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Discovering structure in the outer corona (w/video)

Using advanced algorithms and data-cleaning techniques, scientists discovered never-before-detected, fine-grained structures in the outer corona - the Sun's million-degree atmosphere -- by analyzing images taken by NASA's STEREO spacecraft.

Jul 18th, 2018

How to fit a planet inside a computer: developing the Energy Exascale Earth system model

Researchers have developed a new simulation to help us learn more about Earth's present and future.

Jul 13th, 2018

Could gravitational waves reveal how fast our universe is expanding?

Signals from rare black hole-neutron star pairs could pinpoint rate at which universe is growing, researchers say.

Jul 12th, 2018

First evidence on the source of extragalactic particles

For the first time ever, scientists have determined the cosmic origin of highest-energy neutrinos.

Jul 12th, 2018

Hubble and Gaia team up to fuel cosmic conundrum

Using the power and synergy of two space telescopes, astronomers have made the most precise measurement to date of the universe's expansion rate.

Jul 12th, 2018

Rocky planet neighbor looks familiar, but is not Earth's twin

Detailed chemical abundances of the Ross 128 help us understand its exoplanet Ross 128 b.

Jul 10th, 2018

Plasma-spewing quasar shines light on universe's youth, early galaxy formation

Found: Quasar with the brightest radio emission ever observed in the early universe.

Jul 9th, 2018

Could one of Saturn's moons support life?

The discovery of complex molecules from one of Saturn's moons suggests that it could support life.

Jul 6th, 2018

The Gaia Sausage: The major collision that changed the Milky Way galaxy

This cosmic crash was a defining event in the early history of the Milky Way and reshaped the structure of our galaxy, fashioning both its inner bulge and its outer halo.

Jul 5th, 2018

Even phenomenally dense neutron stars fall like a feather

Einstein gets it right again.

Jul 5th, 2018

Theory of general relativity proven yet again in new research

In a novel test of Einstein's theory of general relativity, an international group of astronomers has demonstrated that the theory holds up, even for a massive three-star system.

Jul 5th, 2018

Milky Way type dust particles discovered in a galaxy 11 billion light years from Earth

This type of dust has been found to be rare in other galaxies and the new discovery plays an important role in understanding what it takes for this particular type of interstellar dust to be formed.

Jul 3rd, 2018

First confirmed image of newborn planet

Astronomers have captured a spectacular snapshot of planetary formation around the young dwarf star PDS 70.

Jul 2nd, 2018

New data for understanding how heavier elements are made in the Cosmos

Nuclear binding energies of several rare-earth isotopes have been measured for the first time. The experiment provides essential data for understanding how elements heavier than iron are produced in the Cosmos.

Jul 2nd, 2018

Complex organic molecules on Saturn's moon Enceladus

Researchers study ice particles and find macromolecular compounds.

Jun 28th, 2018

The fingerprints of molecules in space

Using terahertz spectroscopy, physicists directly measured two spectral lines for one particular molecule for the first time. The discovered frequencies are characteristic of the amide ion, a negatively charged nitrogen molecule.

Jun 28th, 2018