Earth and Space

The cannonball star

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An unusual ‘cannonball star’ has been observed travelling at more than 1.54 million km per hour. The astrophysicists who observed the star believe it may have been ejected from a binary system in a supernova and carries traces of carbon formed in the exploded star.

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The ‘cannonball star’

S. Lewin, 26th January, 2016, Superfast “Cannonball” Star Likely Blasted from Supernova, Scientific American Website, https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/superfast-cannonball-star-likely-blasted-from-supernova/

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RESEARCH REVIEW Earth and Space

Some students confuse the cause and effect of winter by saying that it is cold in the winter because of plants

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Some students explain the phases of the Moon being caused by the Sun casting a shadow on the Moon

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Most students think that it is cold in the winter because the Sun is further away from the Earth

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