Galactic winds slow new star formation
Scientists have created computer simulations of events soon after the Big Bang to better understand how stars today are being formed.
Astronomy
May 8, 2017
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Sun's eruptions might all have same trigger
Large and small scale solar eruptions might all be triggered by a single process, according to new research that leads to better understanding of the Sun's activity.
Space Exploration
Apr 26, 2017
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New survey hints at exotic origin for the Cold Spot
A supervoid is unlikely to explain a 'Cold Spot' in the cosmic microwave background, according to the results of a new survey, leaving room for exotic explanations like a collision between universes. The researchers, led ...
Astronomy
Apr 25, 2017
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Oceans galore: new study suggests most habitable planets may lack dry land
When it comes to exploring exoplanets, it may be wise to take a snorkel along. A new study, published in a paper in the journal Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, has used a statistical model to predict that ...
Astronomy
Apr 20, 2017
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Researchers capture first 'image' of a dark matter web that connects galaxies
Researchers at the University of Waterloo have been able to capture the first composite image of a dark matter bridge that connects galaxies together. The scientists publish their work in a new paper in Monthly Notices of ...
Astronomy
Apr 12, 2017
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The 'Ferguson effect' or too many guns? Exploring the rise in violent crime in Chicago
One of the most hotly contested debates today involves the recent uptick in violent crime and the extent to which increases in violence may be explained by the "Ferguson effect," whereby the increased scrutiny of police since ...
Social Sciences
Apr 5, 2017
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Astronomers find orbit of Mars hosts remains of ancient mini-planets
The planet Mars shares its orbit with a handful of small asteroids, the so-called Trojans. Now an international team of astronomers using the Very Large Telescope in Chile have found that most of these objects share a common ...
Space Exploration
Apr 3, 2017
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How best to stir a steel furnace, and beat corrosion
Two steel research projects led by Swansea University—a better way to tackle corrosion, and more efficient use of furnaces—are on a list of only eleven awards, across all subjects and the whole UK, bestowed last night ...
Engineering
Mar 31, 2017
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Explaining the accelerating expansion of the universe without dark energy
Enigmatic 'dark energy', thought to make up 68% of the universe, may not exist at all, according to a Hungarian-American team. The researchers believe that standard models of the universe fail to take account of its changing ...
Astronomy
Mar 30, 2017
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Satellite galaxies at edge of Milky Way coexist with dark matter
Research conducted by scientists at Rochester Institute of Technology rules out a challenge to the accepted standard model of the universe and theory of how galaxies form by shedding new light on a problematic structure.
Astronomy
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