The pirate of the southern skies

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Astronomers have observed the active star-forming region NGC 2467 -- sometimes referred to as the Skull and Crossbones Nebula. The new image was captured as part of the ESO Cosmic Gems Programme, which makes use of the rare occasions when observing conditions are not suitable for gathering scientific data.
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Crater from asteroid that killed the dinosaurs reveals how broken rocks can flow like liquid

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The same process that allows rock to flow like liquid during impact events allows 'peak rings' to form in large craters.
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Gravitational waves could soon accurately measure universe's expansion

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Scientists estimate that given how quickly LIGO researchers saw the first neutron star collision, they could have a very accurate measurement of the rate of the expansion of the universe within five to 10 years.
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New insight into why galaxies stop forming stars

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Galaxy clusters are rare regions of the universe consisting of hundreds of galaxies containing trillions of stars. It has long been known that when a galaxy falls into a cluster, star formation is fairly rapidly shut off in a process known as 'quenching.' A new study has made the best measurement yet of the quenching timescale, measuring how it varies across 70 percent of the history of the universe.
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