Space & Planetary
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Dusty structure explains near vanishing of faraway star
Ohio State UniversityPeer-Reviewed Publication
Stars die and vanish from sight all the time, but astronomers were puzzled when one that had been stable for more than a decade almost disappeared for eight months.
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- The Open Journal of Astrophysics
Asteroid Bennu is a time capsule of materials bearing witness to its origin and transformation over billions of years
University of ArizonaPeer-Reviewed Publication
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- Nature Astronomy
- Funder
- NASA Headquarters
‘Root beer FLOAT’ burst’s home is located with extraordinary precision
Northwestern UniversityPeer-Reviewed Publication
Newly detected fast radio burst (FRB) is one of the brightest ever observed. Astronomers used the CHIME telescope array to triangulate the burst’s location. FRB traced to the outskirts of a star-forming region in a nearby galaxy using powerful optical telescopes. Location is accurate within just 42 light years, the most precise localization yet for a non-repeating FRB.
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- The Astrophysical Journal Letters
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- U.S. National Science Foundation, David and Lucile Packard Foundation, Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, Research Corporation for Science Advancement, Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, Canadian Institute for Advanced Research, Canadian Natural Sciences and Engineering Council of Canada, Canada Foundation for Innovation, Trottier Space Institute at McGill
Light pollution makes birds across the world sing for longer each day
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)Peer-Reviewed Publication
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- Science
Zooming in reveals a world of detail: breakthrough method unveils the inner workings of our cells
University of CopenhagenPeer-Reviewed Publication
While astronomers are peering into the far reaches of space with the James Webb telescope to understand how the universe was formed, biomedical scientists have pioneered a methodology that zooms in on our cells to understand how blood cells are born.
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- Science
Astronomers detect the brightest fast radio burst of all time
Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyPeer-Reviewed Publication
Astronomers detected the brightest fast radio burst ever seen. The dazzling “RBFLOAT” radio burst, originating nearby in the Ursa Major constellation, offers the clearest view yet of the environment around these mysterious flashes.
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- The Astrophysical Journal Letters
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- Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, U.S. National Science Foundation, Canada Foundation for Innovation and provinces of Quebec, Ontario, and British Columbia