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Astrophysics
Scientific news within the field of astrophysics, from news of solar eclipses to star behavior.
Search for life on Wolf 1061 exoplanet
The question of whether Earthlings are alone in the universe has puzzled everyone from biologists and physicists to…
Researchers come up with a strategy to generate ‘squeezed light’
An important step towards a completely new experimental access to quantum physics has been made at University of…
NASA study human behavior in isolated dome on Hawaii volcano
To study human behavior for long-term space exploration, including a planned voyage to Mars, a group of NASA-funded…
The case of the murdered galaxies: The astrophysical ‘whodunnit’
Research published by a global team of researchers, based at the International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research…
Giant halos created by photon attempts to escape galaxies
Giant halos around early Milky Way type galaxies, made of photons (elementary particles of light) that have…
The moon is older than scientists suspected
Thanks to rocks and soil collected by the Apollo 14 moonwalkers in 1971, it turns out the moon is older than many…
Deep space delicate smudge is more than it seems
This delicate smudge in deep space is far more turbulent than it first appears.
Known as IRAS 14348-1447 — a…
Cosmic spitballs flung throughout galaxy
An unlucky star wanders too close to the black hole at the center of the Milky Way, every few thousand years. The…
Explosion will change the night sky in 2022
A change to the night sky that will be visible to the naked eye has been predicted by Calvin College professor…
Study suggests the Moon was formed through bombardment birth
Researchers have suggested that the Moon, our planet's constant companion for some 4.5 billion years, may have been…