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New supercomputer simulations show that after creating a ring, a planet can move away and leave the ring behind. Not only does this bolster the planet theory for ring formation, the simulations show that a migrating planet can produce a variety of patterns matching those actually observed in disks.
Nov 12th, 2021
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Astronomers have discovered a small black hole outside the Milky Way by looking at how it influences the motion of a star in its close vicinity. This is the first time this detection method has been used to reveal the presence of a black hole outside of our galaxy.
Nov 11th, 2021
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A team of astronomers used artificial intelligence (AI) applied to image recognition. They taught a machine to predict the effect of interactions between planets, making it possible to discover exoplanets that were impossible to detect until now.
Nov 11th, 2021
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A new technique has allowed scientists to quickly detect a transiting planet with two suns.
Nov 10th, 2021
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Strange 'eggshell planets' are among the rich variety of exoplanets possible, according to a study. These rocky worlds have an ultra-thin outer brittle layer and little to no topography. Such worlds are unlikely to have plate tectonics, raising questions as to their habitability.
Nov 10th, 2021
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Using data gathered by the Large Area Telescope onboard NASA's Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope and a stacking technique combining signals too weak to be observed on their own, researchers detected gamma rays from ultra-fast outflows (UFOs) in several nearby galaxies for the first time, providing a basis for scientists to understand what happened in our own Milky Way galaxy.
Nov 10th, 2021
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New study marks most distant detection of required element for life as we know it in a regular star-forming galaxy.
Nov 3rd, 2021
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A new astrogeology study suggests that most nearby rocky exoplanets are quite unlike anything in our Solar System.
Nov 2nd, 2021
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Galaxies are being killed in one of the most extreme regions of the nearby Universe and astronomers think they know why. New findings provide the clearest evidence yet that the extreme environments surrounding galaxies can reach far within them and steal their molecular gas - the fuel needed to birth new stars and keep a galaxy alive.
Nov 2nd, 2021
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Have you ever wanted to explore outer-space? Now you can, without leaving Earth, thanks to powerful, open-source beta software VIRUP that builds - in real-time - a virtual universe based on the most detailed contemporary astrophysical and cosmological data.
Nov 1st, 2021
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Scientists shed new light on Jupiter, revealing a surprising parallel with Earth.
Nov 1st, 2021
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Engineers develop better method for cleaning up orbiting space junk.
Oct 29th, 2021
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Webb will tackle the challenge of the supermassive black hole's puzzling flares, which have proved both intriguing and frustrating for astronomers.
Oct 27th, 2021
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New study outlines biotechnology process to produce rocket fuel on the red planet.
Oct 27th, 2021
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Astronomers discovered that the exoplanets of a star in the constellation Pisces orbit in planes perpendicular to each other, with the innermost planet the only one still orbiting in the equatorial plane.
Oct 27th, 2021
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The EPTA collaboration reports on the outcome of a 24 year observing campaign with five large-aperture radio telescopes in Europe, resulting in a candidate signal for the since-long sought gravitational wave background.
Oct 27th, 2021
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Collectively clocking in at nearly 60 trillion particles, a newly released set of cosmological simulations is by far the biggest ever produced.
Oct 25th, 2021
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By combining Hubble Space Telescope observations with theoretical models, a team of astronomers has gained insights into the chemical and physical makeup of a variety of exoplanets known as hot Jupiters.
Oct 21st, 2021
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