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First Kilonova Progenitor System identified

Astronomers using the SMARTS 1.5-meter Telescope uncover a one-in-ten-billion binary star system.

February 1, 2023 Read more

Thin, lightweight layer provides radiation barrier for perovskites in space, protection from elements on Earth

An ultrathin protective coating proves sufficient to protect a perovskite solar cell from the harmful effects of space and harden it against environmental factors on Earth, according to newly published research.

February 1, 2023 Read more

Scientists release newly accurate map of all the matter in the universe

Analysis combines Dark Energy Survey, South Pole Telescope data to understand evolution of universe.

January 31, 2023 Read more

Team aims to find 'Earth 2.0'

New technology may enable exoplanet discoveries previously thought impossible.

January 27, 2023 Read more

Astral alchemy

Scientists created a bound state of a proton and a K- meson and measured its mass. The data implied that it consisted of five quarks. This work may help scientists develop a theory of exotic matter that existed in the early Universe or in neutron stars.

January 26, 2023 Read more

Astronomers confirm age of most distant galaxy with oxygen

A new study has measured the cosmic age of a very distant galaxy. This discovery confirms the existence of galaxies in the very early Universe found by the James Webb Space Telescope.

January 25, 2023 Read more

Were galaxies much different in the early universe?

Newest data from HERA improves search for cosmic dawn radiation, tests theories of galaxy formation.

January 25, 2023 Read more

A new model for dark matter

Phase transition in the early universe changes strength of interaction between dark and normal matter.

January 24, 2023 Read more

Making oxygen on the Moon

The lunar surface is covered in sand composed of metals and oxygen. By extracting the oxygen from this sand, it can be used by astronauts to breathe.

January 24, 2023 Read more

Webb unveils dark side of pre-stellar ice chemistry

Webb has identified frozen forms of a wide range of molecules, including carbon dioxide, ammonia, and methane.

January 23, 2023 Read more

A new model for dark matter

Phase transition in early universe changes strength of interaction between dark and normal matter.

January 23, 2023 Read more

Ripples in the fabric of the universe may reveal the start of time

Scientists have advanced in discovering how to use ripples in space-time known as gravitational waves to peer back to the beginning of everything we know.

January 20, 2023 Read more

Massive fuel hungry black holes feed off intergalactic gas

Research has revealed how supermassive black holes are feeding off gas clouds which reach them by travelling hundreds of thousands of light years from one galaxy to another.

January 19, 2023 Read more

How was the solar system formed? The Ryugu asteroid is helping us learn

Scientists reveal that minerals from the asteroid were produced through reactions with water more than 4.5 billion years ago.

January 19, 2023 Read more

Billions of celestial objects revealed in gargantuan survey of the Milky Way

Astronomers release colossal astronomical data tapestry displaying the majesty of our Milky Way in unprecedented detail

January 19, 2023 Read more

Complex flows of cold gas are shedding light on stellar nurseries

Astronomers have observed flows of cold gas feeding the formation of stars in a multiple-protostar system.

January 19, 2023 Read more

The mechanism of cosmic magnetic fields explored in the laboratory

A novel experiment sheds new light on a possible mechanism that may seed magnetic fields for the galactic dynamo.

January 18, 2023 Read more

New small laser device can help detect signs of life on other planets

Researchers developed a miniaturized analyzer that may revolutionize how astrobiology discoveries are made on faraway moons and planets.

January 16, 2023 Read more