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A New Approach to Tilting Uranus
How do you tilt Uranus all the way on its side? A circumplanetary disk might do the trick.
The Habitability of Our Closest Neighbor
Is Proxima Centauri b habitable?
Table Salt detected on Europa!
Using a spectrometer on the Hubble Space Telescope, astronomers have detected sodium chloride, a.k.a., table salt, on the surface of Europa!
Through the Lens: Milky Matter Magnifies Magellanic Motion
How does one go about detecting dark matter-only structures in the Milky Way? Look at velocity corrections of stars far beyond our galaxy, in the Magellanic clouds!
Making your classroom accessible for diverse learners
Do common curricula used in physics classrooms follow the principles of Universal Design? Today’s article, written by Nick Young of PERbites, details the findings of just such an investigation and reports possible modifications to improve accessibility of physics education.
Baby Stars, X-rays, and Planets: How are they Related?
The answer may surprise you…
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