With the help of ESO’s Very Large Telescope (VLT), astronomers have found six galaxies lying around a supermassive …
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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Space
Astronomers Reveal First Direct Image of Beta Pictoris c Using the GRAVITY Instrument
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesThe vast majority of planets near foreign stars are discovered by astronomers with the help of sophisticated methods. …
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Space
‘Echo Mapping’ in Faraway Galaxies Could Measure Vast Cosmic Distances
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesWhen you look up at the night sky at the galaxies, how do you know whether the specks …
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Space
Recipe Is Different, but Saturn’s Moon Titan Has Ingredients for Life
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesCatherine Neish is counting the days until her space launch. While the Western planetary geologist isn’t space-suiting up …
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Astronomers have presented an explanation for the shapes of planetary nebulae. The discovery is based on a set …
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An international team of researchers has found that some of the oldest terrain on Venus, known as tesserae, …
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To the surprise of many planetary scientists, the oxidized iron mineral hematite has been discovered at high latitudes …
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In the great nature vs. nurture debate, nature just got a win. UCI research led by Amal Alachkar found …
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Computer simulations are showing astrophysicists how massive clumps of gas within galaxies scatter some stars from their orbits, …
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Space
Hubble Data Suggests an Ingredient Is Missing From Current Dark Matter Theories
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesDark matter is the invisible glue that keeps stars, dust, and gas together in a galaxy. This mysterious …