Heavy metal in the early cosmos
Ab initio: "From the beginning."
Astronomy
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Channel island named first 'dark sky' community
The Channel Island of Sark has been designated the first dark sky community in the world in recognition of the lack of light pollution that allows clear views of the stars at night, officials said Monday.
Space Exploration
Jan 31, 2011
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Earth is bombarded at random
Do mass extinctions, like the fall of the dinosaurs, and the formation of large impact craters on Earth occur together at regular intervals? "This question has been under discussion for more than thirty years now," says Matthias ...
Space Exploration
Mar 7, 2017
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Supercomputer simulations shed light on formation, explosion of stars in earliest galaxies
Ab initio: "From the beginning." It's a term used in science to describe calculations that rely on established mathematical laws of nature, or "first principles," without additional assumptions or special models. But when ...
Astronomy
Feb 5, 2014
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Astronomy's bright future
To mark UNESCO's International Year of Astronomy (IYA2009), six leading astronomers from the UK, the US, Europe and Asia write in March's Physics World about the biggest challenges and opportunities facing international astronomers ...
Astronomy
Mar 2, 2009
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Carbon monoxide predicts 'red and dead' future of gas guzzler galaxy
Astronomers have studied the carbon monoxide in a galaxy over 12 billion light years from Earth and discovered that it's running out of gas, quite literally, and headed for a 'red and dead' future.
Astronomy
Jul 8, 2014
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Telescope maps cosmic rays in Magellanic clouds
A radio telescope in outback Western Australia has been used to observe radiation from cosmic rays in two neighbouring galaxies, showing areas of star formation and echoes of past supernovae.
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Sep 4, 2018
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Merging galaxies illuminate the cosmic food chain
(Phys.org) —Scientists studying a 'twin' of the Milky Way have used the W. M. Keck Observatory and Subaru Observatory to accurately model how it is swallowing another, smaller galaxy. Their findings have opened the way ...
Astronomy
Jul 1, 2014
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AI beats astronomers in predicting survivability of exoplanets
Artificial intelligence is giving scientists new hope for studying the habitability of planets, in a study from astronomers Chris Lam and David Kipping. Their work looks at so-called "Tatooines," and uses machine learning ...
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Apr 23, 2018
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Four extremely young asteroid families identified
Four families of extremely young asteroids have been identified by researchers affiliated with São Paulo State University (UNESP) in Guaratinguetá, Brazil. An article on the discovery has been published in Monthly Notices ...
Space Exploration
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