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A galaxy is a system of stars, gas and dust, held together by gravitational pulls. Galaxies are usually separated from each other by vast distances measured in millions of light-years.
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OCT 08, 2020Space & Astronomy
The Very Large Telescope (VLT) of the European Southern Observatory (ESO), an array of four individual telescopes in the ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 07, 2020Space & Astronomy
A team of astronomers has found a lone planet the size of Earth drifting through the Milky Way. Known as a ‘rogue ...Written By: Annie LennonOCT 03, 2020Chemistry & Physics
New observations from the European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope (VLT) provide insight on how supermas ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanSEP 18, 2020Space & Astronomy
Back in 2017, scientists theorized that elements heavier than iron- such as gold- came to be following a collision betwe ...Written By: Annie LennonSEP 13, 2020Space & Astronomy
Most matter, and about a quarter of the mass-energy in the universe is thought to be made of dark matter, but we still d ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 31, 2020Space & Astronomy
If a star gets too close to a supermassive black hole, the forces exerted on the star tear it to shreds, generating a hu ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 22, 2020Space & Astronomy
Researchers from Ohio State University have theorized that there may be more rogue planets (planets that don't orbit ...Written By: Annie LennonAUG 16, 2020Space & Astronomy
Matt Caplan, a theoretical physicist at Illinois State University, has calculated when the last supernova will happen in ...Written By: Annie LennonAUG 16, 2020Space & Astronomy
With the power of the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA), astronomers have identified a very young gala ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 12, 2020Space & Astronomy
Supermassive black holes are enormous wells of gravity that bind galaxies together and emit bright X-ray beams. Known to ...Written By: Annie LennonAUG 02, 2020Space & Astronomy
Astronomers were studying a massive star in the Kinman Dwarf Galaxy from 2001 to 2011. When they went back in 2019 to lo ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 31, 2020Space & Astronomy
From analyzing ancient light emitted by the Big Bang, physicists have been able to provide a new estimate of the Earth&# ...Written By: Annie LennonJUL 26, 2020Space & Astronomy
After five years of research, an international team over 100 astrophysicists from around 30 institutions worldwide has r ...Written By: Annie LennonJUL 23, 2020Chemistry & Physics
William Gilbert, the British physicist and physician who experimentally verified the magnetic nature of our planet, cont ...Written By: Daniel DuanJUL 13, 2020Space & Astronomy
Scientists have reported the discovery of a vast stream of stars called Nyx in the vicinity of the sun.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 10, 2020Space & Astronomy
Scientists have spotted a new kind of signal in space- four strange, circular objects. Three are particularly bright aro ...Written By: Annie LennonJUN 30, 2020Space & Astronomy
For some time, scientists have hypothesized that it may be raining diamonds deep inside Neptune and Uranus. They have no ...Written By: Annie LennonJUN 26, 2020Space & Astronomy
Researchers have found that a nearby red dwarf star, known as Gliese 887, may host three planets, one of which could sus ...Written By: Annie LennonJUN 25, 2020Chemistry & Physics
Since the first discovery thirteen years ago, fast radio bursts (FRBs), a type of short radio pulses, have been fascinat ...Written By: Daniel DuanJUN 25, 2020Space & Astronomy
An array of antennas in the US and Italy, known as the International LIGO-Virgo Collaboration, received some unusual rea ...Written By: Annie LennonJUN 20, 2020Chemistry & Physics
Research published in The Astrophysical Journal identifies a way to detect periodic gamma-ray emissions from 11 active g ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAY 01, 2020Chemistry & Physics
A previous paper published in 2015 theorized that giant elliptical galaxies would be 10,000 times more likely than spira ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanAPR 27, 2020Space & Astronomy
The Hubble Space Telescope surpassed its 30th year in space on Friday, April 24th. Being that it’s one of the most ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 13, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
The world's oceans cover about 70 percent of its surface, and they still hold many mysteries.Written By: Carmen Leitch
OCT 08, 2020
Space & Astronomy
The Very Large Telescope (VLT) of the European Southern Observatory (ESO), an array of four individual telescopes in the
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 07, 2020
Space & Astronomy
A team of astronomers has found a lone planet the size of Earth drifting through the Milky Way. Known as a ‘rogue
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
OCT 03, 2020
Chemistry & Physics
New observations from the European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope (VLT) provide insight on how supermas
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
SEP 18, 2020
Space & Astronomy
Back in 2017, scientists theorized that elements heavier than iron- such as gold- came to be following a collision betwe
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
SEP 13, 2020
Space & Astronomy
Most matter, and about a quarter of the mass-energy in the universe is thought to be made of dark matter, but we still d
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 31, 2020
Space & Astronomy
If a star gets too close to a supermassive black hole, the forces exerted on the star tear it to shreds, generating a hu
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 22, 2020
Space & Astronomy
Researchers from Ohio State University have theorized that there may be more rogue planets (planets that don't orbit
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
AUG 16, 2020
Space & Astronomy
Matt Caplan, a theoretical physicist at Illinois State University, has calculated when the last supernova will happen in
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
AUG 16, 2020
Space & Astronomy
With the power of the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA), astronomers have identified a very young gala
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 12, 2020
Space & Astronomy
Supermassive black holes are enormous wells of gravity that bind galaxies together and emit bright X-ray beams. Known to
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
AUG 02, 2020
Space & Astronomy
Astronomers were studying a massive star in the Kinman Dwarf Galaxy from 2001 to 2011. When they went back in 2019 to lo
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 31, 2020
Space & Astronomy
From analyzing ancient light emitted by the Big Bang, physicists have been able to provide a new estimate of the Earth&#
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JUL 26, 2020
Space & Astronomy
After five years of research, an international team over 100 astrophysicists from around 30 institutions worldwide has r
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JUL 23, 2020
Chemistry & Physics
William Gilbert, the British physicist and physician who experimentally verified the magnetic nature of our planet, cont
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
JUL 13, 2020
Space & Astronomy
Scientists have reported the discovery of a vast stream of stars called Nyx in the vicinity of the sun.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 10, 2020
Space & Astronomy
Scientists have spotted a new kind of signal in space- four strange, circular objects. Three are particularly bright aro
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JUN 30, 2020
Space & Astronomy
For some time, scientists have hypothesized that it may be raining diamonds deep inside Neptune and Uranus. They have no
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JUN 26, 2020
Space & Astronomy
Researchers have found that a nearby red dwarf star, known as Gliese 887, may host three planets, one of which could sus
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JUN 25, 2020
Chemistry & Physics
Since the first discovery thirteen years ago, fast radio bursts (FRBs), a type of short radio pulses, have been fascinat
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
JUN 25, 2020
Space & Astronomy
An array of antennas in the US and Italy, known as the International LIGO-Virgo Collaboration, received some unusual rea
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JUN 20, 2020
Chemistry & Physics
Research published in The Astrophysical Journal identifies a way to detect periodic gamma-ray emissions from 11 active g
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAY 01, 2020
Chemistry & Physics
A previous paper published in 2015 theorized that giant elliptical galaxies would be 10,000 times more likely than spira
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
APR 27, 2020
Space & Astronomy
The Hubble Space Telescope surpassed its 30th year in space on Friday, April 24th. Being that it’s one of the most
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 13, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
The world's oceans cover about 70 percent of its surface, and they still hold many mysteries.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch