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Globular cluster billowing in the Galactic wind

Investigation of pulsars in 47 Tuc provides constraints on the magnetic field in the halo of the Milky Way

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Globular cluster 47 Tuc (upper right) and the Small Magellanic Cloud in the same field-of-view. The inset is a close-up of the cluster showing the detected magnetic field in a colour scale. The lines indicate the effect of the Galactic wind on the magnetic field.

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Andros, Bahamas

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Andros, Bahamas

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UBC student discovers 17 new planets, including potentially habitable, Earth-sized world

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Sizes of the 17 new planet candidates, compared to Mars, Earth, and Neptune. The planet in green is KIC-7340288 b, a rare rocky planet in the Habitable Zone.

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Looking at the Insides of Stars

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Artist’s impression of TESS observing planets orbiting a dwarf star.

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Satellite design applied to superyacht

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Satellite design applied to superyacht

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The most powerful black hole eruption in the Universe

Astronomers using ESA’s XMM-Newton and NASA’s Chandra X-ray space observatories, along with radio telescopes on ground, have spotted the aftermath of the most powerful explosion ever seen in the Universe.

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The most powerful black hole eruption in the Universe

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Ancient meteorite site on Earth could reveal new clues about Mars’ past

Study seeks understanding of how Mars may have once hosted oceans and life

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Jezero Crater, landing site for the upcoming Mars 2020 rover mission.

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Scientists Discover New Clue Behind Age-Related Diseases and Food Spoilage

Exotic molecule linked to ozone also at work in chronic diseases and cancers, and even the decomposition of food

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Our bodies and many of our favorite foods, including avocados, are made of organic molecules, such as unsaturated lipids, which are important building blocks for cell walls.

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LIGO-Virgo Network Catches Another Neutron Star Collision

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GW190425 : Artist's impression of the binary neutron star merger observed by LIGO Livingston on April 25, 2019.

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Celestial Hourglass: Gemini South Telescope Captures Exquisite Planetary Nebula

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oir2006a – Gemini South Captures Planetary Nebula CVMP 1