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WashU physics team helps NASA probe the enduring mysteries of dark matter

Galaxies, including the one we call home, are within halos of dark matter. But what exactly dark matter is remains something of a mystery. A research team from Washington University is part of a ...
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Committee on Astronomy and Astrophysics

The Committee on Astronomy and Astrophysics (CAA) provides an independent, authoritative forum for identifying and discussing issues in astronomy and astrophysics with the research community, ...

Astronomers reveal spectacular birthplace of cosmic buckyballs

Fifteen years after Western astronomers first discovered "buckyballs" in space (soccer ball-shaped molecules that resemble a ...
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NASA Roman Space Telescope Completed in Md., Aims to Answer Essential Astrophysics Questions

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) announced the completion of a telescope designed to investigate exoplanets and dark matter in photos released Dec. 4, 2025. The Roman ...
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Physicists Have a Major Problem With the Universe

Two steps forward, one step back. The post Physicists Have a Major Problem With the Universe appeared first on Futurism.
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How telescopes help ‘see’ the past, according to an astronomer

Thousands of galaxies, each containing billions of stars, are in this 2022 photo taken by the James Webb Space Telescope. [Photo: NASA/ESA/CSA/STScI] BY The Conversation Curious Kids is a series for ...
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Primitive star offers rare window into the dawn of our universe

Studying the star, called SDSS J0715-7334, could give astronomers insights into how the universe's first stars were formed ...