An international team of astronomers led by members of the Laboratory for Space Research (LSR) and Department of Physics …
Troy Oakes
Troy Oakes
Troy was born and raised in Australia and has always wanted to know why and how things work, which led him to his love for science. He is a professional photographer and enjoys taking pictures of Australia's beautiful landscapes. He is also a professional storm chaser where he currently lives in Hervey Bay, Australia.
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SpaceFeatured
Artificial Intelligence Explores the Moon’s Permanently Shadowed Regions
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesWith the help of artificial intelligence, an international research team led by ETH Zurich has explored the Moon’s …
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Space
ALMA Witnesses Deadly Star-Slinging Tug-of-War Between Merging Galaxies
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesWhile observing a newly-dormant galaxy using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) and the Hubble Space Telescope (HST), scientists discovered …
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Environment
New Evidence Shows Water Separates Into Two Different Liquids at Low Temperatures
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesA new kind of “phase transition” in water was first proposed 30 years ago in a study by …
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Astronomers frequently observe carbon monoxide in planetary nurseries. The compound is ultra-bright and extremely common in protoplanetary disks …
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Research examining traces of parasites in the remains of medieval Cambridge residents suggests that local monks were almost …
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Space
Surprising Details Leap Out in Sharp New James Webb Space Telescope Images of Jupiter
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesThe latest images of Jupiter from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) are stunners. Captured on July 27, …
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The alarm goes off in the morning. You catch your morning train to the office. You take a …
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Space
Brightest Stars in the Night Sky Can Strip Planets to Their Rocky Cores
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesOver the last 25 years, astronomers have found thousands of exoplanets around stars in our galaxy, but more …
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A potentially better way to make oxygen for astronauts in space using magnetism has been proposed by an …