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The fate of massive rotating stars

Posted on December 15, 2025December 15, 2025 by Ben Pauley

Researchers showed that massive stars at the end of their lives are more likely to collapse into black holes than to explode into…

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    Using The Big Bang As A Ruler

    Posted on February 15, 2018June 23, 2025 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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      Infants Got Talent!

      Posted on August 29, 2017December 5, 2023 by Sciworthy

      According to the results of a study by researchers from the University of Washington, babies can perceive pitch better than adults, despite…

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        Have we finally found dark matter?

        Posted on June 26, 2017June 23, 2025 by Sciworthy

        There is overwhelming evidence to support the existence of dark matter, but its existence is still a mystery to physicists. A method called…

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          Shoelaces are Tripping Up Physicists

          Posted on April 24, 2017June 24, 2025 by Sciworthy

          Scientists explain how your shoelaces randomly untie themselves while you're walking!

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            Why trains don’t fall off the track when turning

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

            Trains have been the fundamental backbone of transportation and shipping for a few hundred years. Despite the ubiquity of trains, the…

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