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Cosmic Web

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An international team of astronomers using NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has created the first three-dimensional map of the large-scale distribution of dark matter in the universe. The map stretches halfway back to the beginning of the universe and shows how dark matter has grown increasingly clumpy as it collapses under gravity. Image above: The top “sliced”... »

Stellar Rubble May Be Planetary Building Blocks

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This artist’s concept depicts a pulsar, which is a type of dead star, as well as the surrounding disk of rubble discovered by NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope. The pulsar, called 4U 0142+61, was once a massive star until about 100,000 years ago when it blew up in a supernova explosion and scattered dusty debris... »

Search for Earth-like planets. We need to move!!

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To search for Earth-like planets that might harbor life, the proposed Terrestrial Planet Finder will use multiple telescopes working together to take family portraits of stars and their orbiting planets and determine which planets may have the right chemistry to sustain life. The mission will study all aspects of planets, from their formation... »

The Dark Energy and Supernovae

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I have heard the dark planet and the dark force from Star Wars and other scientific fictions, now we have the dark energy. Roughly 70% of the universe is made of dark energy. Dark matter makes up about 25%. Our “normal” matter is just a small fraction of the universe!What is the dark energy?... »

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Can we prevent Alzheimer's Disease?

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Alzheimer’s disease is still destroying people’s brains. The cause remains unknown. Around the world, there will be walks to raise money for medical research.... »