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Supermassive black holes bent the laws of physics to grow to monstrous sizes

Submit on Thursday, November 21st, 2024 04:11

Scientists may have cracked one of the biggest mysteries in space science, determining that supermassive black holes bent the laws of physics to grow to their huge sizes.

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Black Friday Bargain: The best Sony camera for astrophotography is over $930 cheaper

Submit on Thursday, November 21st, 2024 02:11

Hurry, stocks are low! 25% off this versatile Sony camera that is also perfect for astrophotography, there’s not a lot we don’t love about this early Black Friday deal.

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The not so ‘wicked’ path from ‘The Wizard of Oz’ to the moon landing

Submit on Thursday, November 21st, 2024 02:11

“The Wizard of Oz” and space exploration are two topics that by all rights should have nothing in common. But as it turns out, if you follow the Yellow Brick Road long enough you reach the moon.

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ISS fires thrusters to dodge hunk of space junk

Submit on Thursday, November 21st, 2024 01:11

A Russian cargo ship docked to the International Space Station fired its thrusters on Tuesday (Nov. 19) to ensure that the orbiting complex dodged a piece of space debris.

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Did NASA’s Perseverance rover find organics on Mars? These scientists aren’t so sure

Submit on Thursday, November 21st, 2024 01:11

Could Mars have once hosted life? NASA’s Perseverance rover has uncovered a tantalizing clue, but scientists remain divided on what it truly means for the search for extraterrestrial life.

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‘There are lots of mysteries in our backyard’: Revised solar system chemistry explains long-standing puzzles

Submit on Thursday, November 21st, 2024 01:11

Pluto and other large bodies in the Kuiper Belt are surprisingly rich in rock rather than ice. It may be because the early solar system consisted of much more carbon than previously thought, a new study suggests.

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Somewhere in the multiverse, dark energy is helping stars and life form

Submit on Thursday, November 21st, 2024 00:11

The strength of dark energy in our universe is not optimized for forming stars, which means other universes might have a greater likelihood of producing life.

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Scientists find extremely young exoplanet orbiting a star with a wonky disk

Submit on Wednesday, November 20th, 2024 23:11

NASA’s TESS exoplanet-hunting spacecraft found the youngest transiting world yet, and the exoplanet’s star has a wonky planetary disk.

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