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Category: Astrobiology & Space Science

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How did supermassive black holes form?

Posted on January 30, 2025June 25, 2025 by Ben Pauley

An astronomer analyzed ancient supermassive black holes with mathematical models and found they likely grew exponentially after light,…

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    Citizen scientists and AI help astronomers find galaxies

    Posted on December 9, 2024June 25, 2025 by Ben Pauley

    Scientists trained an AI algorithm to categorize distant galaxies using volunteer classifications. Their model could improve the accuracy of…

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      Astronomers simulate hidden minor planets across the Galaxy

      Posted on November 25, 2024June 25, 2025 by Ben Pauley

      Researchers modeled how planets smaller than Earth formed and changed over the first billion years of their existence. They found these…

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        Searching for the first supernovae in the universe

        Posted on November 4, 2024June 25, 2025 by Ben Pauley

        Astronomers developed new theoretical models for how stars evolve that suggest the JWST could glimpse the oldest stars in the universe…

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          Why do galaxies shrink?

          Posted on October 21, 2024June 25, 2025 by Ben Pauley

          An astronomer studying the 3 main processes that cause galaxies to lose mass found that the dominant process depends on the size and age of…

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            Lightning reacts with minerals to create the building blocks of life

            Posted on October 10, 2024June 26, 2025 by Meri Herrero

            Scientists stimulated atmospheric gases with electricity and found they reacted with common salts and minerals to form complex chemicals…

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              Why the Milky Way is shaped like a spiral

              Posted on October 7, 2024June 25, 2025 by Ben Pauley

              A team of astronomers reconstructed a 3-part history of the Milky Way Galaxy by comparing the physics and chemistry of 10 million red giant…

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                Exoplanets with weird orbits might be more habitable

                Posted on September 23, 2024June 25, 2025 by Ben Pauley

                Astronomers modeled the ideal climatic and atmospheric conditions for exoplanets and found that planets with non-circular orbits had more…

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                  Could life survive in the plumes of Enceladus?

                  Posted on September 16, 2024June 26, 2025 by Meri Herrero

                  Researchers showed that simple microorganisms could survive rapid boiling in conditions mimicking the geysers of water shooting out of…

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                    Astronomers discover new rare hot Neptunes

                    Posted on August 26, 2024June 25, 2025 by Ben Pauley

                    Scientists discovered 2 new examples of medium-sized, closely-orbiting exoplanets whose characteristics shed light on how planetary systems…

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