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A new measurement could change understanding of the Universe: Study
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Published in Astronomy & Astrophysics, a study carried out by the Stellar Standard Candles and Distances research group, led by Richard Anderson at EPFL's Institute of Physics, achieved the most accurate calibration of Cepheid stars -- a type of variable star whose luminosity fluctuates
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Tumultuous migration on the edge of the hot Neptune desert: Research
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
All kinds of exoplanets orbit very close to their star. Some look like the Earth, others like Jupiter. Very few, however, are similar to Neptune. Why this anomaly in the distribution of exoplanets? Researchers from the University of Geneva (UNIGE) and the National Centre of Competence in Res
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Oldest star clusters in universe revealed
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
The James Webb Telescope has been used by a group of Canadian astronomers, including specialists from the Dunlap Institute for Astronomy & Astrophysics in the Faculty of Arts & Science at the University of Toronto, to identify the most distant globular clusters ever found.
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ExoMars finds new gas signatures in Martian atmosphere
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 27 (ANI): ESA's ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter has spotted new gas signatures at Mars. These are known to unlock new secrets about the Martian atmosphere and will enable a more accurate determination of whether there is methane, a gas associated with biological or geological
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ESPRESSO confirms presence of an Earth around the nearest star
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], May 28 (ANI): The existence of a planet the size of Earth around the closest star in the solar system, Proxima Centauri, has been confirmed by an international team of scientists including researchers from the University of Geneva (UNIGE).
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