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IceCube Traces High-Energy Neutrino to Distant Starburst Galaxy
Scientists have identified the source of a high-energy neutrino detected by IceCube in 2021. The particle originated from a distant starburst galaxy known as Shadow Blaster, suggesting that intensely star-forming galaxies can act as powerful cosmic accelerators without relying on active black holes.
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New Biosignature Method Could Transform Search for Alien Life
Researchers developed a new method to detect Life by studying how biological molecules are organized rather than simply identifying them. The approach could help missions like Europa Clipper search for microbial signatures on worlds such as Europa and Mars.
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Ancient Star in Pictor II Reveals Secrets of Early Universe
Astronomers have discovered one of the oldest known stars, PicII-503, in the Pictor II dwarf galaxy. With extremely low iron content, the star offers rare insight into the second generation of stars and the early chemical evolution of the universe.
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James Webb Helps Astronomers Chart the Universe’s Hidden Dark Matter
Astronomers have created the sharpest map yet of dark matter using deep observations from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope. By analysing the gravitational distortion of hundreds of thousands of distant galaxies, the team traced invisible dark matter across a large region of the sky. The results confirm that dark matter forms the scaffolding arou...
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Europa's Icy Shell Produces Enough Oxygen For A Million People Daily: Study
The ice-covered Jovian moon generates 1,000 tons of oxygen every 24 hours - enough to keep a million humans breathing for a day.
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Time Appeared To Run Five Times Slow In The Early Universe, Say Study
The study said just over a billion years after the Big Bang, time appeared to flow five times slower.
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Water Vapour Found on Potentially Habitable Planet, Scientists Say
In the dim, red light of an alien sun, scientists have found the first evidence for water in the atmosphere of a rocky planet - offering a tantalizing new target in the search for life in the universe.
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Study of Two Exoplanets Offers Unique Insight Into How Planets Are Formed
Scientists have discovered that exoplanets Kepler-107b and Kepler-107c might offer a unique insight into how worlds are formed.
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IceCube Traces High-Energy Neutrino to Distant Starburst Galaxy
Scientists have identified the source of a high-energy neutrino detected by IceCube in 2021. The particle originated from a distant starburst galaxy known as Shadow Blaster, suggesting that intensely star-forming galaxies can act as powerful cosmic accelerators without relying on active black holes.
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New Biosignature Method Could Transform Search for Alien Life
Researchers developed a new method to detect Life by studying how biological molecules are organized rather than simply identifying them. The approach could help missions like Europa Clipper search for microbial signatures on worlds such as Europa and Mars.
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Ancient Star in Pictor II Reveals Secrets of Early Universe
Astronomers have discovered one of the oldest known stars, PicII-503, in the Pictor II dwarf galaxy. With extremely low iron content, the star offers rare insight into the second generation of stars and the early chemical evolution of the universe.
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James Webb Helps Astronomers Chart the Universe’s Hidden Dark Matter
Astronomers have created the sharpest map yet of dark matter using deep observations from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope. By analysing the gravitational distortion of hundreds of thousands of distant galaxies, the team traced invisible dark matter across a large region of the sky. The results confirm that dark matter forms the scaffolding arou...
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Europa's Icy Shell Produces Enough Oxygen For A Million People Daily: Study
The ice-covered Jovian moon generates 1,000 tons of oxygen every 24 hours - enough to keep a million humans breathing for a day.
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Time Appeared To Run Five Times Slow In The Early Universe, Say Study
The study said just over a billion years after the Big Bang, time appeared to flow five times slower.
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Water Vapour Found on Potentially Habitable Planet, Scientists Say
In the dim, red light of an alien sun, scientists have found the first evidence for water in the atmosphere of a rocky planet - offering a tantalizing new target in the search for life in the universe.
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Study of Two Exoplanets Offers Unique Insight Into How Planets Are Formed
Scientists have discovered that exoplanets Kepler-107b and Kepler-107c might offer a unique insight into how worlds are formed.
