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Energetic winds from a distant X-ray source

Posted on February 8, 2021October 24, 2022 by Sciworthy

A team of astronomers were studying GRS 1716-249, an object believed to host a black hole. A wind of gas flowing out of it can be seen in…

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    Using The Big Bang As A Ruler

    Posted on February 15, 2018December 5, 2023 by Sciworthy

    Baryon acoustic oscillations, an artifact remaining from the Big Bang, can be used by scientists to measure cosmological distances…

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      Two Black Holes Made a Mega Black Hole!

      Posted on October 11, 2017December 5, 2023 by Sciworthy

      1.76 billion light years away, two black holes smashed into one another, bearing one huge black hole the size of 53 suns. The explosion from…

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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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          The Deafening Sound of Neutron Stars Crashing Together

          Posted on April 5, 2017December 5, 2023 by Sciworthy

          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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