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Space Telescope Gaia Sent Into 'Retirement' But Legacy Endures
Europe's Gaia space telescope was powered down and sent into "retirement" on Thursday after a decade revealing the secrets of the Milky Way, but its observations will fuel discoveries for decades to come.
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Chinese Firm Introduces Manus AI, a General Purpose AI Agent Said to Outperform OpenAI’s DeepResearch
Manus AI, an artificial intelligence (AI) agent developed by the AI firm Monica, was introduced last week. China based 'The Butterfly Effect' is Monica's parent company, and called Manus a general AI agent that can handle a wide range of tasks of high complexity. After a video showcasing the capabilities of the AI agent was shared on social media p...
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Solar System’s Journey Through Orion Complex May Have Altered Earth’s Climate
Scientists have studied the solar system’s passage through the Orion complex, a dense region in space, around 14 million years ago. According to researchers, this movement may have compressed the heliosphere and increased interstellar dust reaching Earth. This dust could have influenced the planet’s climate and left traces in geological records...
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A Neptune-Like Exoplanet Is Racing Through Space at Record Speed
Scientists have detected an exoplanet racing through space at 1.2 million mph, making it the fastest known planet. The Neptune-sized world orbits a hypervelocity star, first hinted at in 2011 via gravitational microlensing. Astronomers, using Keck Observatory and Gaia data, have confirmed the system’s extreme speed, suggesting it may even leave t...
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A Star With a Planet May Be Racing Through the Galaxy at Record Speed
Astronomers have identified a potential record-breaking exoplanet system moving at 1.2 million mph. Detected through microlensing, the discovery suggests a low-mass star with an orbiting planet is racing through the Milky Way. Data from the Keck Observatory and ESA’s Gaia satellite indicate a high-speed celestial body that may eventually escape t...
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Astronomers Discover Rare Triple Black Hole System in Milky Way, Challenging Formation Theories
Astronomers has revealed a rare triple system in the Milky Way consisting of a black hole and two stars, known as V404 Cygni. Located approximately 8,000 light-years away, this system poses new questions about black hole formation, suggesting that they may arise through a less violent "direct collapse" process rather than the expected explosive eve...
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Milky Way and Andromedia Fated Collision Might Not Happen, Reveals New Study
Recent research has cast doubt on the certainty of the Milky Way-Andromeda galaxy collision, suggesting the event may not be as inevitable as once thought. Traditionally, astronomers have predicted that our galaxy would merge with Andromeda within the next 5 billion years, creating a new elliptical galaxy often referred to as "Milkomeda." However, ...
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Gaia Telescope Reportedly Discovers Hidden Moons Orbiting 350 Asteroids
Gaia’s recent data release reveals that over 350 asteroids, once believed to be solitary, have hidden moons. This discovery nearly doubles the known binary asteroid systems, highlighting Gaia’s ability to find new asteroid-moon pairs. The detailed observations from Gaia’s DR3 release offer a glimpse into the early solar system and asteroid fo...
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Ancient Stars Found Near Sun Suggest Milky Way is Older Than Previously Thought
The discovery of 13 billion-year-old stars near the Sun challenges previous understandings of the Milky Way's formation, suggesting that our galaxy's history may be far older than once believed.
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Astronomers Discover Largest Black Hole In Milky Way: Study
The black hole, named c, was discovered "by chance" from data collected by the European Space Agency's Gaia mission.
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Stars With A Taste For Planets? Study Suggests One In 12 Might Have Swallowed A World
A recent study reveals that approximately one out of every twelve stars in the universe could possess the capability to consume a planet.
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How Universe Evolved? New Methodology Throws Fresh Light
In this latest study, researchers used data from the Gaia spacecraft to recalibrate the brightness of pulsating stars known as Cepheids.
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Oldest Planetary Debris Found In Milky Way: Study
Two peculiar white dwarfs seen by the European Space Agency's GAIA space observatory were modelled for this study.
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Scientists Find Closest Black Hole To Earth, Right In Our Cosmic Back Yard
By using the International Gemini Observatory, astronomers have uncovered the closest-known black hole to Earth.
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Study Says Sun Has Reached Middle Age, Explains What Happens In Future
A recent research conducted by the European Space Agency (ESA) has claimed that the Sun has reached its middle age, estimated at 4.57 billion years.
