Can life survive a star's death? Webb telescope can reveal the answer
Astronomers show how NASA's upcoming James Webb Space Telescope could find signatures of life on Earth-like planets orbiting white dwarfs.
Sep 16th, 2020
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Jupiter's moons could be warming each other
The gravitational push and pull by Jupiter's moons could account for more warming than the gas giant Jupiter alone.
Sep 16th, 2020
Read moreSolar cycle 25 has begun
Since December 2019, the activity of the star has been increasing again - which is in line with the predictions.
Sep 16th, 2020
Read moreUnraveling a spiral stream of dusty embers from a massive binary stellar forge
With almost two decades of mid-infrared imaging from the largest observatories around the world, a team of astronomers was able to capture the spiral motion of newly formed dust streaming from the massive and evolved binary star system Wolf-Rayet 112.
Sep 16th, 2020
Read moreUranian moons in new light
According to observations by the Herschel Space Observatory, the five largest satellites resemble dwarf planets.
Sep 15th, 2020
Read moreHints of life on Venus
An international team of astronomers announced the discovery of a rare molecule - phosphine - in the clouds of Venus. On Earth, this gas is only made industrially, or by microbes that thrive in oxygen-free environments.
Sep 14th, 2020
Read moreAstronomers find brand new type of black hole
The discovery of a new type of black hole challenges prior understanding of how the mysterious cosmic objects form across the universe, according to a new study.
Sep 11th, 2020
Read moreMagnetic fields in space clouds feed young stars
Magnetic fields within molecular clouds - formations made of cosmic dust and gas - help feed young, growing stars.
Sep 11th, 2020
Read moreHubble observations suggest a missing ingredient in dark matter theories (w/video)
Astronomers have uncovered a discrepancy between the theoretical models of how dark matter should be distributed in galaxy clusters, and observations of dark matter's grip on clusters.
Sep 11th, 2020
Read moreGiant particle accelerator in the sky
New study finds that electrons are locally heated to extremely high energies within the Van Allen Radiation Belts.
Sep 10th, 2020
Read moreArtificial intelligence explains hydrogen's behavior on giant planets
Using computer simulations powered by machine-learning algorithms, scientists have made an important breakthrough in understanding how hydrogen behaves on Saturn and Jupiter.
Sep 10th, 2020
Read moreAstrophysicists detect the strongest magnetic field in the universe
The magnetic field is up to one billion Tesla, which is tens of millions of times stronger than what can be generated in Earth laboratories.
Sep 10th, 2020
Read moreSETI survey finds no signs of alien technology in 10 million star systems
A radio telescope in outback Western Australia has completed the deepest and broadest search at low frequencies for alien technologies, scanning a patch of sky known to include at least 10 million stars.
Sep 9th, 2020
Read moreHow small particles could reshape Bennu and other asteroids
NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft observed tiny bits of material jumping off the surface of the asteroid Bennu. A new study tracks where those particles went.
Sep 9th, 2020
Read moreHow the Milky Way stole an enormous gas halo from our dwarf neighbours
An international team of astronomers has solved a 50-year-old mystery: why is there an enormous gas halo the mass of a billion Suns persisting around the Magellanic Clouds?
Sep 9th, 2020
Read moreRevealing the secrets of high-energy cosmic particles
Researchers have started an international initiative to build a neutrino telescope several cubic kilometers in size in the northeastern Pacific.
Sep 9th, 2020
Read moreGut microbes could allow space travelers to stay healthy on long voyages
Review highlights that treatments targeting the gut microbiome could protect space travelers against negative health effects of space travel.
Sep 8th, 2020
Read moreHow to have a blast like a black hole
Scientists use extremely intense laser pulses to create magnetized-plasma conditions comparable to those surrounding a black hole, research that may help explain the still mysterious X-rays that can be emitted from some celestial bodies.
Sep 7th, 2020
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