Cosmic magnifying lens reveals inner jets of black holes
New radio observations show clumps of gas streaming from supermassive black hole.
Aug 15th, 2017
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A fleeting blue glow
Observations of a supernova colliding with a nearby companion star take astrophysicists by surprise.
Aug 14th, 2017
Read moreNew 3-D simulations show how galactic centers cool their jets
Theories and models show how instabilities develop in extreme energy releases from black holes.
Aug 14th, 2017
Read moreThe implications of cosmic silence
A mathematician argues that species go extinct soon after harnessing technology.
Aug 11th, 2017
Read moreLunar dynamo's lifetime extended by at least 1 billion years
Findings suggest two mechanisms may have powered the moon's ancient churning, molten core.
Aug 11th, 2017
Read moreGalactic winds push researchers to probe galaxies at unprecedented scale (w/video)
To better understand how galactic wind affects star formation in galaxies, researchers turned to high-performance computing.
Aug 10th, 2017
Read moreThe sun's core rotates four times faster than its surface - here's why it matters
A team of astronomers have discovered that the core of our sun rotates about four times faster than the surface. It's in the middle of our solar system, on our cosmic doorstep, so how could we have missed that before? And why is it important?
Aug 10th, 2017
Read moreThe mystery of the pulsating blue stars
Astronomers discover new class of variable dwarf star.
Aug 9th, 2017
Read moreNew theory on the origin of dark matter
This new model proposes an alternative to the WIMP paradigm that is the subject of various experiments in current research.
Aug 8th, 2017
Read morePrimordial black holes may have helped to forge heavy elements
Researchers offer another means by which stars could have produced heavy elements: tiny black holes that came into contact with and are captured by neutron stars, and then destroy them.
Aug 4th, 2017
Read moreStandard model of the universe withstands most precise test by Dark Energy Survey
Astrophysicists made crucial contributions to the galaxy survey, showing that the universe clumps and expands as predicted by our best cosmological models.
Aug 3rd, 2017
Read moreNew clue to solving the mystery of the sun's hot atmosphere
The elemental composition of the Sun's hot atmosphere known as the corona is strongly linked to the 11-year solar magnetic activity cycle, a team of scientists has revealed for the first time.
Aug 3rd, 2017
Read moreHubble detects exoplanet with glowing water atmosphere
Scientists have found the strongest evidence to date for a stratosphere on an enormous planet outside our solar system, with an atmosphere hot enough to boil iron.
Aug 3rd, 2017
Read moreRunning out of gas: Gas loss puts breaks on stellar baby boom
The stellar birthrate peaked around 10 billion years ago, and has declined steadily since then. However, the cause of the declining stellar birthrate is still not well understood.
Aug 2nd, 2017
Read moreMoon of Saturn has chemical that could form 'membranes' (w/video)
Scientists have definitively detected the chemical acrylonitrile in the atmosphere of Saturn's moon Titan, a place that has long intrigued scientists investigating the chemical precursors of life.
Jul 28th, 2017
Read moreAstrophysicists map out the light energy contained within the Milky Way
For the first time, a team of scientists have calculated the distribution of all light energy contained within the Milky Way, which will provide new insight into the make-up of our galaxy and how stars in spiral galaxies such as ours form.
Jul 28th, 2017
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