Physics
Astronomers Witness the Death of a Very Distant Galaxy
Galaxies presumed dead after galaxies stopped making new stars. These dead galaxies have gone out of gas to create new stars. Without these, they will gradually…
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“Galaxy-Sized” Space Observatory May Have Detected Subtle Gravitational Waves Background
The gravitational waves that our earth-based detectors capture is not just present in the universe. Scientists hope that more subtle and steady squabbles will divide…
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Researchers Have Found a New Way to Turn a Black Hole into a Power Station
Nothing can survive a black hole when its events have crossed its event horizon, but mathematical analysis over the past few decades has shown that…
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Oldest Land Fossil Could Explain How Earth Recovered From Snowball State
Thread-like filaments, attached to empty spheres in 635 million-year-old rocks, present evidence of early life on Earth. They can also help explain how life revived…
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NASA Found a Six-Star System Where Stars Are Constantly Eclipsing Each Other
Stars can get into quite weird configurations, which are often more difficult to clarify and model. However, the system TIC 168789840 is almost too remarkable…
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High Schoolers Discover Four New Exoplanets, Including a Super-Earth
The four explanations were discovered by two high schools approximately ToI-1233, making them among the youngest people to ever discover a celestial body. Sixteen-year-old Kartik Pinglé…
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A Mineral from the Depths of Antarctica May Explain a Puzzle on Mars
In 2004, NASA’s rover operation discovered a strange mineral, jarosite, on Mars. It is a sulfate of iron and potassium and requires water and acidic…
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Namibia to Auction 170 Wild Elephants despite International Petition To Halt Sale
The Namibian government has condemned selling 170 wild elephants to international buyers in a controversial auction held today in the face of a petition seeking…
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Miracle Recovery for Pet Ferret Who Snuck Into 100-Minute Washing Machine Cycle
The Pet owners, some serious concerns steel themselves for dream fuel. Vets4Pets, a veterinary service in the UK, reported that they had visited a clinic…
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Astronomers Discover First-Ever Cloudless “Hot Jupiter”
Astronomers have discovered an exoplanet with a clear cloudless atmosphere that is only the second time they have discovered an exoplanet. It was the first to…
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