Archaeologists have identified a 4,000-year-old goldworking toolkit among the grave goods from an important Bronze Age burial site …
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
Death Spiral: New James Webb Space Telescope Images Show a Star’s Murder Scene
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesThe first images of a nebula from the James Webb Space Telescope gave astronomers remarkable insights into the …
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A survey of the residual light in the night sky has uncovered an eerie, omnipresent glow spread throughout …
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An international team of astronomers has used data from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope to report the discovery …
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New ultra-precise measurements reveal the orbital path of planet 55 Cnc e (nicknamed “Janssen”), a scorchingly hot super-Earth …
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The fossilized remains of a prehistoric toothed bird that lived 67 million years ago are turning the bird …
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Space
Silent as the Night: Why Radio Astronomy Doesn’t Listen to the Sky
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesIn the 1997 movie Contact, Ellie Arroway is a young radio astronomy scientist played by Jodie Foster. Ellie’s on …
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Space
James Webb Telescope Reveals an Exoplanet Atmosphere That Has Never Been Seen Before
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesNASA’s space telescope has produced a molecular and chemical portrait of the atmospheric constituents of exoplanet WASP-39 b, …
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Space
James Webb Space Telescope Produces Unparalleled View of the Ghostly Light in Galaxy Clusters
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesA recent study, entirely done by researchers at the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) has produced the …
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Environment
Methane Discovery Sheds New Light on World’s Largest Mass Extinction Event
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesMethane emissions created by volcanic activity burning buried fossil fuel deposits could have played a major role in …