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Author: Ben Pauley

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How did early galaxies form?

Posted on October 27, 2025October 16, 2025 by Ben Pauley

Astronomers observed a distant, ancient galaxy and found that it consisted of 5 distinct regions, suggesting a complex formation history…

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    How often are stars flung out of the center of the Galaxy?

    Posted on October 20, 2025October 16, 2025 by Ben Pauley

    Researchers surveyed stars in the Milky Way Galaxy and found they’re only rarely ejected from the Galaxy's center.

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      Stellar flares could masquerade as life on exoplanets

      Posted on October 13, 2025October 1, 2025 by Ben Pauley

      Astronomers tested whether energy bursts from stars could artificially elevate typical “biosignature” gases on exoplanets.

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        Exoplanet GJ 1214b
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        The lifecycle of a steam world

        Posted on October 6, 2025October 6, 2025 by Ben Pauley

        Scientists studied exoplanets with high water contents and found that they initially have outer vapor layers, which then cool and shrink…

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          Galaxy Cluster Abell 520
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          How do small galaxies get magnetic fields?

          Posted on September 22, 2025August 28, 2025 by Ben Pauley

          Astronomers showed that small galaxies orbiting larger galaxies become 2 to 8 times more magnetic after nearing their hosts.

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            Fermi Sees the Gamma Ray Sky
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            Where do deep-space gamma-rays come from?

            Posted on September 8, 2025August 18, 2025 by Ben Pauley

            Researchers found that distant star-forming galaxies can only account for about half of the high-energy radiation from outside the Milky Way…

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              Galaxy Cluster Abell 370
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              Galactic clusters impact star formation

              Posted on August 25, 2025August 25, 2025 by Ben Pauley

              Researchers used light emissions to reconstruct the evolution of galaxies that fall into clusters in deep space.

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                The Sun’s coldest regions are warmer than expected

                Posted on August 7, 2025July 28, 2025 by Ben Pauley

                Researchers found that the coldest regions of the Sun’s surface are much hotter than models predicted, likely due to turbulence in its…

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                  Scientists date star columns at the center of galaxies

                  Posted on July 24, 2025July 10, 2025 by Ben Pauley

                  Researchers used data from the Very Large Telescope in Chile to study dense columns of stars at the center of 20 nearby galaxies. They found…

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                    Machine learning helps find other Earths

                    Posted on July 14, 2025September 12, 2025 by Ben Pauley

                    Astronomers used an algorithm on stars with known exoplanets to identify 44 systems with potential Earth-like planets, 8 of which they…

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