Astronomy
Astronomy
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Devouring stars
According to a survey, the Milky Way cannibalized eleven neighboring galaxies
ASTROPHYSICS
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Signs of new worlds
Gravitational waves could be used to detect exoplanets in close orbit around their parent star
ASTROPHYSICS
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Cosmic accelerator
Supermassive black hole outside the Milky Way is first confirmed source of high-energy neutrinos
Astronomy
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New frontiers of the Milky Way
The disc of the Milky Way may be twice as large as previously estimated, at up to 200,000 light-years in diameter
By Redação
Geology
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The secret behind Pluto’s dunes
An international group of researchers seems to have found the explanation behind Pluto's dunes
By Redação
Astronomy
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A swarm of black holes
Astrophysicists have discovered a dozen stellar-mass black holes (some larger than the Sun) in the center of the Milky Way
By Redação
Physics
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Hawking’s legacy
The British physicist showed black holes can emit radiation and shrink in size
Astronomy
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Reduced access to ESO telescopes
Brazilian astronomers will be granted less observation time at some of the world's most advanced telescopes
By Redação
Twins Study
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Effects of a long space journey
A long stay in space causes changes to the body that can last for months, even after returning to Earth
By Redação
Astronomy
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Rocky planets with water and an atmosphere that could support life
At least five of the seven Earth-like planets orbiting TRAPPIST-1 could hold as much as 250 times more water than the earth's oceans
By Redação
Astronomy
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Black hole activity determines star formation
The formation and number of stars in a galaxy depend on the characteristics of the supermassive black hole at its center
By Redação
COVER
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Cosmic cataclysm
Colliding neutron stars emit gravitational waves and light
By Igor Zolnerkevic and Ricardo Zorzetto
Engineering
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Another mirror for the Giant Magellan Telescope
Another mirror for the Giant Magellan Telescope
By Redação
astrophysics
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The rocks that remained
An alternative model suggests the asteroid belt originated in leftovers
Astrophysics
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Worlds like ours
New spectrographs should permit the discovery of planets that are Earth twins