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Researchers discovered a planet that rains iron
The more exoplanets astronomers discover the more they find that the universe is filled with extraordinary and unusual worlds. A prime example would be WASP-76b, which an international team of astronomers led by researchers from the University of Geneva (UNIGE) have discovered ...
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Explore space using these free tools while you're stuck at home
The World Health Organization (WHO) has prescribed social distancing to reduce the effect of coronavirus. So, more and more countries are forcing lockdowns and companies are advising people to work from home. I've been working remotely for years, so I've mastered the art of not ...
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How COVID-19 postponed the European Space Agency's Mars mission
In the five decades since we first started sending spacecraft to Mars, exploration of the red planet has had a poor record of success. It is only in the last few years that we have come to expect that the number of successes greatly outweighs the failures. This is why the decision ...
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Astronomers discover ultramassive white dwarf that could teach us how stars evolve
A team of astronomers from the University of Warwick led by Mark Hollands, have discovered an ultramassive white dwarf with a unique carbon-rich atmosphere never before observed around such a body. The researchers have concluded that the star — located around 150 light-years from ...
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Scientists set up new telescopes dedicated to finding aliens
As humanity's quest to discover aliens continues, a team of researchers has set up two prototype telescopes at Lick Obersevtory near San Jose, specifically for finding the extraterrestrial. These telescopes are part of hundreds of telescopes that are going to be installed called Panoramic ...
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The story of Katherine Johnson, the scientist who helped NASA send humans to space
Katherine Johnson, who has died at the age of 101, was an amazing woman. But up until a few years ago, hardly anyone had heard of her or her achievements. She was a mathematician and she worked for NASA. But on paper, neither of those facts would make her stand out from the crowd. ...
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Scientists discover strong evidence of life on Mars
We've been expecting aliens from Mars for decades now, but what if life was vanquished on the red planet before evolution ever got the chance to take hold? A pair of researchers recently published an analysis of 3.5 billion-years-old soil samples from Mars containing chemical compounds ...
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Scientists say supermassive black hole once belched a crater into a nearby galaxy
We've seen what happens when stars go supernova and suns explode but scientists believe the biggest explosion in the history of our known universe was the result of a black hole with indigestion. A team of researchers working out of the Naval Research Laboratory in Washington DC ...
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New research sheds light on the big bang that was bigger than the Big Bang
The largest explosion ever seen in the history of the Universe ripped through a plasma cloud hundreds of millions of years ...
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NASA’s InSight lander discovers active faults in Mars’ crust
Most space missions investigate the surface or atmosphere of a body. But NASA’s InSight probe, which landed on Mars in ...
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What fictional alien encounters can teach us about our own reality
The prospect of contacting sentient aliens is a staple of science fiction. Of course, we have yet to (knowingly) find any; ...
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Scientists say Earth has two moons now
Astronomers from the Catalina Sky Survey yesterday announced they'd found a second natural satellite orbiting the Earth. ...
