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On the 50th anniversary of the discovery of a close connection between star formation in galaxies and their infrared and radio radiation, researchers have now deciphered the underlying physics.
Jun 29th, 2022
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An international group of researchers reports the first identification iso-propanol in interstellar space, a substance which is used as a sanitizer on Earth. Iso-propanol is the largest alcohol detected so far, demonstrating the increasing complexity of members of one of the most abundant classes of molecule that can be found in space.
Jun 28th, 2022
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A tenacious star validates a revised model of supernovae.
Jun 23rd, 2022
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A new citizen science project allows volunteers to play an important role in helping scientists learn more about the atmosphere on Jupiter. Citizen scientists can help astrophysicists categorize tens of thousands of stunning images taken from the Juno spacecraft with just a web browser.
Jun 23rd, 2022
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Researchers were able to use the unique subtle flickering of the bright glow of orbiting gas to construct the most accurate model to date of our own galaxy's central black hole, providing insight into properties such as its structure and motion.
Jun 22nd, 2022
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Scientists evaluated how the atomic structure of magnesium germanate changes under extremely high pressures. They discovered that the mineral adopted the structure of a compound called thorium phosphide. This, they think, could be an important component of the deep interiors of large, rocky extrasolar planets.
Jun 22nd, 2022
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The extremely salty, very cold, and almost oxygen-free environment under the permafrost of Lost Hammer Spring in Canada's High Arctic is the one that most closely resembles certain areas on Mars. So, if you want to learn more about the kinds of life forms that could once have existed - or may still exist - on Mars, this is a good place to look.
Jun 22nd, 2022
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Astronomers have identified five examples of a new class of stellar system. They're not quite galaxies and only exist in isolation.
Jun 17th, 2022
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Astronomers have discovered one of the youngest known neutron stars - possibly as young as only 14 years. The dense remnant of a supernova explosion was revealed when bright radio emission powered by the pulsar's powerful magnetic field emerged from behind a thick shell of debris from the explosion.
Jun 16th, 2022
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Finding forming planets is a tough but important job for astronomers: Only three planets have ever been discovered caught in the process of forming, and the most recent of these was found just weeks ago.
Jun 15th, 2022
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Just 33 light years from Earth, the system appears to host two rocky, Earth-sized planets.
Jun 15th, 2022
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Galaxy formation models simulate how galaxies would grow from tiny fluctuations in dark matter early in the history of the universe into galaxies like we might observe today.
Jun 15th, 2022
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Astronomers have imaged the debris disk of the nearby star HD 53143 at millimeter wavelengths for the first time, and it looks nothing like they expected.
Jun 14th, 2022
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Event provides new evidence that traveling stars can form binary systems.
Jun 14th, 2022
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Scientists have found that old and fast spinning neutron stars called millisecond pulsars could be responsible for an unexplained signal from the center of our Milky Way.
Jun 13th, 2022
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The Hubble Space Telescope has, for the first time ever, provided direct evidence for a lone black hole drifting through interstellar space by a precise mass measurement of the phantom object.
Jun 10th, 2022
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Astronomers have found a group of stars in the Milky Way disk, that are most likely remnants from an unknown baby galaxy that was swallowed by the Milky Way over 10 billion years ago. Nothing like it has been discovered in the galaxy disk before.
Jun 10th, 2022
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Brown dwarfs are mysterious astronomical objects that fill the gap between the heaviest planets and the lightest stars, with a mix of stellar and planetary characteristics. Due to this hybrid nature, these puzzling objects are crucial to improve our understanding of both stars and giant planets.
Jun 9th, 2022
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