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Caroline Herschel Biography. The first woman to discover a comet, the first woman officially recognized in a scientific position, and the first woman to receive honorary membership into Britain’s prestigious Royal Society, Caroline Herschel made a significant contribution to the field … Continue reading
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The planet Uranus has a system of rings intermediate in complexity between the more extensive set around Saturn and the simpler systems around Jupiter and Neptune. The rings of Uranus were discovered on March 10, 1977, by James L. Elliot, … Continue reading
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(Huffington Post Science) Astronomers know that most supermassive black holes start out small and grow over time. But how does this growth occur? Researchers who have measured the spin of a supermassive black hole in a quasar—the shining core of … Continue reading
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