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Researchers have developed a new spatial plasma-fueled engine capable of satellite and spacecraft propulsion, with magnetic field geometry and configuration that would minimize losses on walls and their erosion, thereby resolving issues of efficiency, durability, and operating restrictions of engines that are currently in orbit.
May 20th, 2020
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Astronomers use Bayesian statistics to shed light on how extraterrestrial life might evolve in alien worlds.
May 19th, 2020
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The mystery of some lava-like flows on Mars has been solved by scientists who say they are caused not by lava but by mud.
May 18th, 2020
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Recently, researchers have presented a new model that for the first time simultaneously explains the origins of both the Fermi bubbles and the Galactic center biconical X-ray structure, which was discovered in 2003.
May 15th, 2020
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Mergers between black holes and neutron stars in dense star clusters are quite unlike those that form in isolated regions where stars are few. Their associated features could be crucial to the study of gravitational waves and their source.
May 15th, 2020
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Images collected for dark energy telescope project reveal hundreds of new gravitational lens candidates.
May 14th, 2020
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Astronomers have detected elusive pulsation patterns in dozens of young, rapidly rotating stars. The discovery will revolutionize scientists' ability to study details like the ages, sizes and compositions of these stars -- all members of a class named for the prototype, the bright star Delta Scuti.
May 14th, 2020
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Researchers trace high-energy neutrino origins to black holes in far-off quasars.
May 13th, 2020
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Through the noise, a class of stars reveals its inner workings; poor 'social distancing' identified using NASA space telescope.
May 13th, 2020
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Researchers simulate the core of Mars to investigate its composition and origin.
May 13th, 2020
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The oldest molecular fluids in the solar system could have supported the rapid formation and evolution of the building blocks of life.
May 12th, 2020
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In February and July of 2019, the Hayabusa2 spacecraft briefly touched down on the surface of near-Earth asteroid Ryugu. The readings it took with various instruments at those times have given researchers insight into the physical and chemical properties of the 1-kilometer-wide asteroid.
May 11th, 2020
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Invisible object has two companion stars visible to the naked eye.
May 6th, 2020
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Current experiments' detectors and data analyses efforts could be refocused to seek out newly suggested types of dark matter signals that may have been overlooked.
May 5th, 2020
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When searching for extraterrestrial life, astronomers may want to look at planets with hydrogen-rich atmospheres.
May 5th, 2020
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An interdisciplinary team of researchers has provided a framework called a 'detectability index' to help prioritize exoplanets to study and provide scientists with a tool to select the best targets for observation and maximize the chances of detecting life.
May 4th, 2020
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