Revealing the secret language of dark matter
Shedding light on the interplay of dark matter with standard matter, a new study suggests a possible solution to one of the greatest and long-standing mystery of astrophysics.
Apr 29th, 2022
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Shedding light on the interplay of dark matter with standard matter, a new study suggests a possible solution to one of the greatest and long-standing mystery of astrophysics.
Apr 29th, 2022
Read moreResearchers have found an alternative explanation for a mysterious gamma-ray signal coming from the centre of the galaxy, which was long claimed as a signature of dark matter.
Apr 28th, 2022
Read morePhotovoltaics could be efficiently deployed across half the planet.
Apr 28th, 2022
Read moreHydrogen and oxygen ions escaping from Earth's upper atmosphere and combining on the moon could be one of the sources of the known lunar water and ice.
Apr 28th, 2022
Read moreScientists have unveiled a new theory that could help solve a galactic mystery of how our solar system evolved. Specifically, how did the gas giants - Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune - end up where they are, orbiting the sun like they do?
Apr 28th, 2022
Read moreThere is more evidence that the building blocks of life on Earth came from meteorites, according to researchers, who analysed three carbon-rich meteorites and found evidence of multiple compounds needed for DNA or RNA. Using state-of-the-art analytical techniques on the meteorites, they found guanine, adenine, uracil, cytosine, and thymine molecules which may have served as building blocks of life on Earth.
Apr 26th, 2022
Read moreAn international team of researchers examined data for 25 exoplanets and found some links among the properties of the atmospheres, including the thermal profiles and chemical abundances in them. This marks the first time exoplanet atmospheres have been studied as populations, rather than individually.
Apr 26th, 2022
Read moreA puzzling process called magnetic reconnection triggers explosive phenomena throughout the universe, creating solar flares and space storms that can take down mobile phone service and electrical power grids. Now scientists have detailed a roadmap for untangling a key aspect of this puzzle that could deepen insight into the workings of the cosmos.
Apr 22nd, 2022
Read moreResearchers introduce an imaging X-ray polarimetry mission that enables new measurements of cosmic X-ray sources.
Apr 22nd, 2022
Read moreResearchers have developed a sustainable method for making bricks out of Martian soil.
Apr 20th, 2022
Read moreIce-penetrating radar data from Greenland suggests that shallow water pockets may be common within Europa's ice shell, increasing the potential habitability of the Jovian moon's ice shell.
Apr 20th, 2022
Read moreAstronomers have discovered a new kind of stellar explosion that could be commonplace in the universe and may change our understanding of how eruptions in stars occur.
Apr 20th, 2022
Read moreIf not for the soupy, fast-moving atmosphere on Venus would likely not rotate. Instead, Venus would be locked in place, always facing the sun the way the same side of the moon always faces Earth.
Apr 20th, 2022
Read moreScientists have developed an improved model for planet-wide groundwater flow prediction on Mars that is not only more accurate but more elegant too.
Apr 20th, 2022
Read moreStudy shows new way dunes can form on varied celestial surfaces.
Apr 19th, 2022
Read moreAstronomers have found a slimmer type of red giant star for the first time. These stars have undergone dramatic weight loss, possibly due to a greedy companion. The discovery is an important step forward to understanding the life of stars in the Milky Way.
Apr 14th, 2022
Read moreThe MAGIC telescopes have observed the nova RS Ophiuchi shining brightly in gamma rays at extremely high energy. The Gamma rays emanate from protons that are accelerated to very high energies in the shock front following the explosion. This suggests that novae are also a source of the ubiquitous cosmic radiation in the universe which consists mainly of protons rich in energy, which race through space at almost the speed of light.
Apr 14th, 2022
Read moreAstronomers have identified a rapidly growing black hole in the early universe that is considered a crucial 'missing link' between young star-forming galaxies and the first supermassive black holes.
Apr 13th, 2022
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