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Astronomers confirm faintest early-universe galaxy ever seen

An international team of scientists has detected and confirmed the faintest early-universe galaxy ever. Using the W. M. Keck Observatory on the summit on Mauna Kea in Hawaii, the researchers detected the galaxy as it was 13 billion years ago.

May 24, 2016 Read more

We'll leave the lights on for you

Photonics advances allow us to be seen across the universe, with major implications for the search for extraterrestrial intelligence.

May 18, 2016 Read more

Supernova reserve fuel tank clue to big parents

Some supernovae have a reserve tank of radioactive fuel that cuts in and powers their explosions for three times longer than astronomers had previously thought.

May 18, 2016 Read more

The secret life of the Orion nebula

The interplay of magnetic fields and gravitation in the gas cloud lead to the birth of new stars.

May 16, 2016 Read more

Astronomers detect precious element in space

Astronomers have detected a rare gas 4000 light years away from Earth. The discovery, made using the largest antenna of NASA's Madrid Deep Space Communication Complex, could help scientists to understand more about the history of this important element.

May 13, 2016 Read more

Four synchronized planets reveal clues to how planets form (w/video)

The search for planets orbiting other stars in our galaxy has revealed an extraordinary family of planets whose orbits are so carefully timed that they provide long-term stability for their planetary system.

May 12, 2016 Read more

Study supports natural causes, not alien activity, to explain mystery star's behavior

Sorry, E.T. lovers, but the results of a new study make it far less likely that KIC 8462852, popularly known as Tabby's star, is the home of industrious aliens who are gradually enclosing it in a vast shell called a Dyson sphere.

May 9, 2016 Read more

Bright dusty galaxies are hiding secret companions

A new study has cleared the air on what lies behind hot dust visible in the distant universe.

May 6, 2016 Read more

Second strongest shock wave found in merging galaxy clusters

The discovery by a physics doctoral student of the second-strongest merger shock in clusters of galaxies ever observed has generated excitement that is opening doors to further scientific exploration.

May 4, 2016 Read more

Planet Nine: A world that shouldn't exist

Earlier this year scientists presented evidence for Planet Nine, a Neptune-mass planet in an elliptical orbit 10 times farther from our Sun than Pluto. Since then theorists have puzzled over how this planet could end up in such a distant orbit.

May 3, 2016 Read more

Three potentially habitable worlds found around nearby ultracool dwarf star

Currently the best place to search for life beyond the solar system.

May 3, 2016 Read more

Mars: Boiling water could be carving slopes into the planet's surface

Active features observed on the surface of Mars could be the result of liquid water boiling whilst flowing under the low pressure of a thin atmosphere, according to a new study.

May 3, 2016 Read more

Possible extragalactic source of high-energy neutrinos

Astronomers have shown that a record-breaking neutrino seen around the same time likely was born in the same event.

April 29, 2016 Read more

Nearby massive star explosion 30 million years ago equaled detonation of 100 million suns

Analysis of exploding star's light curve and color spectrum reveal spectacular demise of one of the closest supernova to Earth in recent years; its parent star was so big it's radius was 200 times larger than our sun.

April 27, 2016 Read more

Mars' surface revealed in unprecedented detail

The surface of Mars has been shown in unprecedented detail by scientists using a revolutionary image stacking and matching technique.

April 26, 2016 Read more

Microscopic 'timers' reveal likely source of galactic space radiation

Most of the cosmic rays that we detect at Earth originated relatively recently in nearby clusters of massive stars, according to new results from NASA's Advanced Composition Explorer (ACE) spacecraft.

April 22, 2016 Read more

Numerical simulations shed new light on early universe

BURST code probes first minutes after the Big Bang for fundamental insights.

April 21, 2016 Read more

Planetary striptease

Astronomers show that the atmospheres of super-Earths are blown away by radiation from their host stars.

April 18, 2016 Read more