Space
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Stars as random number generators could test foundations of physics | Lisa Zyga
By ESA/Hubble, CC BY 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=8788068 May 16, 2017 (Phys.org) -- Stars, quasars, and other celestial objects generate photons in a random way, and now ...
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Do you believe in ghosts? | Mickey Z.
Vincent van Gogh. The Starry Night. 1889. Oil on canvas. From Wikipedia. Mickey Z. -- World News Trust May 15, 2017 The universe is a big place, perhaps the biggest. (Vonnegut once said that.) Such ...
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Explaining the accelerating expansion of the universe without dark energy | Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
The Hubble Ultra-Deep Field image shows some of the most remote galaxies visible with present technology, each consisting of billions of stars. The image's area of sky is very small – equivalent in ...
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Mysterious isolated object investigated by astronomers | Tomasz Nowakowski
This artist’s impression shows the free-floating planet CFBDSIR J214947.2-040308.9. Credit: ESO/L. Calçada/P. Delorme/R. Saito/VVV Consortium. March 13, 2017 (Phys.org) -- An international team of ...
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Temperate earth-sized worlds found in extraordinarily rich planetary system
This artist's impression shows the view from the surface of one of the planets in the TRAPPIST-1 system. At least seven planets orbit this ultra cool dwarf star 40 light-years from Earth and they ...
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No Big Bang? Quantum equation predicts universe has no beginning
This is an artist's concept of the metric expansion of space, where space (including hypothetical non-observable portions of the universe) is represented at each time by the circular sections. Note ...
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NASA Releases Images of 1st Notable Solar Flare of 2015 | Karen C. Fox
Jan. 13, 2015 (NASA) -- The sun emitted a mid-level solar flare, peaking at 11:24 p.m. EST on Jan. 12, 2015. NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory, which watches the sun constantly, captured an image of ...
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Not Written in the Stars | John Michael Greer
Aug. 7, 2013 (Archdruid Report) -- When Friedrich Nietzsche proclaimed the death of God -- in less metaphorical terms, the collapse of the Christian faith that had provided the foundations for ...
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40 Million Stars Mapped In New Night Sky Census | Space.com
Color-composite image of FSR 1735. The cluster is the circular regions of stars and enhanced brightness in the center of the image. North is up and East is to the left. CREDIT: Henri Boffin, ESO ...
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Scientists Closing in on Black Hole at Center of Our Galaxy | Clara Moskowitz
Simulated view of a black hole in front of the Large Magellanic Cloud. CREDIT: Alain R. | Wikimedia Commons Apr. 6, 2012 (SPACE.com) -- Though scientists have suspected for a while that a giant ...
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Record Arctic Ice Melt Threatens Global Security (Stephen Leahy)
This data visualisation from the Aqua satellite show the maximum sea ice extent for 2008-09. Credit:NASA Goddard's Scientific Visualization Studio Sept. 15, 2011 (Inter Press Service) -- All the ...
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