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Archive for June, 2024

Astrophotographer gets close-up look at monster sunspot that led to May’s global auroras

June 10th, 2024 by

Astrophotographer Miguel Claro explains how he captured this incredible image of the sun’s surface that includes the giant sunspot AR3664 that led to May’s widespread auroras.

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‘We thought it was impossible:’ Water frost on Mars discovered near Red Planet’s equator

June 10th, 2024 by

Water frost has been found on huge volcanoes at the equator of Mars, a region where scientists thought frost was impossible.

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Youthful galaxy in the early universe was a heavy metal rebel

June 10th, 2024 by

The existence of carbon in the early universe means that planets and perhaps even life could have formed sooner than anticipated.

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The Milky Way’s last major act of galactic cannibalism was surprisingly recent

June 10th, 2024 by

Gaia discovers the Milky Way’s last major act of galactic cannibalism was surprisingly recent, as the space telescope counts the “wrinkles” of our galaxy to retell its history.”

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‘Supercharged rhino’ black holes may have formed and died a second after the Big Bang

June 10th, 2024 by

Tiny ‘supercharged’ black holes born just after the Big Bang may have been brief companions to primordial black holes, dying before the universe was a second old.

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‘Vampire stars’ explode after eating too much — AI could help reveal why

June 10th, 2024 by

Type Ia supernovas erupt when white dwarf “dead stars” vampirically feast on a companion star. Researchers are turning to AI to better understand why.

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Sandworms rise from the sands of Arrakis in exclusive sneak peek at ‘Dune: The Graphic Novel, Book 3’

June 9th, 2024 by

An exclusive look at “Dune: The Graphic Novel, Book 3: The Prophet,” which comes out on July 16.

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What is the 3-body problem, and is it really unsolvable?

June 9th, 2024 by

The three-body problem is a physics conundrum that has boggled scientists since Isaac Newton’s day. But what is it, why is it so hard to solve and is the sci-fi series of the same name really possible?

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