The mystery of a galaxy that shouldn’t exist can now be solved. Dragon Fly 44, an obscure galaxy found in 2016 containing 99.99 percent dark matter, has been closely re-examined, showing lower and more normal proportions of dark matter. This means that we do not need to modify our models …
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An international team of scientists has helped unravel the long-standing mystery of how deposits are rarer than Earth’s – and sometimes disappear without being discovered. Rare Earth Elements (REE) is a set of 17 precious chemical elements that are vitally important in the manufacture of technological devices, from smartphones to …
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The entire U.S. In, an outbreak of coronavirus seems bigger than before. On Saturday, 12 states recorded a seven-day rolling average case count, according to a business insider analysis of data from the COWED tracking project compiling data from state and region-level public health officials. New infections have been reported …
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From our single benefit location of the universe, the three-dimensional location is really difficult to understand. We can easily map the stars in relation to each other, but it is very difficult to know which is near and which is far. One way to determine the distance of objects in …
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Using the light of that orbiting star, astronomers have plunged into the atmosphere of an exoplanet 850 light-years away. Not just an exoplanet, but one of the hottest we’ve ever met – and at least seven metals are now known to float around its atmosphere as gas. Exoplanet is WASP-121B, …
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