Surprising number of exoplanets could host life
A new study shows other stars could have as many as seven Earth-like planets in the absence of a gas giant like Jupiter.
Jul 31st, 2020
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Astronomers capture stunning space butterfly
Resembling a butterfly with its symmetrical structure, beautiful colours, and intricate patterns, this striking bubble of gas -- known as NGC 2899 -- appears to float and flutter across the sky.
Jul 30th, 2020
Read moreCosmic tango between the very small and the very large
Theory of loop quantum cosmology describes how tiny primordial features account for anomalies at the largest scales of the universe.
Jul 29th, 2020
Read moreThe stars that time forgot
Scientists find remnant of strange dismembered star cluster at Galaxy's edge.
Jul 29th, 2020
Read moreBreakthrough method for predicting solar storms
The method involves what could be labelled a quantum-mechanical interference.
Jul 29th, 2020
Read moreNew Mars rover tool will zap rocks to investigate planet's past habitability
SuperCam will examine the chemistry and mineralogy of rocks on Mars.
Jul 27th, 2020
Read moreResearchers offer unprecedented look into 'central engine' powering a solar flare
An international research team has presented a new look inside the 'central engine' of a solar flare accompanied by an eruption, revealing an enormous electric current 'sheet', offering the first measurements characterizing the magnetic field.
Jul 27th, 2020
Read moreNew approach refines the Hubble's constant and age of universe
Physicists reconfigure a distance-calculation technique built around empirical observations.
Jul 27th, 2020
Read moreAn origin story for a family of oddball meteorites
Study suggests the rare objects likely came from an early planetesimal with a magnetic core.
Jul 27th, 2020
Read moreDark energy: map gives clue about what it is - but deepens dispute about the cosmic expansion rate
Dark energy is one of the greatest mysteries in science today. We know very little about it, other than it is invisible, it fills the whole universe, and it pushes galaxies away from each other. This is making our cosmos expand at an accelerated rate. But what is it?
Jul 23rd, 2020
Read moreArtificial intelligence predicts which planetary systems will survive
Why don't planets collide more often? How do planetary systems organize themselves? Of all of the possible ways planets could orbit, how many configurations will remain stable over the billions of years of a star's life cycle?
Jul 23rd, 2020
Read moreAstronomers capture first ever image of a multi-planet system around a sun-like star
The European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope has taken the first ever image of a young, Sun-like star accompanied by two giant exoplanets.
Jul 22nd, 2020
Read moreNew cosmic magnetic field structures discovered in galaxy NGC 4217
Spiral galaxies such as our Milky Way can have sprawling magnetic fields. New data suggest that star formation and star explosions, so-called supernovae, are responsible for the visible structures.
Jul 21st, 2020
Read more'Lost' world's rediscovery is step towards finding habitable planets
The rediscovery of a lost planet could pave the way for the detection of a world within the habitable 'Goldilocks zone' in a distant solar system.
Jul 21st, 2020
Read moreScientists discover volcanoes on Venus are still active
New 3D model provides evidence that Venus is churning inside.
Jul 20th, 2020
Read moreAstrophysicists measure the expansion of the Universe across 11,000 million years
The Sloan Digital Sky Survey publishes a comprehensive analysis of the largest three-dimensional map of the Universe ever created.
Jul 20th, 2020
Read moreNew evidence sheds light on origin of warp in the Milky Way
Most spiral galaxies, like Milky Way, have a warped disk, which is like a potato chip in the outer disk. But the origin of warp is still a mystery for astrophysicists.
Jul 20th, 2020
Read moreAstronomers map massive structure beyond Laniakea Supercluster
For the past decade, an international team of astronomers has been mapping the distribution of galaxies around the Milky Way. They have discovered an immense structure beyond Laniakea, an immense supercluster of galaxies, including our own. Astronomers have dubbed the newly identified structure the South Pole Wall.
Jul 20th, 2020
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