Building blocks for RNA-based life abound at center of our galaxy
According to this scenario, life on Earth was originally based on RNA only, and DNA and protein enzymes evolved later.
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Joseph Shavit
Apr 24, 2022
Moon-based telescopes could explain the birth of our universe
Earth-based telescopes that look that far back to the big bang (BB) 13.8 billion years ago are unable to resolve the relevant details.
Joshua Shavit
Apr 16, 2022
Breaking news from the dawn of the universe
Researchers have identified a distant object with properties that lie in-between those of a galaxy and those of a so-called quasar.
Joseph Shavit
Apr 8, 2022
Scientists have spotted the farthest galaxy ever
An international team of astronomers has spotted the most distant astronomical object ever: a galaxy some 13.5 billion light-years away.
Joseph Shavit
Jan 23, 2022
MIT physicists first to detect exotic 'X' particles from the 'Big Bang'
In the chaos before the Big Bang cooled, a fraction of the quarks and gluons collided randomly to form short-lived "X" particles.
Joshua Shavit
Sep 23, 2021
Cosmic Dawn answers astronomy's greatest cosmic mysteries
For astronomers, the ability to observe the Cosmic Dawn represents an opportunity to answer the most enduring cosmic mysteries.
Joshua Shavit
Sep 11, 2021
NASA's next space telescope to launch in December
The James Webb Space Telescope, which astronomers hope will herald a new era of discovery, will launch on December 18, 2021.
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