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For the first time, astronomers have uncovered evidence of water vapor in the atmosphere of Jupiter's moon Ganymede. This water vapor forms when ice from the moon's surface sublimates - that is, turns from solid to gas.
Jul 26th, 2021
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Space-based infrared imaging reveals the nighttime weather on Venus.
Jul 23rd, 2021
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Astronomers have unambiguously detected the presence of a disc around a planet outside our Solar System for the first time. The observations will shed new light on how moons and planets form in young stellar systems.
Jul 22nd, 2021
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Researchers will take stock of the dust in the debris disk surrounding the nearby star Beta Pictoris.
Jul 21st, 2021
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The experiment, dubbed Gravitational-Wave Lunar Observatory for Cosmology, uses the moon's environment and geocentric orbit to analyze mergers of black holes, neuron stars and dark matter candidates within almost 70 percent of the entire observable volume of the universe.
Jul 21st, 2021
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How negatively charged molecules are created in interstellar environments.
Jul 21st, 2021
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Scientists are trying to answer the question, what is the origin of elements in the universe? The answer is extremely complex. It requires a collaborative effort by researchers in many fields and an enormous amount of experimental data.
Jul 20th, 2021
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New models of neutron stars show that their tallest mountains may be only fractions of millimetres high, due to the huge gravity on the ultra-dense objects.
Jul 19th, 2021
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A team of astronomers has released new observations of nearby galaxies that resemble colourful cosmic fireworks. The images show different components of the galaxies in distinct colours, allowing astronomers to pinpoint the locations of young stars and the gas they warm up around them.
Jul 16th, 2021
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At an exoplanet 300 light-years away, the first measurement of carbon-13 succeeds.
Jul 16th, 2021
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Physicists report the first definitive measurements of the sun's electric field, and how the electric field interacts with the solar wind, the fast-flowing current of charged particles that can affect activities on Earth, from satellites to telecommunications.
Jul 14th, 2021
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Traces of the gas phosphine point to volcanic activity on Venus, according to new research.
Jul 13th, 2021
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The 40-year mystery behind the cause of Jupiter's spectacular natural light displays has finally been explained thanks to research by a team of international physicists.
Jul 12th, 2021
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Astronomers have designed and trained a computer program which can classify tens of thousands of galaxies in just a few seconds, a task that usually takes months to accomplish.
Jul 8th, 2021
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The research suggests that a planet with a tilted axis helps to promote oxygen production by doubling the output of photosynthesis.
Jul 8th, 2021
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A massive explosion from a previously unknown source - 10 times more energetic than a supernova - could be the answer to a 13-billion-year-old Milky Way mystery.
Jul 7th, 2021
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Radioactive molecules are sensitive to subtle nuclear phenomena and might help physicists probe the violation of the most fundamental symmetries of nature.
Jul 7th, 2021
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A study concludes that known geochemical processes can't explain the levels of methane measured by the Cassini spacecraft on Saturn's icy moon.
Jul 7th, 2021
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