Astronomers may have just spotted the fastest planetary system ever seen
A freshly found star might be speeding through the inner Milky Way at more than 1.2 million miles per hour. This illustration demonstrates how far it has actually relocated contrast…
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New Fossils from China Fill Gap in Early Evolutionary History of Birds
Paleontologists have actually uncovered the fossilized remains of 2 Jurassic bird types at an area in Zhenghe county, Fujian province, southeast China. These 149-million-year-old fossils show the early look of…
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Chandra Captures Deepest X-ray Image Ever Made of Tarantula Nebula
The Tarantula Nebula is the most crucial star-forming complex in the Local Group of galaxies, that includes the Milky Way, the Large Magellanic Cloud, and the Andromeda galaxy. At its…
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XMM-Newton Spots Two Supernova Remnants in Outskirts of Milky Way’s Satellite Galaxy
Called SNR J0614-7251 and SNR J0624-6948, the newly-discovered supernova residues live in the borders of the Large Magellanic Cloud, the biggest satellite galaxy of the Milky Way. In the center…
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KM3NeT Telescope Detects Most Energetic Cosmic Neutrino Yet
Called KM3-230213A, the newly-detected neutrino brought an impressive energy of 220 peta-electronvolts (PeV), making it among the most effective primary particles ever found. Its energy was approximately a 100 million…
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Astronomers Discover Exocometary Belts around 74 Stars
Astronomers have actually imaged planetesimal belts in 74 planetary systems as part of the REsolved ALMA and SMA Observations of Nearby Stars (REASONS) study. This gallery includes 74 pictures of…
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‘We were amazed’: Astronomers discover oldest, biggest black hole jet in the known universe — and there may be more
An artist’s illustration of the colossal great void jets gushing into the early universe. (Image credit: NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/ M. Garlick ) Astronomers have actually found a great void jet that appeared…
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Scientists just rewrote our understanding of epigenetics
Researchers have actually revealed a brand-new manner in which cells manage their genes– and it might reword our understanding of “epigenetics.” Epigenetics is a kind of DNA adjustment that does…
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Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano erupts, spewing lava 330 feet into the sky
In an eruption on Tuesday(Feb. 11), Kilauea volcano gushed lava more than 300 feet (100 meters) from the volcanic vent. ( Image credit: USGS picture by H Winslow) In an…
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From 900 miles away, the US government recorded audio of the Titan sub implosion
The waveform of the recording. From SOSUS to wind farms Back in the 1960s, ’70s, and ’80s, this type of sonic innovation was deeply crucial to the military, which utilized…
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