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Category: Space

Galaxy Cluster Abell 370
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Galactic clusters impact star formation

Posted on August 25, 2025August 25, 2025 by Ben Pauley

Researchers used light emissions to reconstruct the evolution of galaxies that fall into clusters in deep space.

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    NASA Mars rover
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    Hot spring rocks could help find life on Mars

    Posted on August 18, 2025August 15, 2025 by Sciworthy

    NASA researchers found that the shape of rocks near hot springs influences the preservation of chemical fossils that could be detectable on…

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      The Sun’s coldest regions are warmer than expected

      Posted on August 7, 2025July 28, 2025 by Ben Pauley

      Researchers found that the coldest regions of the Sun’s surface are much hotter than models predicted, likely due to turbulence in its…

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        How does frost form on Mars?

        Posted on August 4, 2025August 4, 2025 by Sciworthy

        Astronomers discovered satellite images of morning frost on Mars’ volcanoes. They proposed that the frost is made of water based on…

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          Scientists find frost on Martian volcanoes

          Posted on July 31, 2025August 4, 2025 by Sciworthy

          Researchers found frost accumulations on Martian volcanoes that formed from water vapor in the atmosphere.

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            Scientists date star columns at the center of galaxies

            Posted on July 24, 2025July 10, 2025 by Ben Pauley

            Researchers used data from the Very Large Telescope in Chile to study dense columns of stars at the center of 20 nearby galaxies. They found…

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              Machine learning helps find other Earths

              Posted on July 14, 2025June 24, 2025 by Ben Pauley

              Astronomers used an algorithm on stars with known exoplanets to identify 44 systems with potential Earth-like planets, 8 of which they…

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                Is Earth safe from nearby exploding stars?

                Posted on July 7, 2025July 8, 2025 by Aubrey Zerkle

                Scientists used an Earth system model to test how radiation from a nearby supernova would affect life on our planet. They found that the…

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                  Dying stars create new elements

                  Posted on June 26, 2025June 26, 2025 by Ben Pauley

                  Astrophysicists showed that collapsing white dwarfs can eject enough material to form heavy elements.

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                    Scientists discover a planet-eating star

                    Posted on May 29, 2025June 25, 2025 by Ben Pauley

                    Astronomers studied light emissions from a star system 2 years after its peak brightness and saw that it had consumed and partially spat out…

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                      A trilobite’s last supper

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                      Exoplanets with weird orbits might be more habitable

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