Ivan Farkas

Live Science Contributor

Ivan is a long-time writer who loves learning about technology, history, culture, and just about every major “ology” from “anthro” to “zoo.” Ivan also dabbles in internet comedy, marketing materials, and industry insight articles. An exercise science major, when Ivan isn’t staring at a book or screen he’s probably out in nature or lifting progressively heftier things off the ground. Ivan was born in sunny Romania and now resides in even-sunnier California. 

Latest articles by Ivan Farkas

A region of space mostly filled with background galaxies, with one prominent star at upper left. A large blob of purple haze occupies much of the field. Within the purple region, an unremarkable area is outlined with a dashed white circle.

Hubble telescope discovers 'Cloud-9,' a dark and rare 'failed galaxy' that's unlike anything seen before

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Astronomers have revealed a new type of cosmic object called Cloud-9 — a dim, starless gas cloud anchored by a massive dark matter halo that may be the first-confirmed failed galaxy.

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Astronomy

'Unprecedented' protoplanet collision spotted in 'Eye of Sauron' star system just 25 light-years from Earth

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Scientists watching the nearby Fomalhaut star system have directly seen two protoplanets smash together for the first time. Then, they saw it happen again.

Astronomy

This bright star will soon die in a nuclear explosion — and could be visible in Earth's daytime skies

By Ivan Farkas published

The bright binary star system V Sagittae will flare up multiple times before finally going supernova within the next 100 years. When it explodes, it could be visible to the naked eye even in sunlit skies.

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Astronomy
Athletic couple weight training in lunge position at health club.

Who needs more exercise: Women or men?

By Ivan Farkas published

Do the benefits of exercise differ by sex? The answer is yes, evidence suggests.

Exercise