Science

A radically inclusive makeover for education

[ad_1] The coronavirus has closed schools for more than a billion children around the world. Because the vast majority have not been able to transition to online education, school closings have widened the gap between how much rich children learn and poor children. The challenges are greatest in the poorest …

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New findings on the dark matter scientists of the universe confused

[ad_1] Dark matter, the mysterious invisible matter that makes up most of the mass of galaxies, including our own Milky Way, is once again confusing scientists, with new observations of distant galaxies that conflict with current understanding of their nature. Research published this week revealed an unexpected discrepancy between observations …

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The notes point to a missing element in the cosmic recipe.

[ad_1] The Hubble Space Telescope image shows the massive galaxy cluster MACS J1206. Embedded within the cluster are the distorted images of distant background galaxies, which look like arcs and speckled features. These distortions are caused by the amount of dark matter in the cluster, the gravity of which bends …

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