New ultra-precise measurements reveal the orbital path of planet 55 Cnc e (nicknamed “Janssen”), a scorchingly hot super-Earth …
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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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 …
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Environment
Death Valley’s Ubehebe Crater Reveals Volcanic Hazard Areas Are Underestimated
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesWhen magma bubbles up toward Earth’s surface and meets groundwater, steam pressure builds, sometimes bursting into eruptions that …
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Archaeology
Ancient Skull Uncovered in China Could Be Million-Year-Old Homo Erectus
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesResearchers are heralding the discovery of an ancient human skull, possibly of Homo erectus, in central China as …
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A research group led by 2014 Nobel laureate Hiroshi Amano at Nagoya University’s Institute of Materials and Systems …
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In the digital era that is moving toward quantum computing, protecting data against hack attacks is one of …