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Sciworthy

Sciworthy

The Encyclopedia of Science's Frontier

Category: Astrophysics

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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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    First detection of dark matter

    Posted on October 20, 2014October 24, 2022 by Sciworthy

    Cutting-edge paper by Professor George Fraser — who tragically died in March this year — and colleagues at the University of…

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      Huge galaxies grow by eating nearby smaller ones

      Posted on September 25, 2014June 24, 2025 by Sciworthy

      Massive galaxies in the Universe have stopped making their own stars and are instead snacking on nearby galaxies, according to research by…

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