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Study discusses distant galaxies and true nature of dark matter
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Trieste [Italy], February 14 (ANI): There is a vast spherical region made up of dark matter particles, at the centre of spiral galaxies. This region has two defining characteristics: a density that is constantly out to a certain radius that amazingly expands over time, while the density decr
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Scientists make breakthrough discovery about extreme exoplanet's atmospher
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Bern [Switzerland], January 29 (ANI): The atmosphere of planets always accounts for an interesting study for astronomers to find out how life-supporting they are. The atmosphere of Earth is not a uniform envelope but consists of distinct layers that each have characteristic properties.
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1,000-light-year wide bubble surrounding Earth is source of all nearby, yo
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Cambridge (Massachusetts) [US], January 25 (ANI): Tens of thousands of twinkling stars surround the Earth as it sits in a 1,000-light-year-wide void surrounded by thousands of young stars. But questions often arise as to how those stars formed?
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'Slushy' magma ocean led to formation of the Moon's crust: Study
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Cambridge [England], January 25 (ANI): Earth's natural satellite Moon, has always been a subject of immense suspense and has shown ample room for discovery. Now, scientists have shown how the freezing of a 'slushy' ocean of magma may be responsible for the composition of the Moon's crust.
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Study reveals new explanation for Moon's half-century magnetic mystery
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Rhode Island [US], January 24 (ANI): Ever since rocks were brought back from the Moon to the Earth, during NASA's Apollo program from 1968 to 1972, an enduring mystery continued to baffle scientists: the Moon's magnetic field - one that rivalled Earth's in strength. Now, research led by a Br
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Study provides new insights into seasons on a planet outside our solar sys
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Montreal [Canada], January 23 (ANI): A recent study provided new insights into what seasons looked like on a planet outside our solar system.
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New research reveals oxygen ions in Jupiter's innermost radiation belts
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Berlin [Germany], January 23 (ANI): NASA ended its Galileo mission to Jupiter, on September 21, 2003, nearly 20 years ago. Now, scientists from Germany have unlocked a new secret from the mission's extensive data sets.
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NASA astronauts Meir, Morgan and crewmate Skripochka return from space sta
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], April 17 (ANI): NASA astronauts Jessica Meir and Andrew Morgan have returned to Earth on Friday, along with Soyuz Commander Oleg Skripochka of the Russian space agency Roscosmos.
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Fusion plasma powder may help collect ultra-hot gas in a heating plant to
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Dec 27 (ANI): Scientists have discovered that sprinkling a form of fusion plasma powder may help collect ultra-hot gas in a heating plant to produce electricity without greenhouse gasses or long-term nuclear waste.
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