Scientists Solve a Decades-Long Gamma-Ray Burst Puzzle
The magnetic field in gamma-ray bursts is scrambled after the ejected material crashes into the surrounding medium
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Astronomers Spot a 'Blinking Giant' near the Center of the Galaxy
Astronomers observed a star becoming fainter over a period of several months and then brightening again
Dating the Stars: Scientists Provide Most Accurate Picture Yet
Scientists have succeeded in dating some of the oldest stars in our galaxy with unprecedented precision
More Than 60 Years to Achieve Gender Equity in Astronomy?
Modeling shows urgent need to revamp hiring and working conditions for astronomers
Mars Did Not Dry Up All at Once, New Research Shows
Mars had dry and wet eras and dried up for good 3 billion years ago
First Interstellar Comet May Be the Most Pristine Ever Found
Astronomers suspect that the comet most likely never passed close to a star, making it an undisturbed relic of the cloud of gas and dust it formed from
High Schoolers Find Four Exoplanets through Mentorship Program
The high schoolers turned scientists published their findings this week, thanks to a research mentorship program at the Center for Astrophysics; Harvard and Smithsonian
Searching for Dark Matter from the Multiverse
New research looks to the early universe to study primordial black holes, which could account for all or part of dark matter
Astronomers Agree: Universe Is Nearly 14 Billion Years Old
New estimate, using data gathered at the National Science Foundation's Atacama Cosmology Telescope, matches the one provided by the standard model of the universe
Team Finds Meteoric Evidence for Previously Unknown Asteroid
Mineralogy points to large, water-rich parent asteroid for carbonaceous chondrite meteorite