astrophysics
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Piece Of A Comet Found Tucked Inside Meteorite
Scientists have found a cometary building block in an unexpected place: deep inside a meteorite, according to a new paper.
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This Is The First Photo Of A Black Hole
Abandon all hope, ye who enter here: Scientists have presented the first-ever image of a black hole.
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Collecting Samples From Asteroid Bennu May Be Harder Than NASA Realised, New Findings Suggest
NASA scientists have released a boatload of data from OSIRIS-REx, the spacecraft orbiting the asteroid Bennu. There are lots of interesting results—and some potential unforeseen challenges when it comes to collecting a sample.
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Physicists Propose Hunting For Signs Of Dark Matter In Ancient Minerals
Physicists typically build large, complex experiments to hunt for dark matter particles coming from outer space, but what if clues to its existence have been hiding inside the Earth all along? One group of physicists proposes hunting for signs of it in ancient minerals, such as olivine or gypsum, that formed in the Earth’s mantle…