Two Galaxy Centers in Terrifyingly Fast Orbits
At the center of the Milky Way Galaxy, there is a supermassive black hole. This is normal — at the center of almost every galaxy there is…
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Bacterial Cell Not as Simple as Previously Thought
When we first learn about cells in biology, we are taught that bacterial cells are simple, and animal and plant cells are more complex.…
Seven Earth-sized Planets Found
Today, Nature published the landmark discovery of a system of seven planets around a star named TRAPPIST-1 about 40 light years away. This…
Unveiling the Mysteries of Spiral Galaxy Arms
Galaxies come in all shapes, sizes, and colors. Many galaxies are in the shape of spirals, including our own Milky Way Galaxy. The movement…
Short, Tall, or Average: It’s in Your DNA
Genes are bundles of DNA that exist in your cells that affect how you look, grow, and age. Since the human genome was fully decoded…
The Age and Fate of the Orion Nebular Cloud
Stars and planets are most often categorized by their mass. In astronomy, the “initial mass function” is used for this categorization.…
Life Under a Black Sun
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?
New Method for Detecting Signs of Life In the Universe
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…
Growing plants with colored light changes their nutrient content
Plants have five basic needs – food, water, air, light, and space. Outdoors, plants get everything they need from nature and some…
Weights Slide Uphill On a Frictionless Table
Have you ever tried to hang your coat over the corner of table? Unless it snags, it seems to always fall off. This question inspired two…