New research has failed to rule out self-annihilating dark matter as the source of a hotly debated gamma-ray emission known as the Galactic Center Excess radiating from the heart of the Milky Way.
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A technique called echo mapping suggests supermassive black holes, like that at the heart of the Milky Way, are surrounded by clusters of dark matter.
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An asteroid has been named after Smith, who died in 2003 at the age of 34.
Evidence of chemical alteration by liquid water has been found on the asteroid Donaldjohanson, which formed further from the sun before being shoved inwards.
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Using the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have discovered that one of the coldest exoplanets ever discovered, the so-called Pink Planet, harbors a salty surprise.
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“That’s what makes this field so exciting. You really are solving a mystery.”
Europe’s Mars Express orbiter recently imaged a huge valley system on the Red Planet — and dust devils dot the alien landscape.
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A new study reveals why black holes let out massive radio “burps” years after eating stars, giving astronomers a chemical blueprint to predict them early.
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Percy has now traveled more than 26.2 miles on the Red Planet! Could you?
Astronomers have discovered chemical differences between binary stars that indicate one has devoured at least one planet.
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