The recipe for powerful quasar jets
Some supermassive black holes launch powerful beams of material, or jets, while others do not. Astronomers may now have identified why.
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New comet NEOWISE graces the skies
A comet visiting from the most distant parts of our solar system is putting on a spectacular nighttime display. The comet C/2020 F3 NEOWISE made its once-in-a-lifetime close approach to the sun on July 3 and will cross outside ...
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Star-forming region IRAS 12272-6240 probed in infrared
Astronomers have conducted spectroscopic observations of a star-forming region known as IRAS 12272-6240. Results of this observational campaign shed more light on the nature of this massive and complex region. The study was ...
Citizen scientists spot closest young brown dwarf disk yet
Brown dwarfs are the middle child of astronomy, too big to be a planet yet not big enough to be a star. Like their stellar siblings, these objects form from the gravitational collapse of gas and dust. But rather than condensing ...
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Astronomers find cosmic golden needle buried for two decades
Determined to find a needle in a cosmic haystack, a pair of astronomers time traveled through archives of old data from W. M. Keck Observatory on Mauankea in Hawaii and old X-ray data from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory ...
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New tool raises awareness of fish farming practices and parasites
A unique tool has been created which helps fish farmers to identify the risk of parasite infection associated with their current farming practices.
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Astronomers reveal rare double nucleus in nearby 'Cocoon Galaxy'
Allen Lawrence, wrapping up a long career as an electrical engineer, was serious about moving his astronomy hobby beyond the 20-inch telescope he'd hauled to star parties under the dark skies of Texas and Arizona.
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Dark matter tugs the most massive spiral galaxies to breakneck speeds
When it comes to galaxies, how fast is fast? The Milky Way, an average spiral galaxy, spins at a speed of 130 miles per second (210 km/sec) in our Sun's neighborhood. New research has found that the most massive spiral galaxies ...
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Parental gender attitudes associated with Japanese girls' reduced university participation
A group of University of Tokyo researchers and their colleagues suggest that stereotypical gender role attitudes and negative images of STEM fields of Japanese parents may be associated with girls' reduced university participation. ...
Social Sciences
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Found: three black holes on collision course
Astronomers have spotted three giant black holes within a titanic collision of three galaxies. Several observatories, including the Chandra X-ray Observatory and other NASA space telescopes, captured the unusual system.
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