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Sciworthy

Sciworthy

The Encyclopedia of Science's Frontier

Category: Astrobiology & Space Science

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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, 2025September 12, 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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              How did Venus’s Ishtar highlands form?

              Posted on May 26, 2025June 25, 2025 by Sciworthy

              Researchers modeled tectonic and magmatic processes on Venus. They determined that its highlands formed when molten rock rose, melting its…

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                What’s a Super-Earth made of?

                Posted on May 19, 2025June 25, 2025 by Ben Pauley

                Astronomers observed a super-Earth with properties requiring surface water or a steam atmosphere. It challenges the paradigm that rocky…

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                  Scientists track the origin of exotic particles

                  Posted on May 4, 2025June 25, 2025 by Ben Pauley

                  Astronomers reviewed 7 years' worth of data on high-energy neutrinos and found they’re coming from an area of space that produces gamma…

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                    Do black holes come in pairs?

                    Posted on April 21, 2025June 25, 2025 by Ben Pauley

                    Astronomers modeled how black holes merge and found that most converged black holes started as large stars in a binary system. They also…

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                      Natural materials to support green energy

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                      Is Earth safe from nearby exploding stars?

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