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Novel features of r-process nucleosynthesis shed light on origin of heavy elements
Artistic representation of Common envelop jet supernovae. Credit: IMP In a study published in The Astrophysical Journal, scientists…
New hyperluminous quasar discovered
The optical spectrum of eFEDSJ0828−0139 taken by the KOOLS-IFU. Credit: Toba et al, 2024 An international…
Researchers propose inexpensive 2.2-kilometer telescope that could make exoplanet movies
Credit: arXiv (2024). DOI: 10.48550/arxiv.2408.01386 Can a kilometer-scale telescope help conduct more efficient science, and specifically…
What makes a supercluster?
Illustration of the Laniakea Supercluster. Credit: Andrew Z. Colvin By eye, it’s impossible to pick out…
Solar panels for NASA’s Roman Space Telescope pass key tests
Both versions of the Solar Array Sun Shield for NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope appear…
Researchers start first low frequency search for alien technology in distant galaxies
The first extragalactic search for technosignatures at low frequencies covers 2,800 galaxies in one search. Credit:…
Experiment sets new record in search for dark matter
LZ’s central detector, the time projection chamber, in a surface lab clean room before delivery underground.…
‘Space junk’ that fell in Eastern Cape was a car-size meteorite
Close-up of a meteorite fragment showing the fusion crust. Credit: Wits University The “space junk” that…
Astrophysicists use AI to precisely calculate universe’s ‘settings’
This snapshot compares the distribution of galaxies in a simulated universe used to train SimBIG (right)…