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June 15, 2024
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June 13, 2024 — The small footprint and dim light of white dwarfs, remnants of stars that have burned through their fuel, may make excellent backdrops for studying planets with enough water to harbor life. The trick ...
June 12, 2024 — Researchers used supercomputers to create nearly 4 million simulated images depicting the ...
June 11, 2024 — Clouds of gas in a distant galaxy are being pushed faster and faster -- at more than 10,000 miles per second -- out among neighboring stars by blasts of radiation from the supermassive black hole at the galaxy's center. It's a discovery that helps ...
June 11, 2024 — By combining forefront X-ray observations with state-of-the-art supercomputer simulations of the buildup of galaxies over cosmic history, researchers have provided the best modeling to date of the growth of the supermassive black holes found in the ...
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June 13, 2024 — This study discovered mini-Neptunes around four red dwarfs using observations from a global network of ground-based telescopes and the TESS space telescope. These four mini-Neptunes are close to ...
June 11, 2024 — As space travel becomes more frequent, a new biomarker tool was developed by an international team of researchers to help improve the growing field ...
June 11, 2024 — Scientists are peering into the past and uncovering new clues about the early universe. Since light takes a long time to travel through space, they are now able to see how galaxies looked billions of ...
June 11, 2024 — The structure and function of the kidneys is altered by space flight, with galactic radiation causing permanent damage that would jeopardise any mission to Mars, according to a new study led by ...
June 11, 2024 — Crater 2, located approximately 380,000 light years from Earth, is one of the largest satellite galaxies of the Milky Way. Extremely cold and with slow-moving stars, Crater 2 has low surface ...
June 10, 2024 — Astronomers have used new data from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope and the retired SOFIA (Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy) as well as archival data from other missions to revisit one ...
June 10, 2024 — Astronomers have discovered a rare hypervelocity L subdwarf star racing through the Milky Way. More remarkably, this star may be on a trajectory that causes it to leave the Milky Way ...
June 10, 2024 — Peering deeply into the cosmos, NASA's James Webb Space Telescope is giving scientists their first detailed glimpse of supernovae from a time when our universe was just a small fraction of its ...
June 10, 2024 — Astronomers have captured what appears to be a snapshot of a massive collision of giant asteroids in Beta Pictoris, a neighboring star system known for its early age and tumultuous planet-forming ...
June 10, 2024 — Astrophysicists calculate the likelihood that Earth was exposed to cold, harsh interstellar clouds, a phenomenon not previously considered in ...
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June 10, 2024 — An international team of planetary scientists has detected patches of water frost sitting atop the Tharsis volcanoes on Mars, which are not only the tallest volcanic mountains on the Red Planet but ...
June 10, 2024 — Astronomers have deciphered the formation history of young star clusters, some of which we can see with the naked eye at night. The team reports that most nearby young star clusters belong to only ...
June 10, 2024 — Astronomers observing exoplanet GJ 3470 b saw evidence of water, carbon dioxide, methane and sulfur dioxide. Astronomers hope the discovery of this exoplanet's sulfurous atmosphere will advance ...
June 10, 2024 — Odysseus, a tenacious lander built by the company Intuitive Machines, almost didn't make it to the moon. But an experiment aboard the spacecraft managed to capture an image of Earth as it might ...
June 7, 2024 — Researchers have provided a simple and comprehensive -- if less dramatic -- explanation for bright radar reflections initially interpreted as liquid water beneath the ice cap on Mars' south ...
June 6, 2024 — Research reveals a shocking discovery about the history of our universe: the Milky Way Galaxy's last major collision occurred billions of years later than previously ...
June 6, 2024 — In the first quintillionth of a second, the universe may have sprouted microscopic black holes with enormous amounts of nuclear charge, MIT physicists propose. The gravitational pull from these tiny, ...
June 5, 2024 — Scientists have detected what they believe to be a neutron star spinning at an unprecedentedly slow rate -- slower than any of the more than 3,000 radio emitting neutron stars measured to ...
June 5, 2024 — A rare exoplanet that should have been stripped down to bare rock by its nearby host star's intense radiation somehow grew a puffy atmosphere instead -- the latest in a string of discoveries ...
June 3, 2024 — Researchers call for strengthening existing planetary protection policies beyond the space surrounding Earth to include requirements for preserving the Lunar and Martian ...
