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Category: What do we know about stars?

What do we know about stars? How can stars teach us about ourselves, the Earth?
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A new method of detecting extraterrestrial life

Posted on September 5, 2021October 24, 2022 by Sciworthy 1k views

Researchers discovered computer-led chemical analysis of a sample is a powerful tool for searching for ET biochemistry without making…

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    Energetic winds from a distant X-ray source

    Posted on February 8, 2021October 24, 2022 by Sciworthy 211 views

    A team of astronomers were studying GRS 1716-249, an object believed to host a black hole. A wind of gas flowing out of it can be seen in…

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      Mysterious gas found near Milky Way’s center

      Posted on December 14, 2020October 24, 2022 by Sciworthy 766 views

      A mysterious cold gas shooting out of the center of the Milky Way galaxy has left scientists puzzled.

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        A different kind of child star

        Posted on October 29, 2020October 24, 2022 by Sciworthy 554 views

        Maybe you didn't have a stellar childhood, but stars definitely did. (Get it?) Learn about a major research project that investigated one…

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          How stars can limit life in the universe

          Posted on October 1, 2020October 24, 2022 by Sciworthy 491 views

          For the past few decades, scientists have been looking at planets outside of our solar system to see if they could host life. Now,…

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            Could Life Thrive on Radiation? Scientists Say It’s Possible

            Posted on September 29, 2015October 24, 2022 by Sciworthy 2k views

            All life on Earth survives because of the sun. Plants use a process called photosynthesis to transfer energy from the Sun’s rays into the…

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