Searching for planets in a galaxy far away
Researchers surveyed over 20,000 stars thought to come from a nearby galaxy and found that no more than 1% harbored close-orbiting,…
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Scientists track the origin of exotic particles
Astronomers reviewed 7 years' worth of data on high-energy neutrinos and found they’re coming from an area of space that produces gamma…
Butterflies use electrostatic force to pollinate
Two biologists showed that butterflies and moths generate enough electrostatic charge to attract pollen grains from nearby flowers, but they…
The universe’s dust is on the decline
Astronomers found the density of dust in the universe has been steadily decreasing for the last 10 billion years, as it coalesced to form…