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High-velocity molecular clouds in M83 provide new insight into how galaxies evolve
A new result from the molecular gas survey in the Southern Pinwheel Galaxy M83 using the Atacama Large ...
A new alloy is enabling ultra-stable structures needed for exoplanet discovery
A unique new material that shrinks when it is heated and expands when it is cooled could help enable the ultra-stable space ...
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A Telescope Collaboration Between Astrophysicists Offers an Unprecedented Opportunity for Discovery
The 10-year survey is the primary mission of the Vera C. Rubin Observatory, located on a mountaintop at the edge of Chile’s ...
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'This is the holy grail of theoretical physics.' Is the key to quantum gravity hiding in this new way to make black holes?
"This work is a step toward understanding how quantum mechanics and gravity work together, a major unsolved problem in ...
Long-dead satellite emits strong radio signal, puzzling astronomers
Astronomers in Australia picked up a strange radio signal in June 2024 — one near our planet and so powerful that, for a ...
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How a signal from a 60-year-old satellite baffled astronomers for over a year
Radio telescopes saw a strange burst of unknown energy in June 2024. Now we know it was from Relay 2, an early ...
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Quantum Experiment Explores Elusive Dark Matter Waves
The first direct search for ultralight dark matter using a magnetically levitated particle has been conducted, according to ...
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NASA exoplanet-hunting spacecraft and citizen scientists discover a cool new alien world
A new gas giant world discovered by citizen scientists using data from NASA's exoplanet-hunting spacecraft TESS is cool, ...
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Path to Prediction: Science, Medicine & Cosmology in Renaissance Italy
Step into the heart of Renaissance Italy on a journey that uncovers how curiosity, innovation, and imagination reshaped our ...
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A Mysterious Radio Signal from Space Was Traced to an Unexpected Source—and It’s Something Within Our Own Galaxy
An object astronomers initially thought to be a high-speed burst of radio waves from deep space last year has been revealed ...
Astronomy professor explains 'fireball' meteor sighted in southeastern US
Mercer University physics and astronomy professor Matthew Marone says the sighting is not uncommon, and it's likely connected to the annual Bootid meteor shower.