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Scientific American » Astrophysics
4d ago
A famous prediction that microchips improve exponentially over time can be applicable in unrelated developments, such as the technology used to discover colliding black holes ..read more
Scientific American » Astrophysics
4d ago
Wispy whorls on the moon’s surface are as lovely as they are strange. Scientists are starting to unravel their origins ..read more
Scientific American » Astrophysics
2w ago
Dark matter has turned out to be more elusive than physicists had hoped ..read more
Scientific American » Astrophysics
2w ago
A new explanation for the Wow! signal suggests it was a chance detection of a furious flare crashing into a hydrogen cloud. But some researchers doubt that this idea has truly cracked the case ..read more
Scientific American » Astrophysics
2w ago
Andromeda and the Milky Way may collide, or they may safely swing past each other. Time will tell ..read more
Scientific American » Astrophysics
3w ago
Surging solar activity means enormous sunspots are in the space-weather forecast. Here’s how to view them safely ..read more
Scientific American » Astrophysics
1M ago
NASA’s NEOWISE telescope has searched for asteroids, brown dwarfs and luminous galaxies. The spacecraft will soon burn up in Earth’s atmosphere ..read more
Scientific American » Astrophysics
1M ago
Space weather is heating up in our current solar cycle peak ..read more
Scientific American » Astrophysics
1M ago
There’s more than one way for a star to die. Some go with a whimper, and some go with a very, very big bang ..read more
Scientific American » Astrophysics
1M ago
Claims of alien starships visiting Earth always fall short, but people still fall for them ..read more