Outer Space
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Massive volcanic outbursts on Jupiter’s moon Io: More common than thought?
Three massive volcanic eruptions occurred on Jupiter’s moon Io within a two-week period in August of last year. This led…
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Is the universe a bubble? Let’s check: Making the multiverse hypothesis testable
Perimeter Associate Faculty member Matthew Johnson and his colleagues are working to bring the multiverse hypothesis, which to some sounds…
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Astronomers bring the third dimension to a doomed star’s outburst
In the middle of the 19th century, the massive binary system Eta Carinae underwent an eruption that ejected at least…
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Mysterious ‘magic island’ appears on Saturn’s moon Titan
Now you don’t see it. Now, you do. And now you don’t see it again. Astronomers have discovered a bright,…
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Molecule vital for creating water exists in dying sun-like stars
Using ESA’s Herschel space observatory, astronomers have discovered that a molecule vital for creating water exists in the burning embers…
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