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The Encyclopedia of Science's Frontier

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Category: Astronomy

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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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        two stars in the middle of a black sky
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        Creating a cosmic family tree

        Posted on June 15, 2023October 7, 2023 by Sciworthy

        Astronomers traced the genealogy of a kilonova explosion by using models to find its most likely parent stars.

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          "Blood" colored snow from algae
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          How to spot colorful life on icy exoplanets

          Posted on November 7, 2022June 25, 2025 by Aubrey Zerkle

          In recent decades, astronomers have discovered more than 5000 planets orbiting stars beyond our solar system, with nearly 9000 more…

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            Nebula
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            When life detoxifies itself, it leaves behind a helpful sign

            Posted on October 3, 2022October 24, 2022 by Sciworthy

            Scientists found that a methylated gas produced by life as a waste product of detoxification could serve as a remotely observable sign of…

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              How do we choose which planets to search for life?

              Posted on September 19, 2022October 24, 2022 by Sciworthy

              Scientists used computer models to determine how likely a planet is to be habitable by its age, size, and distance from its sun.

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                A detailed look at a rare meteorite

                Posted on January 10, 2022June 25, 2025 by Sciworthy

                A carbonaceous meteorite that fell in Costa Rica holds organic compounds that are preserved from the earliest stages of our solar system,…

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                  Earth's Magnetic Field
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                  Using radio signals from exoplanets to detect magnetic fields

                  Posted on July 29, 2021October 24, 2022 by Sciworthy

                  An observational technique called ‘beam-forming’ detects exoplanetary radio emissions that allow researchers to calculate exoplanets’…

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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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