How Do Astronomers Find Planets in Other Solar Systems?

Even the best telescopes can’t see exoplanets. It’s all about watching for jiggly stars, blue shifts, and transits.
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The Ancient Greek Who Invented the World’s First Steam Turbine

Heron of Alexandria was an important ancient Greek inventor of mechanical devices whose inventions included the first steam ...

Scientists Map the Invisible Universe, Revealing New Clues About Dark Matter and Dark Energy

By studying faint distortions in galaxy shapes across a vast region of sky, scientists probed the hidden structure of the universe. In the standard picture of the universe, nearly everything is hidden ...

Ultrashort laser pulses catch a snapshot of a 'molecular handshake'

Liquids and solutions are complex environments—think, for example, of sugar dissolving in water, where each sugar molecule ...
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Strange, 7-hour explosion from deep space is unlike anything scientists have seen — Space photo of the week

Astronomers used major telescopes across the world to probe a cosmic explosion 8 billion light-years from the solar system.
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NASA goes on an ESCAPADE – twin small, low-cost orbiters will examine Mars’ atmosphere

NASA’s ESCAPADE mission launched two small, affordable orbiters to Mars on Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket. Discover how these ...