The dark side of extrasolar planets share surprisingly similar temperatures
New study suggests that the nightsides of hot Jupiters share clouds made of minerals.
Aug 28th, 2019
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'Green peas' provide clues to the early days of the universe
It is probable that primordial galaxies triggered the period in the history of the universe known as 'cosmic reionisation'. Astronomers have succeeded in demonstrating this by studying green pea galaxies.
Aug 28th, 2019
Read moreTemperatures of 800 billion degrees in the cosmic kitchen
HADES experiment simulates colliding and merging neutron stars.
Aug 22nd, 2019
Read moreBlack hole holograms
Researchers propose a new holographic method to simulate black holes with a tabletop experiment. This work may be crucial for solving one of the biggest mysteries in science -- reconciling quantum mechanics and general relativity.
Aug 20th, 2019
Read moreA second planet in the Beta Pictoris system
A team of astronomers has discovered a second giant planet in orbit around Beta Pictoris, a star that is relatively young (23 million years old) and close (63.4 light years), and surrounded by a disk of dust.
Aug 19th, 2019
Read moreHow many Earth-like planets are around sun-like stars?
A new study provides the most accurate estimate of the frequency that planets that are similar to Earth in size and in distance from their host star occur around stars similar to our Sun.
Aug 14th, 2019
Read moreFluorescent glow may reveal hidden life in the cosmos
Harsh ultraviolet radiation flares from red suns, once thought to destroy surface life on planets, might help uncover hidden biospheres. Their radiation could trigger a protective glow from life on exoplanets called biofluorescence.
Aug 14th, 2019
Read moreFinding a cosmic fog within shattered intergalactic pancakes
In a new study, researchers report on the most detailed simulation ever of a large patch of the intergalactic medium (IGM). For the first time, they were able to see how cold, dense gas clouds in the IGM organize themselves and react within much larger 'sheets' or 'pancakes' of matter in the vastness of space.
Aug 13th, 2019
Read more800 billion degrees Celsius: temperatures as they occur in star collisions measured in the laboratory
An international group of researchers has succeeded for the first time in measuring the so-called black-body radiation.
Aug 9th, 2019
Read moreDark matter may be older than the Big Bang, study suggests
Dark matter, which researchers believe make up about 80% of the universe?s mass, is one of the most elusive mysteries in modern physics. What exactly it is and how it came to be is a mystery, but a new study now suggests that dark matter may have existed before the Big Bang.
Aug 8th, 2019
Read moreAstronomers reveal true colours of evolving galactic beasts
Astronomers have spotted what they suggest is a 'brief transition phase in the development of these galactic giants that could shed light on how quasars and their host galaxies evolve.
Aug 7th, 2019
Read moreScientists resolve the nature of powerful cosmic objects
At the center of certain galaxies are objects of such tremendous brightness they outshine the rest of their galaxy by four orders of magnitude. Our understanding of these active galactic nuclei has progressed by leaps and bounds over the past several decades, though recently debate has centered on the identity of some of these objects.
Aug 6th, 2019
Read moreRepeating outflows of hot wind found close to black hole
An international team of astrophysicists have detected a very hot, dense outflowing wind close to a black hole at least 25,000 light-years from Earth.
Aug 6th, 2019
Read moreDead planets can 'broadcast' for up to a billion years
Astronomers are planning to hunt for cores of exoplanets around white dwarf stars by 'tuning in' to the radio waves that they emit.
Aug 6th, 2019
Read moreAstronomers discover a new type of pulsating star
A team of scientists recently discovered a new class of pulsators that vary in brightness every five minutes.
Aug 1st, 2019
Read moreHubble uncovers a 'heavy metal' exoplanet shaped like a football
How can a planet be 'hotter than hot'? The answer is when heavy metals are detected escaping from the planet's atmosphere, instead of condensing into clouds.
Aug 1st, 2019
Read moreConfirmation of toasty TESS planet leads to surprising find of promising world (w/video)
A piping hot planet discovered by NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) has pointed the way to additional worlds orbiting the same star, one of which is located in the star's habitable zone. If made of rock, this planet may be around twice Earth's size.
Jul 31st, 2019
Read moreAt the edge of chaos: New method for exoplanet stability analysis
Starting with observational data and scalar time series, this method uses complex network topology to deduce the underlying dynamics of systems in a fast, efficient way without the need for n-body simulations.
Jul 30th, 2019
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