Rings of Saturn are dying
New research confirms that Saturn is losing its iconic rings at a worst-case-scenario rate.
Dec 19th, 2018
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A young star caught forming like a planet
Astronomers have captured one of the most detailed views of a young star taken to date, and revealed an unexpected companion in orbit around it.
Dec 14th, 2018
Read moreTangled magnetic fields power cosmic particle accelerators
Scientists find a new way to explain how a black hole's plasma jets boost particles to the highest energies observed in the universe. The results could also prove useful for fusion and accelerator research on Earth.
Dec 14th, 2018
Read moreIn search of missing worlds, Hubble finds a fast evaporating exoplanet
Astronomers have used Hubble to nab a second 'very warm' Neptune (GJ 3470b) that is losing its atmosphere at a rate 100 times faster than that of GJ 436b.
Dec 14th, 2018
Read moreCalibrating cosmic mile markers
Calibrations improve our understanding of how fast the universe is expanding and the role dark energy may play in driving this process.
Dec 11th, 2018
Read moreUnknown treasure trove of planets found hiding in dust
'Super-Earths' and Neptune-sized planets could be forming around young stars in much greater numbers than scientists thought, new research by an international team of astronomers suggests.
Dec 6th, 2018
Read moreCatalog of cosmic cataclysms helps establish gravitational wave astronomy
The records of cataclysmic cosmic events, including four black hole observations disclosed for the first time, have been collected into a catalog. Production of the catalog suggests that gravitational wave astronomy will indeed offer astronomers a new way to view the secrets of the universe.
Dec 6th, 2018
Read moreBringing balance to the universe: New theory could explain missing 95 percent of the cosmos
Scientists may have solved one of the biggest questions in modern physics, with a new paper unifying dark matter and dark energy into a single phenomenon: a fluid which possesses 'negative mass'.
Dec 5th, 2018
Read moreCombination of space-based and ground-based telescopes reveals more than 100 exoplanets
An international team of astronomers using a combination of ground and space based telescopes have reported more than 100 extrasolar planets in only three months. These planets are quite diverse and expected to play a large role in developing the research field of exoplanets and life in the Universe.
Dec 3rd, 2018
Read moreScientists uncover new properties of black holes
New gravitational waves detections shed light on entire population of black holes.
Dec 3rd, 2018
Read moreBlack hole 'donuts' are actually 'fountains'
Based on computer simulations and new observations, researchers have found that the rings of gas surrounding active supermassive black holes are not simple donut shapes. Instead, gas expelled from the center interacts with infalling gas to create a dynamic circulation pattern, similar to a water fountain in a city park.
Nov 30th, 2018
Read moreAstronomers discover giant relic of disrupted 'tadpole' galaxy
A team of astronomers have identified a disrupted galaxy resembling a giant tadpole, complete with an elliptical head and a long, straight tail, about 300 million light years away from Earth.
Nov 19th, 2018
Read moreOur stellar neighbourhood expands
Astronomers have found a planet in orbit of Barnard's star. Barnard's star is a so-called red dwarf and after the Alpha-Centauri triple stellar system the second closest star to the Sun.
Nov 15th, 2018
Read moreAuroras unlock the physics of energetic processes in space
A close study of auroras has revealed new ways of understanding the physics of explosive energy releases in space.
Nov 15th, 2018
Read moreNew finding of particle physics may help to explain the absence of antimatter
With the help of computer simulations, particle physics researchers may be able to explain why there is more matter than antimatter in the Universe. The simulations offer a new way of examining conditions after the Big Bang, and could provide answers to some fundamental questions in particle physics.
Nov 13th, 2018
Read moreRadio telescope measures dust grains that could seed new planets
Radio observations map the sizes of dust grains in a protoplanetary disk surrounding a star.
Nov 9th, 2018
Read moreSpacetime - a creation of well-known actors?
Most physicists believe that the structure of spacetime is formed in an unknown way in the vicinity of the Planck scale, i.e. at distances close to one trillionth of a trillionth of a metre. However, careful considerations undermine the unambiguity of this prediction.
Nov 8th, 2018
Read moreAstronomers find elusive star with origins close to Big Bang
Astronomers have found what could be one of the universe's oldest stars, a body almost entirely made of materials spewed from the Big Bang.
Nov 6th, 2018
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