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Death spiral: a black hole spins on its side
Researchers found that the axis of rotation of a black hole in a binary system is tilted more than 40 degrees relative to the axis of stellar orbit. The finding challenges current theoretical models of black hole formation.
February 25, 2022 Read more
Microscopic view on asteroid collisions could help us understand planet formation
A new way of dating collisions between asteroids and planetary bodies throughout our Solar System's history could help scientists reconstruct how and when planets were born.
February 24, 2022 Read more
Astronomers identify real-life Tatooine using new method
Study proves ground-based telescopes can search for planets with two suns.
February 23, 2022 Read more
Colossal black holes locked in dance at heart of galaxy (w/video)
Astronomers find evidence for the tightest-knit supermassive black hole duo observed to date.
February 23, 2022 Read more
Mysterious source of fast radio bursts
The phenomenon of fast radio bursts is one of the greatest mysteries of modern astrophysics. Until now it has been believed that their source is magnetars. The latest discovery may partially revise this view.
February 23, 2022 Read more
From the streets to the stratosphere: Clean driving technology enables cleaner rocket fuel
A chemical used in electric vehicle batteries could also give us carbon-free fuel for space flight. In addition to emission reductions, this chemical also has several advantages over other types of rocket fuels: higher energy, lower costs, and no requirement for frozen storage.
February 23, 2022 Read more
Astronomers map mysterious element in space
Scientists have provided an important clue to the origin of the element Ytterbium in the Milky Way, by showing that the element largely originates from supernova explosions. The groundbreaking research also provides new opportunities for studying the evolution of our galaxy.
February 23, 2022 Read more
Organic compounds on Ceres
Researchers also find salt deposits in an impact crater on the dwarf planet.
February 23, 2022 Read more
What ingredients went into the galactic blender to create the Milky Way?
Our galaxy is a giant 'smoothie' of blended stars and gas but a new study tells us where the components came from.
February 23, 2022 Read more
Galaxy collision creates 'space triangle in new Hubble image
A spectacular head-on collision between two galaxies fueled the unusual triangular-shaped star-birthing frenzy, as captured in a new image from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope.
February 22, 2022 Read more
A 'hot Jupiter's' dark side is revealed in detail for first time
The planet's night side likely hosts iron clouds, titanium rain, and winds that dwarf Earth's jetstream.
February 21, 2022 Read more
New insights into the formation of brown dwarfs
Astrophysicists have detected a special methane compound outside the solar system for the first time.
February 21, 2022 Read more
International Space Station: how Nasa plans to destroy it - and the dangers involved
Nasa has announced plans for the International Space Station (ISS) to be officially decommissioned in 2031. After dozens of launches since 1998 got the station up and into orbit, bringing it down will be a feat of its own - the risks are serious if things go wrong.
February 18, 2022 Read more
Spaceflight rewires cosmonauts' brains
Scientists looked at the brains of 12 cosmonauts just before and after their spaceflight, and found changes in the neural connections between several motor areas of the brain - changes which remained visible seven months after returning to Earth.
February 18, 2022 Read more
Earth's second Trojan asteroid confirmed
A new study has confirmed the existence of a second asteroid sharing Earth's orbit around the Sun. The asteroid is expected to remain in a stable orbit for the next 4 000 years.
February 17, 2022 Read more
What's inside a black hole? A physicist uses quantum computing, machine learning to find out
Dude, what if everything around us was just... a hologram? The thing is, it could be - and a physicist is using quantum computing and machine learning to better understand the idea, called holographic duality.
February 16, 2022 Read more
Supermassive black hole caught hiding in a ring of cosmic dust
Researchers have spotted a cloud of cosmic dust at the centre of a nearby galaxy hiding a supermassive black hole, a finding that confirms a 30 year old theory known as the Unified Model of Active Galactic Nuclei.
February 16, 2022 Read more
Scientists discover how galaxies can exist without dark matter
Astrophysicists discovered that when tiny galaxies collide with bigger ones, the bigger galaxies can strip the smaller galaxies of their dark matter.
February 14, 2022 Read more