May 31, 2024 — Mars has a distinct structure in its mantle and crust with discernible reservoirs, and this is known thanks to meteorites that scientists have analyzed. These results are important for understanding ...
May 30, 2024 — Combining a new imaging instrument with the powerful adaptive optics capabilities of the Large Binocular Telescope, astronomers have captured a volcanic event on Jupiter's moon Io at a ...
May 30, 2024 — New research demonstrated a possible formation mechanism of intermediate-mass black holes in globular clusters, star clusters that could contain tens of thousands or even millions of tightly packed ...
May 30, 2024 — Over the last two years, scientists have used NASA's James Webb Space Telescope to explore what astronomers refer to as Cosmic Dawn -- the period in the first few hundred million years after the ...
May 29, 2024 — The moon orbiting the asteroid Dinkinesh is actually two tiny moons stuck together. Collectively called 'Selam,' the two moonlets bring new insight into the complex processes behind ...
May 29, 2024 — Researchers have applied the well-understood and highly verified quantum field theory, usually applied to the study of the very small, to a new target, the early universe. Their exploration led to ...
May 29, 2024 — A new study may help redefine how scientists map the surface of the Moon, making the process more streamlined and precise than ever ...
May 28, 2024 — Scientists have come a step closer to identifying the mysterious origins of the 'slow' solar wind, using data collected during the Solar Orbiter spacecraft's first close journey to the ...
May 23, 2024 — Researchers have now seen the formation of three of the earliest galaxies in the universe, more than 13 billion years ago. The sensational discovery contributes important knowledge about the ...
May 23, 2024 — Astronomers have discovered a planet between the sizes of Earth and Venus only 40 light-years ...
Monday, June 10, 2024
- In a Significant First, Researchers Detect Water Frost on Solar System's Tallest Volcanoes
- Galactic Bloodlines: Many Nearby Star Clusters Originate from Only Three 'families'
- Small, Cool and Sulfurous Exoplanet May Help Write Recipe for Planetary Formation
- In New Experiment, Scientists Record Earth's Radio Waves from the Moon
Friday, June 7, 2024
Thursday, June 6, 2024
- Researchers Upend Theory About the Formation of the Milky Way Galaxy
- Exotic Black Holes Could Be a Byproduct of Dark Matter
Wednesday, June 5, 2024
- Scientists Detect Slowest-Spinning Radio Emitting Neutron Star Ever Recorded
- 'Weird' New Planet Retained Atmosphere Despite Nearby Star's Relentless Radiation
Monday, June 3, 2024
Friday, May 31, 2024
Thursday, May 30, 2024
- Glimpses of a Volcanic World: New Telescope Images of Jupiter's Moon Io Rival Those from Spacecraft
- Medium and Mighty: Intermediate-Mass Black Holes Can Survive in Globular Clusters
- NASA's James Webb Space Telescope Finds Most Distant Known Galaxy
Wednesday, May 29, 2024
- Moon Orbiting 'dinky' Asteroid Is Actually Two Tiny Moons Stuck Together
- The Case of the Missing Black Holes
- New Technique Offers More Precise Maps of the Moon's Surface
Tuesday, May 28, 2024
Thursday, May 23, 2024
- Birth of Universe's Earliest Galaxies Observed for First Time
- Intriguing Nearby World Sized Between Earth, Venus
- Planet Hunters Unveil Massive Catalog of Strange Worlds
- First Pictures from Euclid Satellite Reveal Billions of Orphan Stars
- Potentially Habitable 'exo-Venus' With Earth-Like Temperature Discovered
Wednesday, May 22, 2024
Tuesday, May 21, 2024
Monday, May 20, 2024
Wednesday, May 15, 2024
- Hubble Views the Dawn of a Sun-Like Star
- Detection of an Earth-Sized Exoplanet Orbiting the Ultracool Dwarf Star SPECULOOS-3
Tuesday, May 14, 2024
- WASP-193b, a Giant Planet With a Density Similar to That of Cotton Candy
- Researchers Discover the Universe's Oldest Stars in Our Own Galactic Backyard
