A new study suggests that Pluto and other large Kuiper belt objects started out with liquid oceans which have been slowly freezing over time. …read more Source:: Science
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Spitzer telescope reveals the precise timing of a black hole dance
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•Scientists have finally figured out the precise timing of a complicated dance between two enormous black holes, revealing hidden details about the physical characteristics of these mysterious cosmic objects. …read more Source:: Science
Bumble bees can experience an object using one sense and later recognize it using another
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•The ability to recognize objects across different senses is present in the tiny brains of an insect, researchers have discovered. …read more Source:: Science
Sand dunes can ‘communicate’ with each other
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•Even though they are inanimate objects, sand dunes can ‘communicate’ with each other. A team from the University of Cambridge has found that as they move, sand dunes interact with …read more Source:: Science
Hard as a diamond? Scientists predict new forms of superhard carbon
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•Superhard materials can slice, drill and polish other objects. Now, science is opening the door to the development of new materials with these seductive qualities. Researchers have used computational techniques …read more Source:: Science
‘Spider-like senses’ could help autonomous machines see better
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•Researchers are building ‘spidey senses’ into the shells of autonomous cars and drones so that they could detect and avoid objects better. …read more Source:: Science
Crater counts on Pluto, Charon show small Kuiper Belt objects surprisingly rare
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•Using New Horizons data from the Pluto-Charon flyby in 2015, scientists have indirectly discovered a distinct and surprising lack of very small objects in the Kuiper Belt. The evidence for …read more Source:: Science
Old stars live longer than we thought
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•The type of stars we refer to, which cannot be seen by the naked eye, officially up to now the objects which have suffered the greatest loss of mass. But …read more Source:: Science
A thousand new objects and phenomena in night sky
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•The Zwicky Transient Facility, based at the Palomar Observatory, has identified over a thousand new objects and phenomena in the night sky, including more than 1,100 new supernovae and 50 …read more Source:: Science
New 3D printer shapes objects with rays of light
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•A new 3D printer uses light to transform gooey liquids into complex solid objects in only a matter of minutes. The printer can create objects that are smoother, more flexible …read more Source:: Science