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Chinese Academy of Sciences Leads Discovery of Unpredicted Stellar Black Hole

November 28, 2019

The monster black hole is located 15 thousand light-years from Earth and has been named LB-1 by the researchers

With Mars Methane Mystery Unsolved, Curiosity Serves Scientists a New One: Oxygen

November 14, 2019

On Mars, oxygen behaves in a way that so far scientists cannot explain through any known chemical processes

At Future Mars Landing Spot, Scientists Spy Mineral That Could Preserve Signs of Past Life

November 13, 2019

A new study shows that the rover's Jezero crater landing site is home to deposits of hydrated silica, a mineral that just hap...

New Study Suggests 'Pac-Man-Like' Mergers Could Explain Massive, Spinning Black Holes

November 11, 2019

RIT associate professor Richard O'Shaughnessy contributes to study in Physical Review Letters

Team Unravels Origin, Chemical Makeup of Titan's Dunes

October 18, 2019

Whereas Earth's dunes are made of silicates or the largest class of minerals, imaging studies revealed that Titan's dunes con...

Ancient Oasis Once Existed on Mars

October 10, 2019

New findings from the ChemCam instrument show a dynamic Martian climate

Record-Breaking Observations Find Most Remote Protocluster of Galaxies

October 2, 2019

The discovery suggests that a large structure such as a protocluster already existed at a time when the universe was only abo...

Artificial Intelligence Probes Dark Matter in the Universe

September 18, 2019

Scientists aim to improve on standard methods for estimating the dark matter content of the universe through artificial ...

Innovative Model Created for NASA to Predict Vitamin Levels in Spaceflight Food

September 13, 2019

Mathematical tool from UMass Amherst researchers will ensure proper nutrition for astronauts on long missions

Towering Balloon-Like Features Discovered near Center of the Milky Way

September 12, 2019

Features are likely the result of a phenomenally energetic burst that erupted near the Milky Way's supermassive black ho...

Satellite Data Record Shows Climate Change's Impact on Fires

September 11, 2019

In 2019, wildfires have already burned 2.5 million acres in Alaska in an extreme fire season driven by high temperatures, whi...

Closing in on Elusive Particles

September 9, 2019

Major steps forward in understanding neutrino properties

Study Reveals 'Radical' Wrinkle in Forming Complex Carbon Molecules in Space

September 4, 2019

Unique experiments at Berkeley Lab's Advanced Light Source shine a light on a new pathway for carbon chemistry to evolve in s...

Astronomers Determine Earth's Fingerprint

August 29, 2019

Canadian astronomers determine Earth's fingerprint in hopes of finding habitable planets beyond the Solar System

Stardust in the Antarctic Snow

August 20, 2019

Iron-60 discovery in the Antarctic provides information on the environment of the solar system

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