Tag: Find
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The Webb Telescope Can’t Find Alien Life Until Researchers Agree On This Fundamental Component
In June, astronomers reported a disappointing discovery: The James Webb Space Telescope failed to find a thick atmosphere around the rocky planet TRAPPIST-1 C, an exoplanet in one of the most tantalizing planetary systems in the search for alien life. The finding follows similar news regarding neighboring planet TRAPPIST-1 B, another planet in the TRAPPIST-1…
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Black Holes Could Be Hiding Out In Star Clusters Near Earth — Can We Find Them?
In the constellation Taurus, there is a cluster of a few hundred stars known as the Hyades. The cluster is just 150 light-years away, and it could be harboring a stellar-mass black hole. The idea of black holes lurking in star clusters is not new. Clusters often have large, bright stars that will eventually become…