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Astronomers use AI to shed light on dark energy
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Unidentified object speeds past the Moon, baffling astronomers
Astronomer Sebastian Voltmer is perplexed by an unidentified object he saw flying past the Moon. Voltmer was photographing the night…
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Astronomers find origin of flares in galaxy OJ 287
Periodic flares observed in a distant galaxy have mystified astronomers for years. A recently published study has solved the mystery: Two…
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Near the star where water was discovered, astronomers have found a third planet
Currently, astronomers have confirmed the existence of 5,599 exoplanets outside the solar system. Another 10,157 objects are awaiting exoplanet candidate…
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Astronomers find giant mysterious ring-shaped cosmic object
Astronomers have unearthed a second exceptionally large cosmic formation, challenging established theories of the universe. Positioned 9.2 billion light-years away…
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how astronomers are searching the sky for alien probes near Earth
There has been increased interest in unidentified flying objects (UFOs) ever since the Pentagon’s 2021 report revealed what appears to…
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What do astronomers say about Moon landing conspiracy theories?
Back in 1969 – more than a half-century ago – Apollo 11 astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landed on…
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Newly discovered fast radio burst challenges astronomers’ previous knowledge
The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work. The big idea A newly discovered fast radio burst has some…
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Astronomers discover closest known black hole to Earth, Gaia BH1
No other cosmic phenomenon is perhaps quite as fascinating as black holes, locations where gravity is so strong that they…
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