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Do photons wear out? An astrophysicist explains light's ability to travel vast cosmic distances without losing energy San Diego CA (SPX) May 21, 2025 ![]() My telescope, set up for astrophotography in my light-polluted San Diego backyard, was pointed at a galaxy unfathomably far from Earth. My wife, Cristina, walked up just as the first space photo str ... more |
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When lightning leaders collide gamma rays burst from Earth's atmosphere Osaka,Japan (SPX) May 22, 2025 ![]() Lightning has long captivated scientists, but a new study from The University of Osaka has shed unprecedented light on the high-energy physics behind it. Researchers have captured the first-ever det ... more |
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Cosmic clash sees quasar-powered galaxy disrupt stellar birth in deep space Berlin, Germany (SPX) May 22, 2025 ![]() Astronomers have captured a rare cosmic encounter in which a galaxy armed with a powerful quasar bombards a companion, drastically altering its ability to form stars. The discovery, detailed in Natu ... more |
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Study reveals new source of the heavy elements Columbus OH (SPX) May 12, 2025 ![]() Magnetar flares, colossal cosmic explosions, may be directly responsible for the creation and distribution of heavy elements across the universe, suggests a new study. For decades, astronomers ... more |
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Dark Matter Origin Linked to High-Energy Particle Collisions in Early Universe Los Angeles CA (SPX) May 15, 2025 ![]() A new theory from Dartmouth College researchers suggests that dark matter, the elusive substance making up most of the universe's mass, may have originated from the rapid transformation of fast-movi ... more |
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Charting Our Galaxy's Extreme Center Storrs CT (SPX) May 21, 2025 ![]() Earth - our tiny blue dot in the galaxy - is approximately 26,000 light years away from a fascinating and active region of the Milky Way called the Central Molecular Zone (CMZ). This region holds cl ... more |
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Gas location not volume key to star formation in galaxies Sydney, Australia (SPX) May 21, 2025 ![]() Researchers at the International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research (ICRAR) have discovered that the spatial concentration of gas within galaxies plays a more critical role in star formation than t ... more |
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Protoplanetary Disk Candidates Detected in Milky Way's Central Molecular Zone Berlin, Germany (SPX) May 19, 2025 ![]() Astronomers have uncovered a vast population of protoplanetary disk candidates within the Central Molecular Zone (CMZ) near the Milky Way's core, a region known for its extreme conditions that diffe ... more |
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Galactic Turbulence Simulations Challenge Long-Held Theories Los Angeles CA (SPX) May 14, 2025 ![]() An international team led by Princeton University researchers has conducted the most precise simulations of magnetized turbulence in the Galaxy to date, revealing surprising discrepancies with long- ... more |
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The Squid Galaxy's neutrino game just leveled up Los Angeles CA (SPX) May 12, 2025 ![]() Buried deep in the ice in the Antarctic are "eyes" that can see elementary particles called neutrinos, and what they've observed is puzzling scientists: a remarkably strong neutrino signal accompani ... more |