How Mars lost its oceans
Experiments to simulate Mars' core may explain the loss of its magnetic field.
Feb 8th, 2022
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Is the 'fine-tuned universe' an illusion?
New report re-assesses claims that the cosmos is precisely tuned to foster life, challenging popular arguments for a multiverse.
Feb 8th, 2022
Read moreToo many disk galaxies than theory allows
The Standard Model of Cosmology describes how the universe came into being according to the view of most physicists. Researchers have now studied the evolution of galaxies within this model, finding considerable discrepancies with actual observations.
Feb 4th, 2022
Read morePuffy planets lose atmospheres, become super Earths
Astronomers have identified two different cases of 'mini-Neptune' planets that are losing their puffy atmospheres and likely transforming into super-Earths.
Feb 4th, 2022
Read moreWarps drive disruptions in planet formation in young solar systems
Scientists identify a process that hinders the formation of planets through Gravitational Instability in the early evolution of solar systems.
Feb 3rd, 2022
Read moreShadow of cosmic water cloud reveals the temperature of the young Universe
Astronomers have found a new and original method for measuring the cosmic microwave background's temperature when the Universe was still in its infancy. They confirm in their new study the early cooling of our Universe shortly after the Big Bang and open up new perspectives on the elusive dark energy.
Feb 2nd, 2022
Read moreControlling robots from space
Research from the European Space Agency has shown for the first time that it is possible for an operator in orbit to feel the weight of rocks on the ground collected by a robot in a simulated geological exploration mission.
Feb 1st, 2022
Read moreEven dying stars can still give birth to planets
Even if they are near death, some types of stars can possibly still form planets. If this is confirmed, theories on planet formation will need to be adjusted.
Feb 1st, 2022
Read moreWhat the rise of oxygen on early Earth tells us about life on other planets
Deeper understanding of Earth's atmosphere could help us identify signs of life beyond our solar system.
Jan 31st, 2022
Read moreExotic cocktail in the atmosphere of extreme exoplanet
Using high-resolution spectroscopy, researchers have succeeded in mapping the atmosphere of an exoplanet located 322 light years from Earth. The knowledge gained about the hot gas surrounding the Jupiter-like planet is important for the understanding of Earth-like planets.
Jan 28th, 2022
Read moreScientists explain mysterious finger-like features in solar flares
Astronomers have presented a new explanation for the mysterious downward-moving dark voids seen in some solar flares.
Jan 27th, 2022
Read moreNew anti-reflective structures will improve the performance of telescopes studying radiation from the Big Bang
An international team has developed an alumina short-wavelength absorber patterned with moth eye-like structures. These new anti-reflective structures will improve the performance of telescopes studying radiation from the Big Bang.
Jan 27th, 2022
Read moreMysterious object unlike anything astronomers have seen before
A team mapping radio waves in the Universe has discovered something unusual that releases a giant burst of energy three times an hour, and it's unlike anything astronomers have seen before.
Jan 26th, 2022
Read moreCosmic chemistry in the lab
Scientists have recreated some of the harsh environment of interstellar space in the lab and analysed the reaction of astrochemical molecules to these conditions.
Jan 26th, 2022
Read moreStudying the Big Bang with artificial intelligence
Can machine learning be used to uncover the secrets of the quark-gluon plasma? Yes - but only with sophisticated new methods.
Jan 25th, 2022
Read moreExtraordinary black hole found in neighboring galaxy
The discovery, one of the only confirmed intermediate-mass black holes, lives in an equally rare object known as a low-mass, stripped nucleus.
Jan 24th, 2022
Read moreHope for present-day Martian groundwater dries up
Liquid water previously detected under Mars' ice-covered south pole is probably just a dusty mirage, according to a new study of the red planet.
Jan 24th, 2022
Read moreScientists make first detection of exotic 'X' particles in quark-gluon plasma
The findings could redefine the kinds of particles that were abundant in the early universe.
Jan 24th, 2022
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