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Flares in the universe can now be studied on Earth

Physicists have discovered a new way to study these spectacular space plasma phenomena in a laboratory environment.

Posted: May 2nd, 2018

Self-assembling telescope eyes discovery of new exoplanets

A modular space telescope, nearly 100 feet across, composed of individual units launched as ancillary payloads on space missions over a period of months and years, units that will navigate autonomously to a pre-determined point in space and self-assemble.

Posted: May 1st, 2018

Old data, new tricks: Fresh results from NASA's Galileo spacecraft 20 years on

Newly analyzed data from the Galileo spacecraft's flybys of one of Jupiter's moons two decades ago is yielding fresh insights: the magnetic field around the moon Ganymede makes it unlike any other in the solar system.

Posted: Apr 30th, 2018

New technology offers to broaden vision for radio astronomy

Innovation advances 'phased array feed' imaging system.

Posted: Apr 30th, 2018

Research casts doubt on theories of star formation

New findings reveal surprising distribution of star-forming cores outside of our galaxy.

Posted: Apr 30th, 2018

James Webb Space Telescope could potentially detect the first stars and black holes

New theoretical work suggests that under the right circumstances, and with a little luck, NASA's upcoming James Webb Space Telescope will be able to capture light from single stars within that first generation of stars.

Posted: Apr 25th, 2018

Molecular evolution: How the building blocks of life may form in space

In a laboratory experiment that mimics astrophysical conditions, with cryogenic temperatures in an ultrahigh vacuum, scientists used an electron gun to irradiate thin sheets of ice covered in basic molecules of methane, ammonia and carbon dioxide. These simple molecules are ingredients for the building blocks of life.

Posted: Apr 25th, 2018

Milky Way's supermassive black hole may have 'unseen' siblings

Astronomers are beginning to understand what happens when black holes get the urge to roam the Milky Way.

Posted: Apr 24th, 2018

New mechanism of radio emission in neutron stars revealed

Scientists have explained how neutron stars generate intense directed radio emission. They developed a model based on the transitions of particles between gravitational states, i.e. quantum states in gravitational field.

Posted: Apr 24th, 2018

Uncovering the secret law of the evolution of galaxy clusters

Analysis of gravitational lensing data by an international research team reveals that the evolution of galaxy clusters is dictated by a surprisingly simple law, which clearly shows that they are still growing.

Posted: Apr 24th, 2018

Face recognition for galaxies: Artificial intelligence brings new tools to astronomy

A 'deep learning' algorithm trained on images from cosmological simulations has been surprisingly successful at classifying real galaxies in Hubble images.

Posted: Apr 23rd, 2018

Atoms may hum a tune from grand cosmic symphony

An expanding cloud of atoms could offer insight into unanswered cosmological questions.

Posted: Apr 19th, 2018

Researchers find new way of exploring the afterglow from the Big Bang

Researchers have developed a new way to improve our knowledge of the Big Bang by measuring radiation from its afterglow, called the cosmic microwave background radiation. The new results predict the maximum bandwidth of the universe, which is the maximum speed at which any change can occur in the universe.