Thursday, May 9, 2024
- Squeezed by Neighbors, Planet Glows With Molten Lava
- Astrophysicists Discover a Novel Method for Hunting the First Stars
Wednesday, May 8, 2024
Monday, May 6, 2024
- Venus Has Almost No Water: A New Study May Reveal Why
- Astronomers Observe Elusive Stellar Light Surrounding Ancient Quasars
- Hubble Views a Galaxy With a Voracious Black Hole
- New Discoveries About Jupiter's Magnetosphere
Thursday, May 2, 2024
Wednesday, May 1, 2024
Tuesday, April 30, 2024
- Webb Captures Top of Iconic Horsehead Nebula in Unprecedented Detail
- NASA's Webb Maps Weather on Planet 280 Light-Years Away
Monday, April 29, 2024
- Astronomers' Simulations Support Dark Matter Theory
- Probing the Effects of Interplanetary Space on Asteroid Ryugu
Wednesday, April 24, 2024
Tuesday, April 23, 2024
Monday, April 22, 2024
- To Find Life in the Universe, Look to Deadly Venus
- AI and Physics Combine to Reveal the 3D Structure of a Flare Erupting Around a Black Hole
- Giant Galactic Explosion Exposes Galaxy Pollution in Action
Wednesday, April 17, 2024
- Astronomers Uncover Methane Emission on a Cold Brown Dwarf
- 'Tube Map' Around Planets and Moons Made Possible by Knot Theory
Tuesday, April 16, 2024
Monday, April 15, 2024
Friday, April 12, 2024
- Physicists Solve Puzzle About Ancient Galaxy Found by Webb Telescope
- Brightest Gamma-Ray Burst of All Time Came from the Collapse of a Massive Star
- Stellar Winds of Three Sun-Like Stars Detected for the First Time
- Exoplanets True to Size
Thursday, April 11, 2024
Wednesday, April 10, 2024
Monday, April 8, 2024
- Telescope Detects Unprecedented Behavior from Nearby Magnetar
- Inexplicable Flying Fox Found in Hydra Galaxy Cluster
Friday, April 5, 2024
- CHEOPS Detects a 'rainbow' On an Exoplanet
- Neutron Stars Are Key to Understanding Elusive Dark Matter
Thursday, April 4, 2024
Wednesday, April 3, 2024
Thursday, March 28, 2024
Wednesday, March 27, 2024
- Astronomers Conduct First Search for Forming Planets With New Space Telescope
- Persistent Hiccups in a Far-Off Galaxy Draw Astronomers to New Black Hole Behavior
- Astronomers Unveil Strong Magnetic Fields Spiraling at the Edge of Milky Way's Central Black Hole
- Turbulence Within Solar Transients Imaged
- 'Cosmic Cannibals' Expel Jets Into Space at 40 Percent the Speed of Light
Tuesday, March 26, 2024
- Sleeping Supermassive Black Holes Awakened Briefly by Shredded Stars
- Tiniest 'starquake' Ever Detected
Monday, March 25, 2024
Friday, March 22, 2024
- Signs of Life Would Be Detectable in Single Ice Grain Emitted from Extraterrestrial Moons
- James Webb Space Telescope Captures the End of Planet Formation
Thursday, March 21, 2024
Wednesday, March 20, 2024
- High School Students Contribute to Exoplanet Discovery
- Scientists Find One of the Most Ancient Stars That Formed in Another Galaxy
- Astrophysicist's Research Could Provide a Hint in the Search for Dark Matter
Tuesday, March 19, 2024
Monday, March 18, 2024
Friday, March 15, 2024
Wednesday, March 13, 2024
- Cheers! NASA's Webb Finds Ethanol, Other Icy Ingredients for Worlds
- Explaining a Supernova's 'string of Pearls'
Monday, March 11, 2024
- Peering Into the Tendrils of NGC 604 With NASA's Webb
- Nasa’s Webb, Hubble Telescopes Affirm Universe’s Expansion Rate, Puzzle Persists
Thursday, March 7, 2024
Wednesday, March 6, 2024
- Finding New Physics in Debris from Colliding Neutron Stars
- Astronomers Spot Oldest 'dead' Galaxy Yet Observed
- Discovery Tests Theory on Cooling of White Dwarf Stars
Tuesday, March 5, 2024
- Space Tourism? Cosmic Radiation Exposure
- Groundbreaking Survey Reveals Secrets of Planet Birth Around Dozens of Stars
- What Makes Black Holes Grow and New Stars Form? Machine Learning Helps Solve the Mystery
Monday, March 4, 2024
- JWST Captures the End of Planet Formation
- Webb Unlocks Secrets of One of the Most Distant Galaxies Ever Seen
- Study Determines the Original Orientations of Rocks Drilled on Mars