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Mysterious Cosmic 'Dark Flow' Tracked Deeper into Universe
(PhysOrg.com) -- Distant galaxy clusters mysteriously stream at a million miles per hour along a path roughly centered on the southern constellations Centaurus and Hydra. A new study led by ...
22 hours ago from PhysOrg
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Study validates general relativity on cosmic scale, existence of dark matter
An analysis of more than 70,000 galaxies by University of California, Berkeley, University of Zurich and Princeton University physicists demonstrates that the universe - at least up to a distance ...
Wed 10 Mar 10 from PhysOrg
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Einstein Was Right: General Relativity Confirmed
Score one more for Einstein. A new study has confirmed his theory of general relativity works on extremely large scales.
Wed 10 Mar 10 from SPACE.com
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Scientists discover 'catastrophic event' behind the halt of star birth in early galaxy formation
Scientists have found evidence of a catastrophic event they believe was responsible for halting the birth of stars in a galaxy in the early Universe.
Tue 9 Mar 10 from PhysOrg
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Astronomers Confirm Pair of White Dwarfs as the Fastest Orbiting Stars Known
Astronomers have reported the fastest known orbiting pair of stars ever known, a finding that challenges binary star formation models and could help uncover elusive gravitational waves.
Tue 9 Mar 10 from SPACE.com
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Co-orbital restricted three-body problem and its application
Researchers from China and Germany have shown an approximate semi-analytical solution for the planar co-orbital circular restricted three-body problem, which has been applied to the motion of ...
Wed 10 Mar 10 from Eurekalert
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Gone With the Galactic Wind: 10 Years of Chandra X-ray Observations Reveal Galaxy Secrets
(PhysOrg.com) -- When NASA launched its Chandra X-ray observing telescope into orbit in 1999, astronomers didn`t know much about the galactic winds made of wispy, multi-million-degree gas clouds ...
Mon 8 Mar 10 from PhysOrg
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A hex on star colors
The website called Today I Found Out has an interesting post on Sun ...
18 hours ago from Discover Magazine
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The fifth GLOBE at night is on!
How often do you go outside and look up? I mean really, just look up at ...
18 hours ago from Discover Magazine
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Untapped U.S. Reserves Could Safeguard Future Tech Innovation
The U.S. has its own largely untapped reserves of rare earths that could safeguard future tech innovation.
Tue 9 Mar 10 from FOXNews
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