Astronomy
Modeling reveals how Ceres drives unexpected Geologic Activity
For a long time, our understanding of Ceres was hazy, according to Scott King, a geoscientist in the Virginia Tech College of Science. Ceres, a…
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Shedding Light on the surprising Chemical Complexity of Comet Chury
For the first time, scientists discovered an unexpected abundance of complex organic molecules on a comet. This was accomplished through data analysis from the ESA’s…
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Star Formation is influenced by Supermassive Blackhole
A supermassive black hole’s powerful jets alter the conditions for star formation in interstellar clouds. A European team of astronomers led by Professor Kalliopi Dasyra…
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New Psyche Maps reveal an ancient World of Metal and Rock
The surface properties of the asteroid Psyche have been mapped by astronomers, revealing a landscape of metal and rock. NASA plans to launch a tennis…
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For the First Time, Scientists have Grown Plants in Lunar Soil
Scientists have grown plants on moon soil for the first time. They used soil collected during the Apollo 11, 12, and 17 missions. The researchers…
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Gaia Space Telescope has Revolutionized the Study of Asteroids
The European Gaia space mission has generated an unprecedented amount of new, improved, and detailed data for nearly two billion objects in the Milky Way…
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Asteroids Appear Rougher when they Travel through Space Dust
When NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft arrived at the asteroid Bennu, scientists discovered something unexpected: the asteroid’s surface was covered in large boulders rather than the smooth…
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A Dormant Black Hole outside our Galaxy is discovered by ‘Black Hole Police’
A team of international experts known for debunking several black hole discoveries has discovered a stellar-mass black hole in the Large Magellanic Cloud, our neighbor…
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Porosity of the Moon’s Crust Reveals the History of Bombardment
Researchers discovered that the moon was highly porous early in its history, which was most likely caused by early, massive impacts that shattered much of…
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Super-Earth Skimming the Red Dwarf’s Habitable Zone
A super-Earth planet has been discovered near the habitable zone of a red dwarf star 37 light-years away. This is the first discovery made by…
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