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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.
June 28, 2018 Read more
Grease in space
Astronomers used a laboratory to manufacture material with the same properties as interstellar dust and used their results to estimate the amount of 'space grease' found in the Milky Way.
June 27, 2018 Read more
Sandbox craters reveal secrets of planetary splash marks and lost meteorites
Researchers inspired by school science to crack the conundrum of planetary craters.
June 27, 2018 Read more
Will we know life in space when we see it?
A series of NASA papers lay out strategies to search for signs of life beyond our solar system. They assume that the detection of atmospheric signatures of a few potentially habitable planets may possibly come before 2030.
June 26, 2018 Read more
A galactic test will clarify the existence of dark matter
Scientists used sophisticated computer simulations to devise a test that could answer a burning question in astrophysics: is there really dark matter? Or does Newton's gravitational law need to be modified?
June 25, 2018 Read more
VLT makes most precise test of Einstein's general relativity outside Milky Way
Using the MUSE instrument on ESO's VLT , researchers first calculated the mass of ESO 325-G004 by measuring the movement of stars within this nearby elliptical galaxy.
June 21, 2018 Read more
Nearly 80 exoplanet candidates identified in record time
Search considered successful 'dress rehearsal' for exoplanet hunter TESS.
June 21, 2018 Read more
Old star clusters could have been the birthplace of supermassive stars
A team of international astrophysicists may have found a solution to a problem that has perplexed scientists for more than 50 years: why are the stars in globular clusters made of material different to other stars found in the Milky Way?
June 21, 2018 Read more
Researchers find last of universe's missing ordinary matter
Researchers have found the last reservoir of ordinary matter hiding in the universe.
June 20, 2018 Read more
Hunting molecules to find new planets
An international team of astronomers makes planets visible by detecting molecules on their surface.
June 19, 2018 Read more
New tech uses isomeric beams to study how and where the galaxy makes one of its most common elements
A new measurement using a beam of aluminum-26 prepared in a metastable state allows researchers to better understand the creation of the elements in our galaxy.
June 18, 2018 Read more
Astronomer captures best ever evidence of rare black hole
New research shows the strongest evidence to date that this middle-of-the-road black hole exists, by serendipitously capturing one in action devouring an encountering star.
June 18, 2018 Read more
Distant moons may harbor life
Astronomers have identified 121 giant planets that may have habitable moons.
June 14, 2018 Read more
Dust clouds can explain puzzling features of active galactic nuclei
Mysterious features seen in light emitted from active galactic nuclei may be due to partial obscuration by dust clouds, according to new study.
June 14, 2018 Read more
A new experiment to understand dark matter
This experiment already provides some improvement in constraining dark matter properties, but even more progress is promised by explorations in the centre of our Milky Way that are underway.
June 14, 2018 Read more
New GAIA data reveals mergers in Milky Way
Astronomers have discovered relics of merger events in the Milky Way halo. Five small groups of stars appear to represent mergers with smaller galaxies, while a big 'blob' comprising hundreds of stars appears to be the remnant of a large merger event.
June 12, 2018 Read more
The true power of the solar wind
Electrically charged particles from the sun strike moons and planets with great force. The consequences of these impacts can now be explained.
June 12, 2018 Read more
Experiments help trace interstellar dust back to solar system's formation
Chemical studies show that dust particles originated in a low-temperature environment.
June 11, 2018 Read more