When you look up in the night sky and find your way to the North Star, you are looking at Polaris. Not only is it the brightest star in the Ursa Minor constellation (the Little Dipper), but its position relative to the north ...
Astronomy
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The universe is big, as Douglas Adams would say.
Astronomy
Sep 11, 2023
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Marine plankton plays an important role in the food chain, which is said to be undergoing a transformation due to climate change.
Plants & Animals
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By analyzing the data from the Dark Energy Camera Legacy Survey (DECaLS), astronomers from the Christ University in Bangalore, India, have serendipitously discovered a new ring galaxy, which received designation DES J024008.08-551047.5 ...
A breakthrough in satellite observations has allowed scientists to obtain high spatial resolution ozone profiles, enhancing our understanding of ozone distribution and its impact on the atmosphere. The research, conducted ...
Earth Sciences
Sep 1, 2023
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What's true for optical astronomy is also true for gravitational wave astronomy: The more observatories you have, the better your view of the sky. This is why the list of active gravitational wave observatories is growing. ...
Astronomy
Aug 31, 2023
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An international research team led by Silke Britzen from the Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy in Bonn, Germany, has investigated blazars, accreting supermassive black holes in the centers of galaxies. Blazars show ...
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The 2011 Fukushima Dai-ichi Nuclear Power Plant accident caused the release and deposition of radionuclides, resulting in an increase in air dose rates in the forests of Fukushima Prefecture. Despite the steady long-term ...
Environment
Aug 31, 2023
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Very detailed information is now available from ultraviolet, optical, and submillimeter observations of the stellar, dust, and cold gas content of galaxies, and yet there is a dearth of understanding about the mechanisms ...
Astronomy
Aug 30, 2023
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An international team of astronomers has used the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) to observe the planetary nebula NGC 6720, better known as the Ring Nebula. The observational campaign, described in a paper on the pre-print ...
