Cosmic X-rays reveal an indubitable signature of black holes
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Ryugu’s rocky past
Different kinds of rocks on Ryugu provide clues to the asteroid's turbulent historyCredit: © 2020 Tatsumi et al. The asteroid ...
Corona-induced CO2 emission reductions are not yet detectable in the atmosphere
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Neil deGrasse Tyson speaks out on space, politics, and science outreach
Credit: Patrick McElhenney/FOX The BioScience Talks podcast features discussions of topical issues related to the biological sciences. In the latest ...
Hubble captures crisp new portrait of Jupiter’s storms
Credit: NASA, ESA, STScI, A. Simon (Goddard Space Flight Center), M.H. Wong (University of California, Berkeley), and the OPAL team ...
How 13 billion years of cosmic evolution has ultimately led to intelligent life
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Making space weather forecasts faster and better
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Major NSF grant accelerates development of the Giant Magellan Telescope
One of the world's most powerful telescopes begins development of revolutionary optical technologies necessary to transform humanity's view and understanding ...
Device could help detect signs of extraterrestrial life
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Unraveling a spiral stream of dusty embers from a massive binary stellar forge
Credit: Lau et al. With almost two decades of mid-infrared (IR) imaging from the largest observatories around the world including ...
Modern theory from ancient impacts
Meteorite study calls into doubt a popular theory about the early solar systemCredit: © Sano et al. Around 4 billion ...
SwRI scientist searches for stellar phosphorus to find potentially habitable exoplanets
Stellar chemical compositions used as proxy for potentially habitable systemsCredit: NASA/JPL-Caltech SAN ANTONIO -- Sept. 16, 2020 -- A Southwest ...
EDF, NASA, DRI, Google announce web application to transform water management in the West
OpenET will provide easily accessible satellite-based water data to help build a resilient future for agricultureCredit: OpenET (SACRAMENTO, CA -- ...
Elements of surprise: neutron stars contribute little, but something’s making gold, research finds
Colliding neutron stars were touted as the main source of some of the heaviest elements in the Periodic Table. Now, ...
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