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Team of scientists observe inner-most structure of quasar jet
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
An international team of scientists has observed the narrowing of a quasar jet for the first time by using a network of radio telescopes across the world. The results suggest that the narrowing of the jet is independent of the activity level of the galaxy which launched it.
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Research: Short gamma-ray bursts traced farther into distant universe
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Astronomers have developed the most extensive inventory to date of the galaxies where short gamma-ray bursts (SGRBs) originate. Using several highly sensitive instruments and sophisticated galaxy modeling, the researchers pinpointed the galactic homes of 84 SGRBs and probed the characteristi
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Elusive dusty inner region of distant galaxy: Research
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
An international team of scientists has achieved the milestone of directly observing the long-sought, innermost dusty ring around a supermassive black hole, at a right angle to its emerging jet. Such a structure was thought to exist in the nucleus of galaxies but had been difficult to obs
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Cosmic chocolate pralines, general neutron star structure revealed: Resear
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
So far, little is known about the interior of neutron stars, those extremely compact objects that can form after the death of a star: the mass of our sun or even more is compressed into a sphere with the diameter of a large city. Since their discovery more than 60 years ago, scientists have
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Study of 'polluted' white dwarfs finds that stars and planets grow togethe
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
A team of astronomers has found that planet formation in our young Solar System started much earlier than previously thought, with the building blocks of planets growing at the same time as their parent star.
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Synthetic hibernation could provide protection from cosmic radiation
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
It is still a glimpse into the future: Astronauts could be put into artificial hibernation and in this state be better protected from cosmic radiation. At present, there are already promising approaches to follow up such considerations.
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Electrodeless device shows promise in pushing boundaries of space travel:
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Space missions already use electric propulsion devices, where electromagnetic fields are utilized to generate the thrust of spacecraft. One such electrodeless device, which harnesses radio frequency (rf) to generate plasma and a magnetic nozzle (MN) to channel and accelerate plasma, has show
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Earth-sun distance dramatically alters seasons in equatorial Pacific: Stud
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Weather and climate modelers understand pretty well how seasonal winds and ocean currents affect El Nino patterns in the eastern equatorial Pacific Ocean, impacting weather across the United States and sometimes worldwide.
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Supernova in distant space allows us to understand the origin of elements
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
A supernova is a stellar explosion, which occurs when the lives of some really massive stars come to an end. In this violent epilogue, the star expels the material from its outer layers by means of a shock wave, allowing us to see the various elements it was composed of.
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Ultrathin solar cells promise improved satellite performance: Research
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
In Journal of Applied Physics, by AIP Publishing, scientists from the University of Cambridge proposed a radiation-tolerant photovoltaic cell design that features an ultrathin layer of light-absorbing material.
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Earth's oldest stromatolites and the search for life on Mars
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The earliest morphological traces of life on Earth are often highly controversial, both because non-biological processes can produce relatively similar structures and because such fossils have often been subjected to advanced alteration and metamorphism. Stromatolites, layered organo-sedimen
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Early planetary migration can explain missing planets: Study
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
A new model that accounts for the interplay of forces acting on newborn planets can explain two puzzling observations that have cropped up repeatedly among the more than 3,800 planetary systems cataloged to date.
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