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Adding Dimension to Cassiopeia A
Adding Dimension to Cassiopeia A Astronomers have discovered a mysterious feature within the Cassiopeia A supernova remnant using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, nicknamed the “Green Monster.” The Green Monster is part of a puzzling network of ejecta filaments forming a web of oxygen-rich material. When combined with X-rays from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory, the […]
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Gas hunt may reveal signs of alien life on distant planets
Gas hunt may reveal signs of alien life on distant planets Researchers have identified a promising new way to detect life on faraway planets. Their approach hinges on worlds that look nothing like Earth and gases rarely considered in the search for extraterrestrials. In a new Astrophysical Journal Letters paper, the researchers describe these gases, […]
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