The universe is full of galaxy clusters, but Able 2261 is in its own class. In the galaxy in the center of the cluster, where the largest supermassive black hole in the universe should be, astronomers have not been able to locate such an object. And the new discovery only …
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In our endless quest to understand the universe and our place within it, precious little blips in the data can signal a whole new world. The light of the star could betray the presence of filled planets in the layer – and now astronomers have taken the first steps towards …
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Although Voyager probes left our solar system years ago, as they traveled through international space, they are still searching for cosmic rays exploding 23 billion kilometers (14 billion miles) away from our sun. A detailed analysis of recent data from both Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 has now led to …
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Remains of a huge, ancient lake have been found under Greenland, buried under a sheet of ice in the northwest of the country and estimated to be millions, if not thousands, years old, scientists say. The giant ‘fossil lake bed’ is a phenomenon that scientists have never seen before in …
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Something that largely exists in just two dimensions, graphene seems everywhere. The super-thin ‘wonder material’ is famous not only for its incredible strength, but also for its unique, often surprising combination in thermal and electromagnetic properties. In recent times, graphene research has led to many bizarre experimental discoveries when scientists …
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