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First Stars’ Light Seen Through Extragalactic Fog
Light from the very first stars in the universe has been measured – and there is less of it...
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NASA’s Fermi Helps Calculate Number of Stars in Universe
Astronomers have measured the background light from all the stars in the cosmos and inferred the number of stars...
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The Higgs, Boltzmann Brains, and Monkeys Typing Hamlet
Amir D. Aczel blogs about physics and cosmology for Discover’s Crux: If somebody told you that there are angels...
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Superbright Star Explosion Is Most Distant Known
A newly spotted ultra-bright star explosion burst onto the scene just 1.5 billion years after the big bang, making...
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Curiosity Mars Rover Finds Soil Similar to Hawaii’s
Nasa’s Curiosity rover has found soil on Mars to be similar to Hawaii’s after sifting and scanning its first...
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Revealing a Mini-Supermassive Black Hole
One of the lowest mass supermassive black holes ever observed in the middle of a galaxy has been identified,...
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Mystery Glow of Dark Matter Halos Fueled by Extragalactic Stars
Stars ripped from their home galaxies as they collide with other galaxies can get slung into giant invisible cocoons...
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Europe to Begin Search for Habitable Planets in Our Cosmic Backyard
The European Space Agency has approved the first of its small science missions. Don't let the description fool you,...
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Astronomers Study 2-Million-Light-Year ‘Extragalactic Afterburner’
Blasting over two million lights years from the centre of a distant galaxy is a supersonic jet of material...
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A Surprising Trend in Galaxy Evolution
NASA astronomers have discovered a stunning trend in galaxy evolution, according to a report from the space agency. The...