Red Alert: massive stars sound warning they are about to go supernova
Astronomers have devised an 'early warning' system to sound the alert when a massive star is about to end its life in a supernova explosion.
Oct 13th, 2022
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Baffling 'spiderweb' star is a nesting binary - not an alien megastructure
A bizarre image of the distant star known as WR140 surrounded by concentric geometric ripples, captured by the James Webb Space Telescope, has baffled astronomers worldwide - even triggering frenzied internet speculation that it might be evidence of an alien megastructure light-years across.
Oct 12th, 2022
Read moreBlack hole spews out material years after shredding star
Astronomers have observed a black hole burping up stellar remains years after it shredded and consumed the star.
Oct 12th, 2022
Read moreRevealing the mysteries of the universe under the skin of an atomic nucleus
Massive neutron stars colliding in space are thought to be able to create precious metals such as gold and platinum. The properties of these stars are still an enigma, but the answer may lie beneath the skin of one of the smallest building blocks on Earth - an atomic nucleus of lead.
Oct 12th, 2022
Read moreBroccoli gas: A better way to find life in space
Broccoli, along with many other plants and microorganisms, emit gases to help them expel toxins. Scientists believe these gases could provide compelling evidence of life on other planets.
Oct 12th, 2022
Read moreNASA confirms DART mission impact changed asteroid's motion in space
Analysis of data obtained over the past two weeks by NASA's Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) investigation team shows the spacecraft's kinetic impact with its target asteroid, Dimorphos, successfully altered the asteroid's orbit.
Oct 12th, 2022
Read moreAstronomers find a 'cataclysmic' pair of stars with the shortest orbit yet
The stars circle each other every 51 minutes, confirming a decades-old prediction.
Oct 5th, 2022
Read moreSpin flips show how galaxies grow from the cosmic web
The alignment between galaxy spins and the large-scale structure of the universe reveals the processes by which different components of galaxies form.
Oct 5th, 2022
Read moreNew evidence for liquid water beneath the south polar ice cap of Mars
An international team of researchers has revealed new evidence for the possible existence of liquid water beneath the south polar ice cap of Mars.
Oct 1st, 2022
Read moreMilky Way's graveyard of dead stars found
The first map of the 'galactic underworld' - a chart of the corpses of once massive suns that have since collapsed into black holes and neutron stars - has revealed a graveyard that stretches three times the height of the Milky Way, and that almost a third of the objects have been flung out from the galaxy altogether.
Sep 30th, 2022
Read moreWebb reveals a galaxy sparkling with the universe's oldest star clusters
Using the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have identified the most distant globular clusters ever discovered. These dense groups of millions of stars may be relics that contain the first and oldest stars in the universe.
Sep 29th, 2022
Read moreSynthetic lava in the lab aids exoplanet exploration
A multidisciplinary group of researchers has modeled and synthesized lava in the laboratory as the kinds of rock that may form on far-away exoplanets. They developed 16 types of surface compositions as a starter catalog for finding volcanic worlds that feature fiery landscapes and oceans of magma.
Sep 28th, 2022
Read moreDART mission hits asteroid in first-ever planetary defense test
After 10 months flying in space, NASA's Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) - the world's first planetary defense technology demonstration - successfully impacted its asteroid target on Monday, the agency's first attempt to move an asteroid in space.
Sep 27th, 2022
Read moreAstronomers map distances to 56,000 galaxies, largest-ever catalog
Aresearch team assembled the largest-ever compilation of high-precision galaxy distances, called Cosmicflows-4.
Sep 26th, 2022
Read moreLayering, not liquid: Astronomers explain Mars' watery reflections
A group of astronomers believe bright reflections beneath the surface of Mars' South Pole are not necessarily evidence of liquid water, but instead geological layers.
Sep 26th, 2022
Read moreDozens of newly discovered gravitational lenses could reveal ancient galaxies and the nature of dark matter
Earlier this year a machine learning algorithm identified up to 5,000 potential gravitational lenses that could transform our ability to chart the evolution of galaxies since the Big Bang.
Sep 26th, 2022
Read moreMysterious ripples in the Milky Way were caused by a passing dwarf galaxy
Using data from the Gaia space telescope, a team has shown that large parts of the Milky Way's outer disk vibrate. The ripples are caused by a dwarf galaxy, now seen in the constellation Sagittarius, that shook our galaxy as it passed by hundreds of millions of years ago.
Sep 23rd, 2022
Read moreAnalysis of particles of the asteroid Ryugu delivers surprising results
Scientists discovered areas with a massive accumulation of rare earths and unexpected structures.
Sep 23rd, 2022
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