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Scientists study how charged particles arrange themselves into crystalline patterns and apply what they learn to explore the interiors of white dwarf stars.
Oct 21st, 2019
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Dark matter tugs the most massive spiral galaxies to breakneck speeds.
Oct 17th, 2019
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Interplanetary particles from Earth's upper atmosphere contain dust from the initial formation of the solar system. The exotic grains may represent the building blocks of planets from 4.6 billion years ago. Analysis of these materials makes it possible to gain deeper insights into the processes that formed and altered our solar system.
Oct 16th, 2019
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The birthplaces of planets are disks made out of gas and dust. Astronomers study these so-called protoplanetary disks to understand the processes of planet formation. Beautiful images of these disks show distinct gaps and ring features in dust, which may be caused by infant planets.
Oct 16th, 2019
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Astronomers made an unexpected discovery that could explain why supermassive black holes grew so rapidly in the early Universe.
Oct 15th, 2019
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Data from the probe's 1995 fireball has continued to confound those studying the mission. New simulations and faster computers point to bettering atmospheric entry vehicles.
Oct 15th, 2019
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New lens technique spots tiny dwarf galaxy in the first, super-energetic stages of star formation.
Oct 14th, 2019
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Astronomers find large-scale winds associated with active black holes in small galaxies suppress star formation.
Oct 14th, 2019
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An international team of astronomers have used state-of-the-art cameras to create a high frame-rate movie of a growing black hole system at a level of detail never seen before. In the process they uncovered new clues to understanding the immediate surroundings of these enigmatic objects.
Oct 11th, 2019
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Application of a new statistic to x-ray images of a supernova remnant suggests that clumps were formed during the explosion.
Oct 11th, 2019
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Research shows our galaxy is undergoing a massive merger with its largest satellite galaxy, the Large Magellanic Cloud.
Oct 10th, 2019
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A team of astrophysicists has found a possible answer to the question of how magnetars form.
Oct 9th, 2019
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Out at the boundary of our solar system, pressure runs high. This pressure, the force plasma, magnetic fields and particles like ions, cosmic rays and electrons exert on one another when they flow and collide, was recently measured by scientists in totality for the first time - and it was found to be greater than expected.
Oct 8th, 2019
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Astronomers found 20 new moons orbiting Saturn. This brings the ringed planet's total number of moons to 82, surpassing Jupiter, which has 79.
Oct 7th, 2019
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This is a surprising finding as astronomers had expected that the light curve would not only continue decreasing but even experience a sharp drop, rather than flattening into a plateau.
Oct 7th, 2019
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Researchers find evidence of a cataclysmic flare that punched so far out of the galaxy its impact was felt 200,000 light years away.
Oct 6th, 2019
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