“Our latest discovery helps solve a 20-year cosmic mystery,” co-lead author Daniel Whalen from the University of Portsmouth's ...

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A Colorado professor believes astrophysics is steeped in systemic racism and White supremacy. Natalie Gosnell, a professor of physics at Colorado College, wants to take an unorthodox approach to teach ...

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