For the first time, spacecraft catch a solar shockwave in the act
Solar storm found to produce 'ultrarelativistic, killer electrons' in 60 seconds.
Feb 18th, 2015
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Laser 'ruler' holds promise for hunting exoplanets (w/video)
A team of researchers have successfully demonstrated how a solar telescope can be combined with a piece of technology that has already taken the physics world by storm - the laser frequency comb (LFC).
Feb 18th, 2015
Read moreThe highest plume ever observed on Mars
Researchers are studying images of a mysterious bulge that rose up more than 200 km from the surface.
Feb 18th, 2015
Read moreDark matter guides growth of supermassive black holes
A new study of football-shaped collections of stars called elliptical galaxies provides new insights into the connection between a galaxy and its black hole. It finds that the invisible hand of dark matter somehow influences black hole growth.
Feb 18th, 2015
Read moreThe strange case of the missing dwarf
New SPHERE instrument shows its power.
Feb 18th, 2015
Read moreA close call of 0.8 light years
Astronomers identify the closest known flyby of a star to our solar system: A dim star that passed through the Oort Cloud 70,000 years ago.
Feb 17th, 2015
Read moreWith new data, Planck satellite brings early universe into focus
One of the project leaders offers insight into the latest data release from the Planck space telescope.
Feb 17th, 2015
Read moreThe mystery of cosmic oceans and dunes
Simulations by researchers at Tokyo Institute of Technology and Tsinghua University indicate that Earth-like planets are more likely to be found orbiting Sun-like stars rather than lower-mass stars that are currently targeted, in terms of water contents of planets.
Feb 17th, 2015
Read moreWhy do starburst galaxies 'burst'?
Starburst galaxies transmute gas into new stars at a dizzying pace - up to 1,000 times faster than typical spiral galaxies like the Milky Way. To help understand why some galaxies 'burst' while others do not, an international team of astronomers used the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) to dissect a cluster of star-forming clouds at the heart of NGC 253, one of the nearest starburst galaxies to the Milky Way.
Feb 16th, 2015
Read moreWhy comets are like deep fried ice cream
Astronomers tinkering with ice and organics in the lab may have discovered why comets are encased in a hard, outer crust.
Feb 16th, 2015
Read more'Interstellar' technology throws light on spinning black holes
The team responsible for the Oscar-nominated visual effects at the centre of Christopher Nolan's epic, Interstellar, have turned science fiction into science fact by providing new insights into the powerful effects of black holes.
Feb 13th, 2015
Read moreLife on other planets: Alternative chemistries of life
Ideas about directing evolution of life forms on Earth and finding life on other planets are rapidly morphing from science-fiction fantasy into mainstream science.
Feb 12th, 2015
Read moreApplication of laser microprobe technology to Apollo samples refines lunar impact history
It's been more than 40 years since astronauts returned the last Apollo samples from the moon, and since then those samples have undergone some of the most extensive and comprehensive analysis of any geological collection. Researchers have now refined the timeline of meteorite impacts on the moon through a pioneering application of laser microprobe technology to Apollo 17 samples.
Feb 12th, 2015
Read moreBirth of a star quartet
An international team of researchers has discovered something extraordinary in space: a new star system forming from parts of a filamentary gas cloud.
Feb 12th, 2015
Read moreFrom space junk to asteroids, Dark Energy Camera unveils small objects in our solar system
The Dark Energy Camera, or DECam, peers deep into space from its mount on the 4-meter Victor Blanco Telescope high in the Chilean Andes.
Feb 12th, 2015
Read moreVLA finds unexpected 'storm' at galaxy's core
Supermassive black hole blasting gas, transforming galaxy.
Feb 11th, 2015
Read morePlanck reveals the dynamic side of the Universe
The Planck collaboration has today released data from four years of observation by the European Space Agency's Planck spacecraft. The aim of the Planck mission is to study the Cosmic Microwave Background, the light left over from the Big Bang.
Feb 11th, 2015
Read moreWorms in space: Exploring health effects of microgravity
Can astronauts who spend time in space pass an epigenetic memory of microgravity to their future children? Researchers are hoping experiments with C. elegans can address how human biology reacts when exposed to changes in gravity.
Feb 10th, 2015
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