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Based on facts known about the giant planets Jupiter and Saturn in our own Solar System, a team of scientists realized that they possibly could measure a brown dwarf's wind speed by combining radio observations from the VLA and infrared observations from Spitzer.
Apr 10th, 2020
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Astronomers reported the first definitive detection of a relativistic jet emerging from two colliding galaxies - in essence, the first photographic proof that merging galaxies can produce jets of charged particles that travel at nearly the speed of light.
Apr 8th, 2020
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No matter where we look, the same rules apply everywhere in space: countless calculations of astrophysics are based on this basic principle. A recent study, however, has thrown this principle into question. Should the measured values be confirmed, this would toss many assumptions about the properties of the universe overboard.
Apr 8th, 2020
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Groundbreaking research suggests the brightest source of energy in the universe is powered by the collapse of a dying star's magnetic field.
Apr 7th, 2020
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Astronomers observed the finest detail ever in the relativistic jet that is believed to originate from the vicinity of a supermassive black hole.
Apr 7th, 2020
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Newly discovered single-celled creatures living deep beneath the seafloor have given researchers clues about how they might find life on Mars. These bacteria were discovered living in tiny cracks inside volcanic rocks after researchers persisted over a decade of trial and error to find a new way to examine the rocks.
Apr 3rd, 2020
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Neon inside a certain star core can eat so many electrons, it causes the star to collapse into a neutron star and produce a supernova.
Mar 30th, 2020
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The modules that the major space agencies plan to erect on the Moon could incorporate an element contributed by the human colonizers themselves: the urea in their pee. Researchers have found that it could be used as a plasticizer in the concrete of the structures.
Mar 27th, 2020
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Astronomers have created five models representing key points from our planet's evolution, like chemical snapshots through Earth's own geologic epochs. The models will be spectral templates for astronomers to use in the approaching new era of powerful telescopes, and in the hunt for Earth-like planets in distant solar systems.
Mar 27th, 2020
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Study knocks down some theories for the origin of a mysterious light signature that has puzzled physicists for years.
Mar 26th, 2020
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Astrophysicists reveal a new model of our heliosphere that?s shaped somewhere between a croissant and a beach ball.
Mar 24th, 2020
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Model developed by astrophysicists shows chaotic phase that placed objects in current orbits beginning within first 100 million years after formation of giant planets.
Mar 24th, 2020
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Astronomers have captured new, detailed maps of three nearby interstellar gas clouds containing regions of ongoing high-mass star formation. The results of this survey, called the Star Formation Project, will help improve our understanding of the star formation process.
Mar 23rd, 2020
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Astronomers have found striking orbital geometries in protoplanetary disks around binary stars. While disks orbiting the most compact binary star systems share very nearly the same plane, disks encircling wide binaries have orbital planes that are severely tilted. These systems can teach us about planet formation in complex environments.
Mar 19th, 2020
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Physicists will develop instruments to directly image exoplanets.
Mar 19th, 2020
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Simulations suggest that two stars came together to form a blue supergiant, which subsequently exploded.
Mar 19th, 2020
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Scientists have discovered a pulsating ancient star in a double star system which will help further our understanding of how stars like the Sun evolve and die.
Mar 17th, 2020
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Researchers have shown a way to determine the origins and nature of quasar light by its polarization. The new approach is analogous to the way cinema glasses produce a 3D image by feeding each eye with the light of a particular polarization: either horizontal or vertical.
Mar 13th, 2020
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