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New 'styrofoam' planet provides tools in search for habitable planets
Highly inflated gas giant orbits bright southern star.
Posted: May 16th, 2017
Read moreResearcher identifies key differences in solar wind models
New research has found that when choosing the right model to describe the solar wind, using the one that takes longer to calculate does not make it the most accurate.
Posted: May 15th, 2017
Read moreResearch increases distance at which supernova would spark mass extinctions on Earth
Researchers conducted an examination of the effects of a supernova that occured 2.6 million years ago on Earth's biology.
Posted: May 11th, 2017
Read moreSpace radiation reproduced in the lab for better, safer missions
Laser plasma-based accelerator, used to mimic the types of space radiation which present a threat to astronauts and space technology - allowing realistic testing on earth.
Posted: May 8th, 2017
Read moreChemical engineer explains oxygen mystery on comets
A chemical engineer who normally develops new ways to fabricate microprocessors in computers has figured out how to explain a nagging mystery in space - why comets expel oxygen gas, the same gas we humans breathe.
Posted: May 8th, 2017
Read moreOrigin of Milky Way's hypothetical dark matter signal may not be so dark
Galaxy's excessive gamma-ray glow likely comes from pulsars, the remains of collapsed ancient stars.
Posted: May 3rd, 2017
Read moreRipples in the cosmic web
A team of astronomers has made the first measurements of small-scale ripples in primeval hydrogen gas using rare double quasars.
Posted: Apr 27th, 2017
Read moreEngineers investigate a simple, no-bake recipe to make bricks from Martian soil
Explorers planning to settle on Mars might be able to turn the planet's red soil into bricks without needing to use an oven or additional ingredients. Instead, they would just need to apply pressure to compact the soil - the equivalent of a blow from a hammer.
Posted: Apr 27th, 2017
Read moreScientists propose mechanism to describe solar eruptions of all sizes (w/video)
Scientists propose that a universal mechanism can explain the whole spectrum of solar eruptions. They used 3-D computer simulations to demonstrate that a variety of eruptions can theoretically be thought of as the same kind of event, only in different sizes and manifested in different ways.
Posted: Apr 26th, 2017
Read more'Ageless' silicon throughout Milky Way may indicate a well-mixed galaxy
New surveys of the Milky Way found no aging trend for the element silicon, a fundamental building block of rocks throughout our solar system. This 'ageless' appearance may mean that the Milky Way is more efficient at mixing its contents than previously thought, thereby masking the telltale signs of chemical aging.
Posted: Apr 26th, 2017
Read moreCassini, Voyager missions suggest new picture of Sun's interaction with galaxy
New data from NASA's Cassini mission, combined with measurements from the two Voyager spacecraft and the Interstellar Boundary Explorer, or IBEX, suggests that our sun and planets are surrounded by a giant, rounded system of magnetic field from the sun - calling into question the alternate view of the solar magnetic fields trailing behind the sun in the shape of a long comet tail.
Posted: Apr 24th, 2017
Read moreCan we see a singularity?
A team of scientists has found new ways to detect a bare or naked singularity, the most extreme object in the universe.
Posted: Apr 20th, 2017
Read moreHubble observes first multiple images of explosive distance indicator
Lensed supernova will give insight into the expansion of the universe.
Posted: Apr 20th, 2017
Read moreNewly discovered exoplanet may be best candidate in search for signs of life
Transiting rocky super-Earth found in habitable zone of quiet red dwarf star.
Posted: Apr 19th, 2017
Read moreNew study ranks hazardous asteroid effects from least to most destructive
Violent winds, shock waves from impacts pose greatest threat to humans.
Posted: Apr 19th, 2017
Read moreNew method can model chemistry in extreme magnetic fields of white dwarfs
Researchers have developed a new methodology to calculate theoretical spectra for atoms and molecules in strong magnetic fields exhibited by up to one-fifth of white dwarfs.
Posted: Apr 19th, 2017
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