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Rare Space Dust Reveals a Shocking Link Between Very Different

Dr AF Saeed Dr AF Saeed 26th August 2025

Scientists studying asteroids found that two seemingly unrelated types share a strange dusty coating of troilite. By using polarization of light instead of traditional spectra, Joe Masiero uncovered evidence that these space rocks may have Read More

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Scientists Think This Star Could Be the Next Supernova –

Dr AF Saeed Dr AF Saeed 26th August 2025

A red supergiant star has blown an enormous bubble of gas and dust, baffling astronomers. The structure, as massive as the Sun and larger than our solar system, formed in a sudden eruption thousands of Read More

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Can Dark Matter Turn Giant Planets Into Black Holes? –

Dr AF Saeed Dr AF Saeed 24th August 2025

Scientists’ model indicates that dark matter inside gas giants could collapse into black holes detectable by observation. Astronomers have identified more than 5,000 planets orbiting stars outside our solar system. These distant worlds, known as exoplanets, Read More

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Astronomers Just Uncovered the Secret Fuel Behind Giant Stars –

Dr AF Saeed Dr AF Saeed 24th August 2025

How do the universe’s biggest stars get so massive, when their own powerful radiation should blast away incoming material? Astronomers using the ALMA telescope in Chile have uncovered a surprising answer: vast “cosmic streamers” Read More

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NASA’s Webb Telescope Discovers 300 Mysterious Objects That Shouldn’t Exist

Dr AF Saeed Dr AF Saeed 23rd August 2025

Drawing on observations from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, researchers at the University of Missouri have identified 300 unusual candidates for early galaxies. In a recent study, researchers from the University of Missouri examined distant Read More