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Founded in 2014, the Simons Society of Fellows is a community of scholars that encourages intellectual interactions across disciplines and across research centers in the New York City area.
Senior Fellows are distinguished scientists based in New York City. Junior Fellows are outstanding young scientists who receive support from the foundation for three years to conduct independent research at an institution of higher learning in New York City, with no teaching obligations.
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In a new study, scientists at the Flatiron Institute's Center for Computational Astrophysics have found evidence that certain rare sizes of planets become more common over time, as gas planets shrink down to unveil their rocky cores.
The rare form of the element found on the Pacific seabed points to its violent birth in colliding stars.
A new study offers evidence that at least some organic matter from interstellar space can seed the disks around newborn stars to provide potential ingredients for life on new planets.
Physics has long looked to harmony to explain the beauty of the Universe. But what if dissonance yields better insights?
