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Death of a massive star and birth of compact neutron star binary

Posted: 11 Oct 2018 11:31 AM PDT

The unexpectedly gentle death of a massive star suggests that it was being robbed by a dense companion lurking out of sight.

Icy moon of Jupiter, Ganymede, shows evidence of past strike-slip faulting

Posted: 10 Oct 2018 07:55 AM PDT

A recently published study reveals Ganymede, an icy moon of Jupiter, appears to have undergone complex periods of geologic activity, specifically strike-slip tectonism, as is seen in Earth's San Andreas fault.