Astrophysics
How Modified Gravity Challenges Einstein and Dark Matter
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Using gravitational lensing, scientists uncovered that dark matter may stretch over a million light-years from galactic centers, proposing significant adjustments to our ...
Scientists Uncover First Building Block in Super-Earth Formation
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Researchers have shown through high-energy laser experiments that magnesium oxide is likely the first mineral to solidify in super-Earth formation, crucially impacting ...
The Roman Telescope’s Quest for Primordial Black Holes
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The upcoming Roman Space Telescope may unveil a new class of “featherweight” black holes, challenging existing theories of black hole formation. These ...
Webb Does the “Impossible” – Space Telescope Captures First Glimpse of an Exoplanet’s Interior
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An artist’s concept of WASP-107 b shows turbulent atmospheric mixing within the planet’s gas envelope. Credit: Roberto Molar Candanosa/Johns Hopkins University James ...
Unlocking a New Era in Astronomy From 250 Meters Underground
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The Einstein Telescope is being built around 250 meters underground. With interferometers in the three tunnels, each ten kilometers long, it will ...
Webb Uncovers Most Distant Known Galaxy – “Most Significant Extragalactic Discovery to Date”
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This infrared image from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (also called Webb or JWST) was taken by the NIRCam (Near-Infrared Camera) for ...
The Hunt for Ultralight Dark Matter
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If or when SLAC’s planned project, the Light Dark Matter Experiment (LDMX), receives funding—a decision from the Department of Energy is expected ...
Real-Life Star Trek Planet Turns Out To Be Stellar Illusion
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Artist’s concept of a previously proposed possible planet, HD 26965 b – often compared to the fictional “Vulcan” in the Star Trek ...
Why Stars Mysteriously Disappear From the Night Sky
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An artist’s impression of the binary system VTFS 243. Credit: ESOL. Calçada CC BY 4.0 Astrophysicists at the University of Copenhagen help ...
Webb Space Telescope Cracks Case of Puffy “Microwaved Marshmallow” Exoplanet
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The warm gas giant WASP-107 b, known for its unusually low density and moderate temperature, may have its puffed-up atmosphere due to ...
