Astronomy
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Space
More than one way to explode a star
New observations confirm two leading theories of type 1a supernova production.
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Astronomy
A star is torn
A black hole’s stellar feast is witnessed by telescopes on Earth and in orbit.
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Astronomy
Ancient scribes may have banked on blinking binary
For the Egyptians, luck may have been written in the Demon Star.
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Humans
A result of zero doesn’t always mean zero results
Two recent astrophysics studies found meaningful results in nothing.
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Space
Earth took a multibillion-year beating
Asteroids pummeled the planet for billions of years as the Late Heavy Bombardment tapered off, new estimates suggest.
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Astronomy
Dark matter search turns up empty
New calculations suggest dearth of invisible substance in solar neighborhood.
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Space
Hunt for cosmic ray source falls short
After failure to detect neutrinos from gamma-ray bursts, scientists might need to revise theories.
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Space
The Newtonian physics (or not) of Angry Birds Space
Experts weigh in on the basic principles featured in the game’s universe.
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Astronomy
New data support Einstein on accelerating universe
New measurements of distant galaxies support Einstein’s cosmological constant as the explanation for the universe’s accelerating expansion.
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Space
Vesta seems more planet than asteroid
Spacecraft explorations reveal a layered, beat-up celestial body.
By Nadia Drake