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New discovery sheds light on very early supermassive black holes
Updated : 3 years ago IST
One of the most extreme galaxies known to exist in the very early Universe has a fast-expanding black hole, according to astronomers from the Universities of Texas and Arizona. New information about the creation of the first supermassive black holes is revealed by the discovery of the galaxy
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Exoplanet climate 'Decoder' aids search for life
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], May 19 (ANI): After examining a dozen types of suns and a roster of planet surfaces, Cornell University astronomers have developed a practical model -- an environmental colour "decoder" -- to tease out climate clues for potentially habitable exoplanets in galaxies far aw
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Study suggests phosphorus molecules are formed in star-forming regions
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Bern [Switzerland], Jan 15 (ANI): Astronomers after recent research have found that molecules with phosphorus are formed in the star-forming regions.
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Stars need a partner to create Universe's brightest explosions
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 14 (ANI): A recent study by the University of Warwick observes that stars need to be in binary systems to create gamma-ray bursts. Gamma-ray bursts are the universe's brightest explosions, caused by massive collapsing stars.
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Oldest recorded solar eclipse may rewrite history of Egyptian Pharaohs
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington D.C [USA], October 30 (ANI): A new study have found the date of what could be the oldest solar eclipse yet recorded, helping to date the Egyptian pharaohs.
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