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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 |