Scientists studying Jurassic rocks in China found that cyclical changes in Earth’s orbit affected not only the climate, but also the development of shale oil reserves.
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“The surprise that a supposedly quiet, discless system could drive such a spectacular nebula was one of those rare ‘wow’ moments.”
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Iceberg A23-A has been around since the Chernobyl explosion and Space Shuttle Challenger accident…but perhaps not for much longer.
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“The combination of extreme disk size, strong asymmetries, winds, and potential planet formation makes it the perfect laboratory for understanding how giant planets can form.”
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“This is a structure we’ve never seen before, so it could be a new class of dark object.”
Located south of Bend’s outdoor playland, I visited this Pacific Northwest gem for an enchanted winter evening of astronomical wonders
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For decades, scientists have observed the cosmos with radio antennas to visualize the dark, distant regions of the universe. This includes the gas and dust of the interstellar medium, planet-forming disks, and objects that cannot be observed in visibl…
“These nine objects are special.”
“WIMPs are still the leading candidate for dark matter, but billions of dollars of experiments have been done, only getting stronger and stronger upper limits, so alternative scenarios have to be considered.”
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“Nothing in my professional training as an X-ray astronomer had prepared me for something like this.”