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ScienceSpaceMeasuring Helium in Distant Galaxies May Give Physicists Insight Into Why the Universe Exists
New helium measurements in distant galaxies could provide solutions to a long-standing cosmology problem, potentially explaining why the universe isn't empty.
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ScienceSpaceScientists May Know What’s Causing ‘Campfires’ on the Sun
Crackling away on a cosmic scale, small flares in the solar corona have been a matter of intrigue for researchers, as they are the brightest spots in a solar atmosphere boasting extraordinarily hot temperatures. Now, scientists propose that the little fires everywhere are caused by the convergence of magnetic fields miles above the Sun’s surface. … Continued
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ScienceSpaceNew Video Puts Iconic Image of Black Hole in a Cosmic Context
Two years ago, astronomers acquired the first direct image of a black hole. A coordinated observation campaign of this object is now adding to our understanding of this black hole and its tumultuous surroundings. Located at the core of elliptical galaxy M87, this supermassive black hole carries the mass of 6.5 billion Suns. In April … Continued
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ScienceSpaceSee a Black Hole’s Magnetic Fields in New Image From the Event Horizon Telescope
In April 2019, the world was spellbound, if only for a moment, by an ominous void encircled by a half-halo of light. It was the first direct image of a black hole; more specifically, a supermassive gravitational abyss at the core of Messier 87, a galaxy in the constellation Virgo some 54 million light-years from … Continued
