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Category: Astrobiology & Space Science

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Why is the Sun Yellow?

Posted on May 18, 2017October 24, 2022 by Jacob Haqq Misra

Jacob Haqq-Misra, Ravi Kopparapu, and Eric Wolf attempt to address this question in a recent paper titled "Why do we find ourselves around a…

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    Does genetic information evolve like technology does?

    Posted on May 8, 2017October 24, 2022 by Sciworthy

    From chemistry to biology to social networks, specific shared principles should guide how information is organized and how it cycles through…

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      Mysterious, Unusual Intergalactic Radio Signal Found

      Posted on May 8, 2017December 5, 2023 by Sciworthy

      Radio astronomers working with a radio dish telescope detected something a bit unusual. They were seeing a very fast radio burst, faster and…

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        Saturn’s Moon Enceladus May Have Conditions For Life

        Posted on April 24, 2017October 24, 2022 by SanjoySom

        In a last scientific hurrah, the Cassini spacecraft has detected that hydrogen is being ejected from the moon’s ice-covered ocean.

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          Betting on finding aliens

          Posted on April 4, 2017October 24, 2022 by Jacob Haqq Misra

          If intelligent aliens exist somewhere in the depths of space, then should we see signs of their technology? This question has motivated…

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            Physicist claims that life’s common trait is information

            Posted on March 20, 2017October 24, 2022 by Sciworthy

            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…

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              Water found outside of the solar system

              Posted on March 6, 2017December 5, 2023 by Sciworthy

              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…

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                The Age and Fate of the Orion Nebular Cloud

                Posted on February 12, 2017December 5, 2023 by Sciworthy

                Stars and planets are most often categorized by their mass. In astronomy, the “initial mass function” is used for this categorization.…

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                  Life Under a Black Sun

                  Posted on February 1, 2017March 8, 2024 by Sciworthy

                  Did you know that a black hole is a kind of star? What would it really be like if our sun, also a star, was a black hole?

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                    New Method for Detecting Signs of Life In the Universe

                    Posted on January 30, 2017October 24, 2022 by Sciworthy

                    Detecting life on a planet beyond Earth would be one of the coolest things ever! In our paper, we talk about detecting signs of life on…

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