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Democratizing the space race with nanosatellite technology

Smaller, faster, cheaper - miniaturised space technology opens the door to future University-based space exploration.

Dec 19th, 2016

Microlensing study suggests most common outer planets likely Neptune-mass (w/video)

A new statistical study of planets found by a technique called gravitational microlensing suggests that Neptune-mass worlds are likely the most common type of planet to form in the icy outer realms of planetary systems.

Dec 15th, 2016

Astronomers discover dark past of planet-eating 'Death Star'

An international team of scientists has made the rare discovery of a planetary system with a host star similar to Earth's sun. Especially intriguing is the star's unusual composition, which indicates it ingested some of its planets.

Dec 15th, 2016

Number of known black holes expected to double in two years with new detection method

Researchers have developed a method that will detect roughly 10 black holes per year, doubling the number currently known within two years, and it will likely unlock the history of black holes in a little more than a decade.

Dec 15th, 2016

Mystery of super flash solved

The brightest flash of light in the cosmos could be a rare event involving a star and a supermassive black hole.

Dec 15th, 2016

Magnetic mirror could shed new light on gravitational waves and the early universe

Device modulates polarization across wide range of microwave frequencies to map radiation from shortly after the Big Bang.

Dec 13th, 2016

Dark Energy Survey discovers potential new dwarf planet

Thanks to scientists on the Dark Energy Survey (DES), the solar system just got another member.

Dec 12th, 2016

A syllabus in cosmic rays

What have scientists learned in five years of studying cosmic rays with the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer experiment?

Dec 12th, 2016

'Hyper-starburst' galaxy churns out stars, clues to universe's evolution

A recently discovered galaxy is undergoing an extraordinary boom of stellar construction, revealed by a group of astronomers using NASA's Chandra X-Ray Observatory.

Dec 8th, 2016

Will Earth still exist 5 billion years from now?

What will happen to Earth when, in a few billion years' time, the Sun is a hundred times bigger than it is today? Using the most powerful radio telescope in the world, an international team of astronomers has set out to look for answers in the star L2 Puppis. Five billion years ago, this star was very similar to the Sun as it is today.