Galaxy clusters yield new evidence for standard model of cosmology
A new study probing the structure and evolution of galaxy clusters shows good agreement with the predictions of standard cosmological models.
Apr 3rd, 2023
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'Taffy galaxies' collide, leave behind bridge of star-forming material
A head-on collision between the two galaxies UGC 12914 (left) and UGC 12915 (right) 25-30 million years ago appears to have resulted in a different kind of structure - a bridge of highly turbulent material spanning the two galaxies. Though this intergalactic bridge is teeming with star-forming material, its turbulent nature is suppressing star formation.
Mar 30th, 2023
Read moreHow cosmic winds transform galactic environments
Much like how wind plays a key role in life on Earth by sweeping seeds, pollen and more from one place to another, galactic winds - high-powered streams of charged particles and gases - can change the chemical make-up of the host galaxies they form in, simply by blowing in a specific direction.
Mar 30th, 2023
Read moreBlinded by the light: gamma ray burst brighter than any seen before
Astronomers have provided vital information in the global effort to understand the brightest-ever detected gamma ray burst, which swept through our Solar System in October last year.
Mar 28th, 2023
Read moreWebb telescope measures the temperature of a rocky exoplanet
An international team of researchers has used the James Webb Space Telescope to measure the temperature of the rocky exoplanet TRAPPIST-1 b. The measurement is based on the planet's thermal emission: heat energy given off in the form of infrared light detected by Webb's Mid-Infrared Instrument (MIRI).
Mar 28th, 2023
Read moreResearchers find new water reservoir on Moon
Scientists have discovered that impact glass beads present in the Chang'e-5 lunar soil samples contain water.
Mar 28th, 2023
Read moreThe search for the missing gravitational signal
A new study proposes an array of interferometers in space to detect subtle fluctuations in the background gravitational signals that may reveal the secrets of black hole mergers.
Mar 27th, 2023
Read moreNeutron star that behaves like a black hole discovered
Researchers have found a neutron star that captures matter from a companion star in a violent and unstable process. This process, previously observed only in very bright black holes, opens the door to new insights into the behaviour of stars.
Mar 27th, 2023
Read moreArtificial intelligence discovers secret equation for 'weighing' galaxy clusters
Astrophysicists have leveraged artificial intelligence to uncover a better way to estimate the mass of colossal clusters of galaxies. The AI discovered that by just adding a simple term to an existing equation, scientists can produce far better mass estimates than they previously had.
Mar 23rd, 2023
Read moreSearching for life with space dust
A proposed way to search for alien life using tiny rocks ejected from other worlds.
Mar 23rd, 2023
Read moreAI finds that first stars were clustered together
An international team has used artificial intelligence to analyze the chemical abundances of old stars and found indications that the very first stars in the Universe were born in groups rather than as isolated single stars.
Mar 23rd, 2023
Read moreIs 'Oumuamua's odd propulsion a hydrogen fart?
Oumuamua, the first known interstellar object found moving through our solar system, may be propelled by hydrogen gas produced by ice reserves according to international researchers.
Mar 22nd, 2023
Read moreWebb spots swirling, gritty clouds on remote planet
Weather report: Expect scattered, patchy clouds made up of silicates on planet VHS 1256 b.
Mar 22nd, 2023
Read moreGalaxy changes classification as jet changes direction
A team of international astronomers have discovered a galaxy that has changed classification due to unique activity within its core. The galaxy, named PBC J2333.9-2343, was previously classified as a radio galaxy, but the new research has revealed otherwise.
Mar 21st, 2023
Read moreScientists find a common thread linking subatomic color glass condensate and massive black holes
Physicists show that black holes and dense state of gluons - the 'glue' particles that hold nuclear matter together - share common features.
Mar 21st, 2023
Read moreLife on distant moons
Researchers from the fields of astrophysics, astrochemistry and biochemistry have now determined in a novel, interdisciplinary collaboration the necessary properties that allow moons around free-floating planets to retain liquid water for a sufficiently long time and thus enable life.
Mar 20th, 2023
Read moreThe multiverse: our universe is suspiciously unlikely to exist - unless it is one of many
It's easy to envisage other universes, governed by slightly different laws of physics, in which no intelligent life, nor indeed any kind of organised complex systems, could arise. Should we therefore be surprised that a universe exists in which we were able to emerge?
Mar 15th, 2023
Read moreLargest catalog of exploding stars now available
The largest data release of relatively nearby supernovae (colossal explosions of stars), containing three years of data from thePan-STARRS telescope is publicly available via the Young Supernova Experiment (YSE).
Mar 15th, 2023
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