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Sciworthy

Sciworthy

The Encyclopedia of Science's Frontier

Category: What is out in space?

What is matter and dark matter? What kinds of things happen in space? What do we know about the physics in space?
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Two Black Holes Made a Mega Black Hole!

Posted on October 11, 2017December 5, 2023 by Sciworthy

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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    Have we finally found dark matter?

    Posted on June 26, 2017June 23, 2025 by Sciworthy

    There is overwhelming evidence to support the existence of dark matter, but its existence is still a mystery to physicists. A method called…

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      The Deafening Sound of Neutron Stars Crashing Together

      Posted on April 5, 2017December 5, 2023 by Sciworthy

      Large stars and planets in space have intense gravity. The gravity of these large celestial bodies is so strong, that they actually warp the…

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        Two Galaxy Centers in Terrifyingly Fast Orbits

        Posted on March 1, 2017June 24, 2025 by Sciworthy

        At the center of the Milky Way Galaxy, there is a supermassive black hole. This is normal — at the center of almost every galaxy there is…

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          Seven Earth-sized Planets Found

          Posted on February 22, 2017October 24, 2022 by Gina Misra

          Today, Nature published the landmark discovery of a system of seven planets around a star named TRAPPIST-1 about 40 light years away. This…

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            Life Under a Black Sun

            Posted on February 1, 2017March 8, 2024 by Sciworthy

            Did you know that a black hole is a kind of star? What would it really be like if our sun, also a star, was a black hole?

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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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                Stray stars between galaxies add to the cosmic light in the universe

                Posted on November 9, 2014June 24, 2025 by Sciworthy

                Using an experiment carried into space on a NASA suborbital rocket, astronomers at Caltech and their colleagues have detected a diffuse…

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