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Sciworthy

The Encyclopedia of Science's Frontier

Author: Crystal Riley

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Using The Big Bang As A Ruler

Posted on February 15, 2018October 24, 2022 by CrystalRiley

Baryon acoustic oscillations, an artifact remaining from the Big Bang, can be used by scientists to measure cosmological distances…

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    An Interstellar Asteroid Just Flew Through Our Solar System

    Posted on November 16, 2017October 24, 2022 by CrystalRiley

    An asteroid recently came blazing through our solar system and it appears to be an interstellar visitor. The asteroid, dubbed A/2017 U1,…

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      A New Field of Science: Space Pasta and Nuclear Crusts

      Posted on November 8, 2017October 24, 2022 by CrystalRiley

      A new field of science is born – astromaterial science. First mentioned in today’s paper, this scientific field studies materials of…

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        Gravitational Waves from A Neutron Star Merger Shake the Earth and Astrophysics

        Posted on October 19, 2017October 24, 2022 by CrystalRiley

        Big News! Astrophysics receives a gift. Interferometers at LIGO and Virgo detected gravitational waves coming from two neutron stars…

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          The Sleeping Giant in a Small Town

          Posted on October 16, 2017October 24, 2022 by CrystalRiley

          Astronomers have uncovered a supermassive black hole, weighing 17 billion suns, in the middle of nowhere. This nearly record-breaking…

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            Two Black Holes Made a Mega Black Hole!

            Posted on October 11, 2017October 24, 2022 by CrystalRiley

            1.76 billion light years away, two black holes smashed into one another, bearing one huge black hole the size of 53 suns. The explosion from…

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              Tumbleweeds Interrupt the Discovery of Black Holes

              Posted on July 10, 2017October 24, 2022 by CrystalRiley

              “How moving!” is what the Earth would say when it comes into contact with gravitational waves. Albert Einstein’s general theory of…

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                The Sun is Hiding Extra Light and Energy from Us!

                Posted on June 6, 2017October 24, 2022 by CrystalRiley

                Our Sun is the nearest star to us. We have worshipped it, bathed in its light, and, of course, studied it. Scientists regularly use our Sun…

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                  Mysterious, Unusual Intergalactic Radio Signal Found

                  Posted on May 8, 2017October 24, 2022 by CrystalRiley

                  Radio astronomers working with a radio dish telescope detected something a bit unusual. They were seeing a very fast radio burst, faster and…

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                    Shoelaces are Tripping Up Physicists

                    Posted on April 24, 2017October 24, 2022 by CrystalRiley

                    Scientists explain how your shoelaces randomly untie themselves while you're walking!

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