Space
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Space
Stellar wormholes may exist
Tunnels through spacetime would connect pairs of stars, new simulations suggest.
By Ron Cowen -
Space
A bid to implode cosmic ray theory
Streams of fast-moving particles aren’t fueled just by supernovas, a new study suggests.
By Devin Powell -
Space
Sun’s doldrums likely to last
Despite a recent flare, solar physicists project low activity for up to a decade.
By Ron Cowen -
Space
Atom & Cosmos
Scientists calculate the right mix of dark matter to build a galaxy, plus Kleopatra’s twins and an electric Encaledus in this week’s news.
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Space
Atom & Cosmos
New measurements give the farthest look yet into the universe, plus more in this week's news.
By Science News -
Space
‘Deep Impact’ comet revisited
NASA takes pictures of Tempel 1 five years after shooting it with a probe.
By Ron Cowen -
Space
Black holes take light for a spin
Reseearchers say they have found a way to directly observe the existence of spinning black holes.
By Ron Cowen -
Space
Milky Way munched on galactic snack
The galaxy appears to have gobbled up stars from another galaxy 700 million years ago, and may still have an appetite.
By Ron Cowen -
Space
The sun, captured from all the angles
NASA reveals the first 360-degree panorama of the sun, which should enable early detection of potentially damaging solar storms.
By Ron Cowen -
Astronomy
Supernova to superfluid
Neutron stars, some of the densest objects in the universe, may be cooled by frictionless liquid sloshing in their cores.
By Devin Powell