Credit: ESO/WFI (Optical); MPIfR/ESO/APEX/A.Weiss et al. (Submillimetre); NASA/CXC/CfA/R.Kraft et al. (X-ray) Active galactic nuclei (AGNs) play a major role in galaxy evolution. Astronomers from the University of Groningen and…
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Bayesian Analysis of Nuclear Dynamics framework to provide a publicly available set of computational tools for physicists ATHENS, Ohio (May 28, 2020) - An Ohio University physicist is leading a new $3.7 million, mul-ti-institution effort…
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Bayesian Analysis of Nuclear Dynamics framework to provide a publicly available set of computational tools for physicists ATHENS, Ohio (May 28, 2020) - An Ohio University physicist is leading a new $3.7 million, mul-ti-institution effort…
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Credit: © ESO/M. Kornmesser The existence of a planet the size of Earth around the closest star in the solar system, Proxima Centauri, has been confirmed by an international team of scientists including researchers from the…
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Andrew Fabian recognised for his pioneering research into the role of black holes in the "ecosystem" of galaxiesCredit: Sam Fabian The 2020 Kavli Prize for astrophysics has been awarded to Andrew Fabian for his groundbreaking work…
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New Haven, Conn. -- A new, Yale-led study shows that some supermassive black holes actually thrive under pressure. It has been known for some time that when distant galaxies --and the supermassive black holes within their cores --…
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Research in observational X-ray astronomy, inventions of aberration-corrected lenses in electron microscopes, and the discovery of sensory receptors for temperature and pressure win The Kavli PrizeCredit: The Kavli Prize May 27, 2020…
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Credit: ICRAR Astronomers have used mysterious fast radio bursts to solve a decades-old mystery of 'missing matter', long predicted to exist in the Universe but never detected--until now. The researchers have now found all of the…
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Credit: Michel et al./Nature Communications What is the origin of the asteroids Bennu and Ryugu, and of their spinning-top shape? An international research team led by Patrick Michel, a CNRS researcher at the Laboratoire Lagrange…
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Compact precision spectrometer will characterize planetary materialsCredit: NASA SAN ANTONIO -- May 27, 2020 -- NASA has awarded Southwest Research Institute $3 million to develop a lunar version of its Laser Absorption Spectrometer for…
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Credit: Sagittarius orbital evolution adapted from David R. Law (Dunlap Institute, University of Toronto). Gabriel Pérez Díaz, SMM (IAC). The Milky Way, the whiteish strip of light which is prominent in both the summer and the…
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Internationally agreed upon fees to put satellites in orbit could boost value of the space industryCredit: NASA Space is getting crowded. Aging satellites and space debris crowd low-Earth orbit, and launching new satellites adds to…
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Credit: Credit: NASA/NRL NASA's Aqua satellite used infrared light to provide forecasters with a look at the temperatures of the cloud tops in Tropical Storm Mangga. Mangga, formerly known as 27S, is moving through the Southern…
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Credit: Henry Weiland We often think of asteroids and comets as distinct types of small bodies, but astronomers have discovered an increasing number of "crossovers." These objects initially appear to be asteroids, and later…
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Before COVID-19 hit US, project was on track to begin its 3D map of the universe this summerCredit: Marilyn Sargent, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory The Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI), installed on an Arizona…
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