Astronomers for the first time detected neutrinos that originated within our local galaxy using a new technique.
Tag: Space and Astronomy
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The Cosmos Is Thrumming With Gravitational Waves, Astronomers Find
Radio telescopes around the world picked up a telltale hum reverberating across the cosmos, most likely from supermassive black holes merging in the early universe.
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The ‘Forbidden Planet’ That Escaped a Fiery Doom
The giant world Halla should have been swallowed by its star long ago. Scientists now think they know how the planet cheated death.
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Pumping Groundwater Has Changed Earth’s Spin, Study Finds
Scientists knew the planet’s centerline could move. But it took a sharp turn sometime around the start of the 2000s.
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Phosphorus in Enceladus’s ‘Soda Ocean’ Adds to Prospects for Life
Using data from the Cassini spacecraft, scientists discovered the presence of phosphates on icy Enceladus.