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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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The universe’s dust is on the decline

Posted on May 27, 2024June 25, 2025 by Ben Pauley

Astronomers found the density of dust in the universe has been steadily decreasing for the last 10 billion years, as it coalesced to form…

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    DART collision alters path of a near-Earth asteroid

    Posted on July 6, 2023June 25, 2025 by Aubrey Zerkle

    Scientists tested planetary defense technology by slamming a spacecraft into an asteroid in an attempt to alter its course. They used…

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      A new method of detecting extraterrestrial life

      Posted on September 5, 2021June 24, 2025 by Sciworthy

      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, 2021June 24, 2025 by Sciworthy

        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, 2020June 25, 2025 by Sciworthy

          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 7, 2023 by Sciworthy

            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, 2020June 24, 2025 by Sciworthy

              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

                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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