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Scientists studying V Hydrae have witnessed the star's mysterious death throes in unprecedented detail.
Mar 28th, 2022
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Scientists studying V Hydrae have witnessed the star's mysterious death throes in unprecedented detail.
Mar 28th, 2022
Read moreEight teams selected to pioneer novel ways of designing and manufacturing large structures on orbit.
Mar 26th, 2022
Read moreAstronomers reconstruct the turbulent past life of our home galaxy.
Mar 26th, 2022
Read moreA new study examines moon formation and concludes that only certain types of planets could form moons that are large in respect to their host planets.
Mar 26th, 2022
Read moreThe planetary atmosphere outside the solar system can be revealed by measuring bandpass-dependent transit depths, according to a new study.
Mar 26th, 2022
Read moreScientists have discovered a new set of waves in the Sun that, unexpectedly, appear to travel much faster than predicted by theory.
Mar 24th, 2022
Read moreThe further we move away from a heat source, the cooler the air gets. Bizarrely, the same can't be said for the Sun, but scientists may have just explained a key part of why.
Mar 24th, 2022
Read moreResearchers contemplate the premise of 'Don't Look Up' and the technology needed to save humanity from an existential cosmic threat.
Mar 24th, 2022
Read moreNew high-resolution simulations show one million galaxies forming some 13 billion years ago.
Mar 24th, 2022
Read moreThe Milky Way may have evolved in different phases, beginning with the formation of disk stellar populations about thirteen billion years ago, scientists suggest.
Mar 23rd, 2022
Read moreWhite dwarfs were once normal stars similar to the Sun but then collapsed after exhausting all their fuel. These interstellar remnants have historically been difficult to study. However, a recent study reveals new information about the movement patterns of these puzzling stars.
Mar 23rd, 2022
Read moreThe Apophis asteroid was discovered in 2004 and has been monitored since then due to its classification as a potentially hazardous asteroid (PHA), as it was estimated that it would have a 2% chance of hitting Earth.
Mar 22nd, 2022
Read moreScientists report transgenic lettuce that produces a bone-stimulating hormone. Someday, astronauts could grow the lettuce in space and help guard against bone loss - simply by eating a big bowl of salad.
Mar 22nd, 2022
Read moreWe now have the clearest image of the latest mysterious object in our known universe, odd radio circles (or ORCs). ORCs are so faint, rare and far away, that it takes the world's most advanced radio telescopes to find and describe them.
Mar 21st, 2022
Read moreThe location matched exactly with a dense cluster of very old stars, known as a globular cluster.
Mar 19th, 2022
Read moreResearch conducted aboard the International Space Station is helping scientists answer questions about the formation of the universe and origins of life on Earth.
Mar 18th, 2022
Read moreBy amassing in high-density regions, dust grains avoid drifting toward the star they are orbiting.
Mar 18th, 2022
Read moreResearchers have developed advanced microelectronics that are resistant to harsh radiation in space and other environments. The microelectronics were tested with a high energy microprobe technology that can simulate the effects of space radiation.
Mar 18th, 2022
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