astrophysics
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A New Way To Measure Cosmic Distance Could Help Solve A Frustrating Inconsistency About The Universe
We can add yet another way to measure the universe’s expansion onto the pile of controversy that could perhaps be the most exciting story in cosmology today.
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Astronomers Spot Unprecedented Flashes From Our Galaxy’s Black Hole
An attempt to prove Einstein’s hallmark theory of gravity revealed something even freakier: an unprecedented flash from the black hole at the centre of our galaxy.
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Another Study Finds Our Galaxy Is ‘Warped And Twisted’
A team of Polish astronomers has created the most accurate three-dimensional map of the Milky Way to date, revealing surprising distortions and irregularities along the galactic disk.
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Astronomers Think They’ve Spotted A Moon Forming Around An Exoplanet
Scientists have detected a signal around an exoplanet that might be the signature of a circumplanetary disk — a disk of debris that could one day form into exomoons.