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Space Telescope Gaia Sent Into 'Retirement' But Legacy Endures
Europe's Gaia space telescope was powered down and sent into "retirement" on Thursday after a decade revealing the secrets of the Milky Way, but its observations will fuel discoveries for decades to come.
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Chinese Firm Introduces Manus AI, a General Purpose AI Agent Said to Outperform OpenAI’s DeepResearch
Manus AI, an artificial intelligence (AI) agent developed by the AI firm Monica, was introduced last week. China based 'The Butterfly Effect' is Monica's parent company, and called Manus a general AI agent that can handle a wide range of tasks of high complexity. After a video showcasing the capabilities of the AI agent was shared on social media p...
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Solar System’s Journey Through Orion Complex May Have Altered Earth’s Climate
Scientists have studied the solar system’s passage through the Orion complex, a dense region in space, around 14 million years ago. According to researchers, this movement may have compressed the heliosphere and increased interstellar dust reaching Earth. This dust could have influenced the planet’s climate and left traces in geological records...
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A Neptune-Like Exoplanet Is Racing Through Space at Record Speed
Scientists have detected an exoplanet racing through space at 1.2 million mph, making it the fastest known planet. The Neptune-sized world orbits a hypervelocity star, first hinted at in 2011 via gravitational microlensing. Astronomers, using Keck Observatory and Gaia data, have confirmed the system’s extreme speed, suggesting it may even leave t...
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A Star With a Planet May Be Racing Through the Galaxy at Record Speed
Astronomers have identified a potential record-breaking exoplanet system moving at 1.2 million mph. Detected through microlensing, the discovery suggests a low-mass star with an orbiting planet is racing through the Milky Way. Data from the Keck Observatory and ESA’s Gaia satellite indicate a high-speed celestial body that may eventually escape t...
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Astronomers Discover Rare Triple Black Hole System in Milky Way, Challenging Formation Theories
Astronomers has revealed a rare triple system in the Milky Way consisting of a black hole and two stars, known as V404 Cygni. Located approximately 8,000 light-years away, this system poses new questions about black hole formation, suggesting that they may arise through a less violent "direct collapse" process rather than the expected explosive eve...
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Milky Way and Andromedia Fated Collision Might Not Happen, Reveals New Study
Recent research has cast doubt on the certainty of the Milky Way-Andromeda galaxy collision, suggesting the event may not be as inevitable as once thought. Traditionally, astronomers have predicted that our galaxy would merge with Andromeda within the next 5 billion years, creating a new elliptical galaxy often referred to as "Milkomeda." However, ...
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Gaia Telescope Reportedly Discovers Hidden Moons Orbiting 350 Asteroids
Gaia’s recent data release reveals that over 350 asteroids, once believed to be solitary, have hidden moons. This discovery nearly doubles the known binary asteroid systems, highlighting Gaia’s ability to find new asteroid-moon pairs. The detailed observations from Gaia’s DR3 release offer a glimpse into the early solar system and asteroid fo...
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Ancient Stars Found Near Sun Suggest Milky Way is Older Than Previously Thought
The discovery of 13 billion-year-old stars near the Sun challenges previous understandings of the Milky Way's formation, suggesting that our galaxy's history may be far older than once believed.
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Astronomers Discover Largest Black Hole In Milky Way: Study
The black hole, named c, was discovered "by chance" from data collected by the European Space Agency's Gaia mission.
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Stars With A Taste For Planets? Study Suggests One In 12 Might Have Swallowed A World
A recent study reveals that approximately one out of every twelve stars in the universe could possess the capability to consume a planet.
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How Universe Evolved? New Methodology Throws Fresh Light
In this latest study, researchers used data from the Gaia spacecraft to recalibrate the brightness of pulsating stars known as Cepheids.
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Oldest Planetary Debris Found In Milky Way: Study
Two peculiar white dwarfs seen by the European Space Agency's GAIA space observatory were modelled for this study.
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Scientists Find Closest Black Hole To Earth, Right In Our Cosmic Back Yard
By using the International Gemini Observatory, astronomers have uncovered the closest-known black hole to Earth.
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Study Says Sun Has Reached Middle Age, Explains What Happens In Future
A recent research conducted by the European Space Agency (ESA) has claimed that the Sun has reached its middle age, estimated at 4.57 billion years.
