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Nearby Star's Song Shakes Up Astronomy With 'Long-Lost Tuning Fork'
In the new study, however, astronomers used the cutting-edge "Keck Planet Finder" (KPF) instrument as the W. M. Keck ...
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Astrophysicists Track Down the Mysterious Cosmic Origins of Gold and Other Heavy Metals in Our Galaxy
Researchers suggest powerful bursts from magnetars—collapsed stars with strong magnetic fields—may have contributed up to 10 ...
Observations shed more light on properties of X-ray pulsar RX J0032.9-7348
Astronomers have employed the Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array (NuSTAR) and the Neutron Star Interior Composition ...
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LSU scientists are helping solve one of physics' biggest questions. Here's why it matters.
Scientists have puzzled over the origin of elements heavier than iron since the 1950s. Recently, LSU astrophysicist Eric ...
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Physicists create groundbreaking atomic clock that's off by less than 1 second every 100 million years
The National Institute of Standards and Technology's new cesium fountain clock is one of the most precise atomic clocks ever ...