in space.
Sep 27th, 2022
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Aresearch team assembled the largest-ever compilation of high-precision galaxy distances, called Cosmicflows-4.
Sep 26th, 2022
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A group of astronomers believe bright reflections beneath the surface of Mars' South Pole are not necessarily evidence of liquid water, but instead geological layers.
Sep 26th, 2022
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Earlier this year a machine learning algorithm identified up to 5,000 potential gravitational lenses that could transform our ability to chart the evolution of galaxies since the Big Bang.
Sep 26th, 2022
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Using data from the Gaia space telescope, a team has shown that large parts of the Milky Way's outer disk vibrate. The ripples are caused by a dwarf galaxy, now seen in the constellation Sagittarius, that shook our galaxy as it passed by hundreds of millions of years ago.
Sep 23rd, 2022
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Scientists discovered areas with a massive accumulation of rare earths and unexpected structures.
Sep 23rd, 2022
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The finding helps us better understand the enigmatic and dynamic environment of our galaxy's supermassive black hole.
Sep 22nd, 2022
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Prospective Mars explorers can now take a hike around the landing site of NASA's Mars 2020 Perseverance rover with aninteractive maploaded with orbital imagery, terrain data as well as synthetic and real 3D panoramic views of Jezero crater and its surrounding area.
Sep 21st, 2022
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Astrophysicists are one step closer to figuring out what Fast Radio Bursts (FRBs) are, thanks to an analysis of nearly 2000 bursts from a single source called FRB 20201124A.
Sep 21st, 2022
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