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Why The First Stars Couldn’t Grow Forever
Star formation in the early Universe was a vigorous process that created gigantic stars. Called Population…
Dynamically Stable Large Space Structures via Architected Metamaterials
Exoplanet exploration has taken off in recent years, with over 5500 being discovered so far. Some…
Ingenuity Measured Windspeeds on Mars During its Flights
One of my gripes with ‘The Martian’ movie was the depiction of the winds on Mars.…
Black Hole Mergers Will Tell Us if the Universe Obeys Symmetry
The structure of the cosmos is rooted in symmetry. As first demonstrated by Emmy Noether in…
Fast Radio Bursts Appear to Be Caused by Young Neutron Stars
Fast Radio Bursts (FRBs) are one of the greater mysteries facing astronomers today, rivaled only by…
Researchers Practice Searching for Life on Enceladus, in the Arctic Ocean
When searching for alien life, it’s not unusual to use Earth as a test bed for…
Who Will Build an Outpost on the Moon First?
In April 2026, NASA will launch a crew of four as part of the Artemis II…
Bright green fireball illuminates sky over Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico
A very bright fireball was observed over the skies of the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico…
There’s More Than Just Gravity at Work in the Solar System
Ever since Isaac Newton famously talked about gravity, its dominance as a force in our Solar…