July 11, 2019 -- As if black holes weren't mysterious enough, astronomers have found an unexpected thin disk of material furiously whirling around a supermassive black hole at the heart of the magnificent spiral ...
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July 11, 2019 -- An international research team has measured the system of currents that generates Jupiter's aurora. The scientists found out that sulphur dioxide gas from the gas giant's Moon Io is the ...
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July 10, 2019 -- Using nature's color palette from early Earth, astronomers have created a cosmic 'cheat sheet' in order to understand where discovered exoplanets may fall along their own evolutionary ...
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July 10, 2019 -- A new study shows that the sounds generated at an altitude of 70 to 80 meters are the result of the activation of Schumann ...
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July 10, 2019 -- Astronomers have spotted a pair of supermassive black holes on a collision course in a galaxy 2.5 billion light-years away. Coincidentally, the pair will begin producing gravitational waves in ...
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July 10, 2019 -- Regions of the Universe containing very few or no galaxies -- known as voids -- can help measure cosmic expansion with much greater precision than before, according to new ...
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July 8, 2019 -- Supercomputer simulations of galaxies have shown that Einstein's theory of General Relativity might not be the only way to explain how gravity works or how galaxies ...
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July 2, 2019 -- Astronomers have studied the role of an excited black hole in the death of an exotic 'jellyfish' galaxy. The supermassive black hole at the center of jellyfish galaxy JO201 is stripping ...
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July 2, 2019 -- Techniques developed by astronomers could help in the fight against breast and skin ...
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July 2, 2019 -- In a rare feat, astronomers have pinpointed the place of origin of a fast radio burst, with a surprising ...
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July 2, 2019 -- Wind-driven erosion of minerals on Mars may be the reason why methane disappears so rapidly on the red planet. Saltation causes electrical charges, that can oxidize minerals and ionize gases like ...
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July 1, 2019 -- Early reports of the interstellar visitor 'Oumuamua's odd characteristics led some to speculate that the object could be an alien spacecraft, sent from a distant civilization to examine our ...
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July 1, 2019 -- The Keck Cosmic Web Imager's improved sensitivity and resolution are giving astronomers a better look at galaxy ...
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July 1, 2019 -- Researchers have observed signals of oxygen, carbon, and dust from a galaxy in the early Universe 13 billion years ago. This is the earliest galaxy where this useful combination of three signals has ...
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June 28, 2019 -- Astrophysicists have found evidence for the direct formation of black holes that do not need to emerge from a star remnant. The production of black holes in the early universe, formed in this manner, ...
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June 27, 2019 -- The International Space Station, like all human habitats in space, has a nagging mold problem. Astronauts on the ISS spend hours every week cleaning the inside of the station's walls to prevent ...
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June 27, 2019 -- NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) has discovered a world between the sizes of Mars and Earth orbiting a bright, cool, nearby star. The planet, called L 98-59b, marks the ...
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June 27, 2019 -- Four years ago, several red giant stars were discovered to pose a paradox: even though they are built from old stellar material, their large masses indicate a younger age. Scientists have now solved ...
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June 25, 2019 -- Compounds containing iron, cyanide, and carbon monoxide discovered in carbon-rich meteorites by scientists may have helped power life on early ...
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June 25, 2019 -- A team studied the orientation of distant solar system bodies to bolster the 'streaming instability' theory of planet ...
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