The Deafening Sound of Neutron Stars Crashing Together
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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Betting on finding aliens
If intelligent aliens exist somewhere in the depths of space, then should we see signs of their technology? This question has motivated…
Planet Friendships in Solar Systems Beyond Our Own
Our understanding of astrophysics states that we should be seeing co-orbiting planets when astronomers look through their telescopes.…
Viruses may help us in the fight against cancer
Cancer is one of the greatest challenges of our time. A common misconception about cancer is that it is one disease. There are hundreds of…
Physicist claims that life’s common trait is information
You are on one of those trips where the travel is so tedious that even your cell phone looks boring. Not being able to sleep, you look out…
Flashlight Fish and their Glow-In-The-Dark Friends
Animals are unable to tell us why they do the things they do, and curious scientists often want to find out. They set up experiments to see…
Bacteria-Powered Battery Helps Remove Lake Pollution
Nitrogen pollution is a big problem in standing water such as lakes and ponds. The nitrogen comes from many sources, often agricultural…
Water found outside of the solar system
51 Pegasi b is a roughly jupiter-sized planet around a star pretty similar to our sun. This planet has been part of astronomy conversations…
Two Galaxy Centers in Terrifyingly Fast Orbits
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…
Bacterial Cell Not as Simple as Previously Thought
When we first learn about cells in biology, we are taught that bacterial cells are simple, and animal and plant cells are more complex.…