The new map includes around 1.3 million quasars from across the visible universe and could help scientists better understand the properties of dark matter.
Mar 18th, 2024
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The current theoretical model for the composition of the universe is that it's made of normal matter, dark energy and dark matter. A new study challenges this.
Mar 15th, 2024
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It looks like the same mechanism that breaks up airplane contrails might be at play in forming the clumps of hydrogen gas that ring the remnant of supernova 1987A.
Mar 13th, 2024
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Observations from Hubble and Webb rule out measurement errors, suggesting missing pieces in understanding the universe's evolution.
Mar 11th, 2024
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New technique can detect gravitational waves that oscillate just once every thousand years.
Mar 8th, 2024
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The James Webb Space Telescope makes one of the most unexpected findings within its first year of service: A high number of faint little red dots in the distant Universe could change the way we understand the genesis of supermassive black holes.
Mar 7th, 2024
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Open any astronomy textbook to the section on white dwarf stars and you'll likely learn that they are 'dead stars' that continuously cool down over time. New research is challenging this theory.
Mar 6th, 2024
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In a new study, investigators demonstrate the benefits of using deep learning to detect space objects, debris, and satellites in Low Earth Orbit.
Mar 6th, 2024
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Tthese observations provide key constraints on the potential oxygenation of Europa's subsurface ocean.
Mar 5th, 2024
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Up to a certain point, very luminous stars can have a positive effect on the formation of planets, but from that point on the radiation they emit can cause the material in protoplanetary discs to disperse.
Mar 1st, 2024
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Researchers have found water vapour in the disc around a young star exactly where planets may be forming.
Mar 1st, 2024
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Breakthrough discovery puts astronomers one step closer to solving the mystery of the origin of elements that are heavier than iron.
Feb 29th, 2024
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The James Webb Space Telescope has just obtained the first spectra of very low-mass galaxies less than a billion years after the Big Bang. A technological feat made possible by the unique combination of JWST sensitivity and the gravitational lensing effect of the Abell 2744 cluster.
Feb 28th, 2024
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White dwarfs cannibalize planets, leaving scars. Their magnetic fields play a key role, dragging planetary debris onto the stellar surface.
Feb 26th, 2024
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Physicists successfully detect weak gravitational pull on a tiny particle with new technique that uses levitating magnets.
Feb 23rd, 2024
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Scientists can finally show that a neutron star formed from our most well-studied supernova, SN 1987A. The breakthrough was made possible thanks to the James Webb telescope.
Feb 22nd, 2024
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This emerging battleground highlights the urgent need for robust cybersecurity measures to protect our space assets from sophisticated attacks that threaten global stability and security.
Feb 20th, 2024
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Astronomers report oscillation of our giant, gaseous neighbor.
Feb 20th, 2024
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