On the heels of the release of the first images from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, data from the telescope’s …
outer space
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It’s been nearly a century since astronomer Fritz Zwicky first calculated the mass of the Coma Cluster, a …
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An animated dive into the dusty Milky Way reveals the outlines of our galaxy taking shape as we …
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Astronomers at the University of Toronto have spotted some of the most elusive stuff in our universe by …
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An innovative scientific instrument may be a game-changer in the search for signs of extraterrestrial life. The Compact …
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If, as astronomers believe, the death of large stars leaves behind black holes, there should be hundreds of …
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An international research team has for the first time combined data from heavy-ion experiments, gravitational-wave measurements, and other …
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Space
Scientists Release First Analysis of Rocks Plucked From Speeding Asteroid
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesAfter a six-year journey, a plucky spacecraft called Hayabusa2 zinged back into Earth’s atmosphere in late 2020 and …
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A thorough understanding of galaxy evolution depends in part on an accurate measurement of the abundance of galactic …
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Space
Putting the Theory of Special Relativity Into Practice, by Counting Galaxies
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesScientists who study the cosmos have a favorite philosophy known as the “mediocrity principle,” which, in essence, suggests …