Gravitational waves could prove the existence of the quark-gluon plasma
Computer models of merging neutron stars predicts how to tell when this happens.
Apr 30th, 2020
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Computer models of merging neutron stars predicts how to tell when this happens.
Apr 30th, 2020
Read moreAn international team of astronomers has captured fifteen images of the inner rims of planet-forming disks located hundreds of light years away. The images shed new light on how planetary systems are formed.
Apr 30th, 2020
Read moreUsing advanced techniques, scientists have detected organic compounds containing nitrogen in Martian meteorites which were ejected from Mars' surface some 15 million years ago, proving that evidence for early life can be preserved and detected today.
Apr 29th, 2020
Read moreCosmologists have gained new insights into the density and structure of matter in the Universe.
Apr 28th, 2020
Read moreA direct, observation-based test of one of the pillars of cosmology.
Apr 27th, 2020
Read moreTo commemorate three decades of scientific discoveries, this image is one of the most photogenic examples of the many turbulent stellar nurseries the telescope has observed during its 30-year lifetime.
Apr 24th, 2020
Read moreAfter spotting a curious pattern in scientific papers - they described exoplanets as being cooler than expected - astronomers have improved a mathematical model to accurately gauge the temperatures of planets from solar systems hundreds of light-years away.
Apr 24th, 2020
Read moreUnderstanding how atoms react under high-pressure conditions - a field known as high-energy-density physics - gives scientists valuable insights into the fields of planetary science, astrophysics, fusion energy, and national security.
Apr 24th, 2020
Read moreThe Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico is following an asteroid approaching Earth this week and while it poses no threat, it appears to know our planet is facing a pandemic.
Apr 23rd, 2020
Read moreFor the first time, the entire lunar surface has been completely mapped and uniformly classified. The lunar map, called the 'Unified Geologic Map of the Moon', will serve as the definitive blueprint of the moon's surface geology for future human missions and will be invaluable for the international scientific community, educators and the public-at-large.
Apr 23rd, 2020
Read moreModelling shows big galaxies get bigger by merging with smaller ones.
Apr 22nd, 2020
Read moreWhat astronomers thought was a planet beyond our solar system, has now seemingly vanished from sight. Astronomers now suggest that a full-grown planet never existed in the first place.
Apr 22nd, 2020
Read moreIn seeking to learn more about Neptune-like exoplanets, an international team of researchers has provided one of the first mineralogy lab studies for water-rich exoplanets.
Apr 22nd, 2020
Read moreFindings may change fundamental thinking about star system formation, dynamics.
Apr 20th, 2020
Read moreObservations have revealed for the first time that a star orbiting the supermassive black hole at the centre of the Milky Way moves just as predicted by Einstein's general theory of relativity. Its orbit is shaped like a rosette and not like an ellipse as predicted by Newton's theory of gravity.
Apr 16th, 2020
Read moreNew data throws more support behind the theory that neutrinos are the reason the universe is dominated by matter.
Apr 15th, 2020
Read morePhysicists demonstrate 'self-interacting dark matter' model can be tested using astronomical observations of Draco and Fornax.
Apr 15th, 2020
Read moreSatellite images from the BRITE mission document for the first time the complete development of a nova from eruption to maximum brightness and burn out.
Apr 14th, 2020
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