Astronomy
A Novel Method for Discovering Exoplanets
A large number of exoplanets have been discovered in recent years orbiting single ‘normal’ stars. According to new research, there may be exceptions to this…
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Astronomy
In a Milky Way Satellite Galaxy, Astronomers find a strangely Massive Black Hole
The McDonald Observatory at The University of Texas at Austin has discovered an unusually massive black hole at the heart of Leo I, one of…
Business
Norebase Raises $1M to Allow Companies Start, Scale, and Operate In Any African Country
Startup pitches that claim to deliver a variety of services to Africans in various areas are becoming popular. And, in attempting to entice investors, it’s…
Astronomy
Gemini North discovers a Faint Fossil Galaxy on the Outskirts of Andromeda
The sharp eyes of an amateur astronomer examining archival data processed by NSF’s NOIRLab’s Community Science and Data Center led to the discovery of an…
Astronomy
A Martian Meteorite challenges the theory of Planet Formation
A Martian meteorite is a rock that formed on Mars, was ejected from the planet by an impact event, and traveled through interplanetary space before…
Physics
Neutron Lifetime Puzzle – a Problem for Physicists
To address a long-standing mystery about how long a neutron can “live” outside of an atomic nucleus, physicists entertained a wild but testable theory positing…
Astronomy
The Atmosphere of an Exoplanet is Complex and Exotic
An international team of researchers from the Universities of Bern and Geneva, as well as the National Centre of Competence in Research (NCCR) PlanetS, examined…
Astronomy
Neutron Stars will tell us if Dark Energy is real or not
For the past two decades, physicists have known that the universe’s expansion is accelerating, as if some strange “dark energy” is blowing up space like…
Astronomy
Planet Birth is still possible from Dying Stars
Planets are typically not much older than the stars that they orbit. Consider the Sun: it was created 4.6 billion years ago, and Earth followed…
Astronomy
Evidence for Dark Matter-free Galaxies is Emerging
The majority of the mass in the universe is in the form of dark matter, a new type of nonbaryonic particle that has yet to…
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