Astronomers 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
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Spin 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
Read moreAstronomers detect hot gas bubble swirling around the Milky Way's supermassive black hole
The finding helps us better understand the enigmatic and dynamic environment of our galaxy's supermassive black hole.
Sep 22nd, 2022
Read moreVirtual hiking map for Jezero Crater, the Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover landing site
Prospective Mars explorers can now take a hike around the landing site of NASA's Mars 2020 Perseverance rover with aninteractive maploaded with orbital imagery, terrain data as well as synthetic and real 3D panoramic views of Jezero crater and its surrounding area.
Sep 21st, 2022
Read moreCould a magnetar and a Be-Star be the source of Fast Radio Bursts?
Astrophysicists are one step closer to figuring out what Fast Radio Bursts (FRBs) are, thanks to an analysis of nearly 2000 bursts from a single source called FRB 20201124A.
Sep 21st, 2022
Read moreNew Webb image captures clearest view of Neptune's rings in decades
Not only has Webb captured the clearest view of this distant planet's rings in more than 30 years, but its cameras reveal the ice giant in a whole new light.
Sep 21st, 2022
Read moreMars is littered with 7,119 kg of human trash from 50 years of robotic exploration
Nations have sent 18 human-made objects to Mars over 14 separate missions. Many of these missions are still ongoing, but over the decades of Martian exploration, humankind has left behind many pieces of debris on the planet's surface.
Sep 20th, 2022
Read moreEarth-like exoplanets unlikely to be another 'pale blue dot'
It is tempting to assume that a second Earth would be just like ours, but new modelling results suggest that this is not likely to be the case.
Sep 20th, 2022
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