Ryan F. Mandelbaum
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The Fate Of A Dark Matter Theory Hinges On These Unidentified X-Rays
Despite decades of searching, no one has yet cracked the mystery of dark matter. One hypothesis to explain it relies on strange x-rays emanating from distant galaxies and galaxy clusters, but a new paper appears to rule out dark matter as producing these mysterious x-rays.
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Life Is Thriving 2,600 Feet Beneath The Seafloor
You won’t see many living things above the ocean surface hundreds of miles southeast of Madagascar—an albatross or the occasional fishing vessel may break up the hours of solitude. But beneath the surface, lava from Earth’s mantle has uplifted a long, underwater mountain range with a flat top extending 5 kilometres above the seafloor. Its…
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Hubble Telescope Detects Unthinkable Quasar Tsunamis
Scientists using the Hubble Space Telescope have detected quasars sending outbursts of energy roaring through their galaxies, according to new research.
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And Now For Some Good News: The InSight Heat Flow Probe Is Digging Again
Maybe today you need a little bit of good news. Well, we’ve got some: The Mars InSight heat flow probe seems to be descending into the planet once again.