The Dark Forest Hypothesis: an Unsettling Explanation for Why Aliens has not Made Contact
You have probably heard of the Fermi Paradox, but if you have not found it, here a brief summary: Given the high probability of alien…
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Research found the most densely populated galaxy cluster in the primitive universe
A study led by researchers at the Instituto de Astrofisica de Canarias (IAC) and conducted with OSIRIS, an instrument on the Gran Telescopio Canarias (GTC),…
Scientists Are Looking Into a Mission to Our Closest Star System
The Alpha Centauri system is made of three stars and orbits at least two planets smaller than the three-star proximity. It is also the closest…
Repeating Fast Radio Burst Might Come From a Dancing Magnetosphere
Fast radio bursts (FRBs) are mysterious, powerful, and extremely short-lived emission of radio waves almost exclusively beyond the Milky Way (with the exception here). Some…
Sugar – a sweet crystallizable material
Sugar is the generic name for sweet-tasting, soluble carbohydrates, many of which are used in food. It is the common name for a number of…
Dive into NASA’s Gorgeous New Visualization of Two Dancing Supermassive Black Holes
Any object with mass action warps space-time, but this only becomes apparent for very dense objects such as stars, galaxy clusters, and black holes. For…
Antares – a red supergiant star in the Milky Way galaxy
Antares (α Scorpii) is a red supergiant star in the Milky Way galaxy and the sixteenth brightest star in the nighttime sky. It is a…
Ethyl Acetate (Properties, Uses)
The acetate ester formed between acetic acid and ethanol is ethyl acetate (systematically ethyl ethanoate, commonly abbreviated EtOAc, ETAC, or EA). It is a transparent…
Sodium Chlorate – a white crystalline inorganic compound
Sodium chlorate is a white crystalline inorganic compound produced from salt (sodium chloride) and water in a reaction with electricity. It is an inorganic compound…
Researchers identified a key enzyme that may prevent eczema
Researchers from the University of British Columbia (UBC) and the Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute (VCHRI) have discovered a key enzyme that contributes to eczema,…
Sodium iodate – an organic molecular entity
Sodium iodate (NaIO3) is an organic molecular entity. It is the sodium salt of iodic acid. It is a dough conditioner used to strengthen doughs.…
Pterosaurs with Necks like Giraffes Survived Flight Thanks To Spoke-Like Vertebrae
Janet’s genetic makeup is one of the best creations of instant evolution. It gives rise to a body plan that is aerodynamic enough to fly,…
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