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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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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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