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Category: Astronomy

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Why do galaxies shrink?

Posted on October 21, 2024June 25, 2025 by Ben Pauley

An astronomer studying the 3 main processes that cause galaxies to lose mass found that the dominant process depends on the size and age of…

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    Why the Milky Way is shaped like a spiral

    Posted on October 7, 2024June 25, 2025 by Ben Pauley

    A team of astronomers reconstructed a 3-part history of the Milky Way Galaxy by comparing the physics and chemistry of 10 million red giant…

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      Exoplanets with weird orbits might be more habitable

      Posted on September 23, 2024June 25, 2025 by Ben Pauley

      Astronomers modeled the ideal climatic and atmospheric conditions for exoplanets and found that planets with non-circular orbits had more…

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        Astronomers discover new rare hot Neptunes

        Posted on August 26, 2024June 25, 2025 by Ben Pauley

        Scientists discovered 2 new examples of medium-sized, closely-orbiting exoplanets whose characteristics shed light on how planetary systems…

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          Machine learning has its limits when studying hard-to-see galaxies

          Posted on July 22, 2024June 25, 2025 by Ben Pauley

          Scientists in South America and Italy found that a machine-learning algorithm astronomers commonly use to analyze large datasets classified…

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            How did Saturn’s moon Titan get its haze?

            Posted on July 15, 2024June 26, 2025 by Meri Herrero

            Researchers found that meteoroids ejected from Enceladus could impact Titan’s atmosphere to form its iconic organic haze.

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              Could planets orbiting dwarf stars have liquid water?

              Posted on June 24, 2024June 25, 2025 by Ben Pauley

              A team of planetary scientists in Japan found Earth-like planets orbiting dwarf stars could still harbor liquid water if they started out…

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                Scientists found neutron stars merge to make heavy elements

                Posted on June 13, 2024June 25, 2025 by Ben Pauley

                A team of astrophysicists in China simulated collisions between the remains of former stars and showed the resulting explosions could…

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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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