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2 days ago · A 20-Year Journey of Discovery. Confirming the presence of HD 20794 d took years of patient research and advanced data analysis. Researchers combined two decades’ worth of observations from high-precision instruments such as ESPRESSO and HARPS.

6 days ago · A Universe in a Grapefruit. It might sound astonishing, but the visible universe—now so big that its farthest galaxies lie more than 13 billion light-years away—was once packed into a volume roughly the size of a grapefruit. At the very beginning, all matter and energy were crammed together, resulting in extremely high temperatures and densities.

Nov 30, 2023 · In a groundbreaking discovery, astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have found that planets resembling Earth, complete with water, can form in the most unlikely places: regions of space with extreme conditions, drenched in harsh ultraviolet radiation from massive stars.

Nov 9, 2024 · In the past few decades, there has been an explosion in the number of extra-solar planets that have been discovered. As of April 1st, 2018, a total of 3,758 exoplanets have been confirmed in 2,808 systems, with 627 systems having more than one planet.

Aug 14, 2021 · We’ve known for some time now our universe is expanding, and in recent years discovered this was happening considerably faster than we’d expected. Yet despite momentous innovations in telescope and satellite technology, it’s thought much of what’s out there in the cosmos lies beyond our line of sight — beyond the “observable universe”, as it’s called.

Feb 15, 2024 · Eating more processed red meat increases the risk of cognitive decline and dementia, according to a study published in the peer-reviewed science journal Neurology.

Feb 9, 2024 · Dr Emmanuel Joffrin, member of the Tokamak Exploitation Task Force, stated that he and his team not only figured out how to reduce the extreme heat moving from the plasma to the exhaust but also managed to stabilize the edge of the plasma in the JET, stopping sudden surges of energy from hitting the walls.

Aug 29, 2024 · Scientists have finally unraveled the mystery behind ants' global dominance. A groundbreaking study reveals their journey alongside flowering plants, forming a mutual bond that shaped ecosystems for over 100 million years.

Sep 18, 2024 · George Djorgovski, co-author of the study and a professor of astronomy and data science at Caltech explained that astronomers believe that galaxies and their central black holes co-evolve, and one key aspect of this is that jets can spread huge amounts of energy that affect the growth of their host galaxies and other galaxies near them."This discovery shows that their effects can extend much ...