Powerful new tool for looking for life beyond Earth
Compact spectroscopy instrument offers sensitive and fast detection for planetary exploration.
Posted: Dec 20th, 2017
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Orbital mayhem around a red dwarf
Astronomers have discovered that the GJ436b exoplanet, nicknamed 'the comet-like exoplanet' because it evaporates like a comet, follows a very special elliptical orbit over the poles of its star.
Posted: Dec 19th, 2017
Read moreBlack hole pair born inside a dying star?
Theoretical physicists have determined what gravitational waves might look like if two black holes formed inside a massive, collapsing star.
Posted: Dec 19th, 2017
Read moreStudy of a microquasar from our galaxy to explain the structure of distant radio galaxies
Researchers have discovered for the first time a Z-shaped structure in a microquasar, a small scale version of a radio galaxy. This discovery has interesting consequences for some of these radio galaxies that have been assumed to date as gravitational wave emitters.
Posted: Dec 19th, 2017
Read moreA new approach for detecting planets in the Alpha Centauri system
Astronomers have taken a fresh look at the nearby Alpha Centauri star system and found new ways to narrow the search for habitable planets there.
Posted: Dec 19th, 2017
Read moreStar mergers: A new test of gravity, dark energy theories
Observations of neutron star collision challenge some existing theories.
Posted: Dec 19th, 2017
Read moreA better way to weigh millions of solitary stars
Astronomers have come up with a new and improved method for measuring the masses of millions of solitary stars, especially those with planetary systems.
Posted: Dec 14th, 2017
Read moreMars mission sheds light on habitability of distant planets
How long might a rocky, Mars-like planet be habitable if it were orbiting a red dwarf star? It's a complex question but one that NASA's Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution mission can help answer.
Posted: Dec 13th, 2017
Read moreHeavy metal: How first supernovae altered early star formation
New research bridges scaling gap between astrophysics and cosmology.
Posted: Dec 6th, 2017
Read moreFirst light for ESPRESSO -- the next generation planet hunter
This new, third-generation echelle spectrograph is the successor to ESO's hugely successful HARPS instrument at the La Silla Observatory.
Posted: Dec 6th, 2017
Read moreTwo Super-Earths around red dwarf K2-18
Researchers find exciting potential for little-known exoplanet - and discover another planet in the process.
Posted: Dec 5th, 2017
Read moreAstronomer's map reveals location of mysterious fast-moving gas
Scientists have created the most detailed map ever of clouds of high-velocity gas in the Universe around us.
Posted: Dec 4th, 2017
Read moreNeutron stars on the brink of collapse
Neutron stars are the densest objects in the Universe; however, their exact characteristics remain unknown. Using simulations based on recent observations, a team of scientists has managed to narrow down the size of these stars.
Posted: Dec 4th, 2017
Read moreStudy sheds light on turbulence in astrophysical plasmas
Theoretical analysis uncovers new mechanisms in plasma turbulence.
Posted: Dec 1st, 2017
Read more3D-printing a Hall-effect thruster
Using a 3D-printer for designing and building a fully functioning miniature Hall-effect thruster from scratch.
Posted: Dec 1st, 2017
Read moreWhy is massive star formation quenched in galaxy centers? (w/video)
A new study points to the role of the magnetic field as responsible for decelerating the formation of massive stars in the center of galaxies.
Posted: Nov 28th, 2017
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