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Evidence of elusive charge-exchange process in galaxy clusters detected by comprehensive x-ray analysis

X-ray data from galaxy clusters points to electron-stripping process at hot and cold galactic interface.

June 8, 2018 Read more

The disc of the Milky Way is bigger than we thought

Researchers have published a paper which suggests that if we could travel at the speed of light it would take us 200,000 years to cross the disc of our Galaxy.

June 7, 2018 Read more

Researchers discover a system with three Earth-sized planets

Astronomers report the discovery of two new planetary systems, one of them hosting three planets with the same size of the Earth.

June 7, 2018 Read more

How do you weigh a galaxy? Especially the one you're in?

Pinning down the mass of a galaxy may seem like an esoteric undertaking, but scientists think it holds the key to unraveling the nature of the elusive, yet-to-be-seen dark matter, and the fabric of our cosmos.

June 7, 2018 Read more

Data discrepancies may affect understanding of the universe

One of the unsolved mysteries in modern science is why the expansion of the universe appears to be accelerating. As astrophysicists look for answers in the mountains of data gathered from astronomical observations, they are finding that inconsistencies in that data might ultimately lead to the truth.

June 6, 2018 Read more

Alien apocalypse: Can any civilization make it through climate change?

Astronomers have inventoried a sizable share of the universe's stars, galaxies, comets, and black holes. But are planets with sustainable civilizations also something the universe contains? Or does every civilization that may have arisen in the cosmos last only a few centuries before it falls to the climate change it triggers?

June 5, 2018 Read more

Chemical traces from star formation cast light on cosmic history

Fresh insight into how stars are formed is challenging scientists' understanding of the Universe.

June 4, 2018 Read more

Globular clusters 4 billion years younger than previously thought

Once thought to be formed soon after the Universe itself, new research finds Globular Clusters may be only around 9 billion years old.

June 4, 2018 Read more

Black holes from an exacomputer

Even after the direct measurement of their gravitational waves, there are still mysteries surrounding black holes. What happens when two black holes merge, or when stars collide with a black hole? This has now been simulated by researchers using a novel numerical method.

May 28, 2018 Read more

Lightening up dark galaxies

The identification of at least six candidates for dark galaxies could help filling an important gap in our understanding of galaxy evolution.

May 23, 2018 Read more

Spinning rugby balls: The rotation of the most massive galaxies

By targeting the most massive galaxies in our universe, astronomers have studied how their stars move. The results are surprising: while half of them spin around their short axis as expected, the other half turn around their long axis.

May 23, 2018 Read more

Extrasolar asteroid has been orbiting the sun for 4.5 billion years

The object is revolving around the sun in the vicinity of Jupiter but in the opposite direction from most other celestial bodies.

May 21, 2018 Read more

Astronomers release most complete ultraviolet-light survey of nearby galaxies

Capitalizing on the unparalleled sharpness and spectral range of NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, an international team of astronomers is releasing the most comprehensive, high-resolution ultraviolet-light survey of nearby star-forming galaxies.

May 17, 2018 Read more

A laser from a space ant

An international team of astronomers have discovered an unusual laser emission that suggests the presence of a double star system hidden at the heart of the spectacular Ant Nebula.

May 16, 2018 Read more

Could a multiverse be hospitable to life?

A Multiverse - where our Universe is only one of many - might not be as inhospitable to life as previously thought, according to new research.

May 14, 2018 Read more

Bursting pulsar found to 'hiccup' during crucial stage of its lifecycle

Astronomers have discovered that the unique 'Bursting Pulsar' - a neutron star which steals matter from a low-mass stellar neighbour - may also be the slowest known 'transitional pulsar' in existence.

May 8, 2018 Read more

What will happen when our sun dies?

A team of international astronomers predict it will turn into a massive ring of luminous, interstellar gas and dust, known as a planetary nebula.

May 7, 2018 Read more

Taming the multiverse: Stephen Hawking's final theory about the big bang

The theory, which was submitted for publication before Hawking's death earlier this year, is based on string theory and predicts the universe is finite and far simpler than many current theories about the big bang say.

May 3, 2018 Read more