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New clues to why there's so little antimatter in the universe

Radioactive molecules are sensitive to subtle nuclear phenomena and might help physicists probe the violation of the most fundamental symmetries of nature.

July 7, 2021 Read more

Methane in the plumes of Saturn's moon enceladus: Possible signs of life?

A study concludes that known geochemical processes can't explain the levels of methane measured by the Cassini spacecraft on Saturn's icy moon.

July 7, 2021 Read more

Kepler telescope glimpses population of free-floating planets

Tantalizing evidence has been uncovered for a mysterious population of 'free-floating' planets, planets that may be alone in deep space, unbound to any host star. The results include four new discoveries that are consistent with planets of similar masses to Earth.

July 6, 2021 Read more

Closing the gap on the missing lithium

Researchers account for some of the lithium missing from our universe.

July 5, 2021 Read more

Scientists propose source of unexplained solar jets

Nothing seems more familiar than the sun in the sky. But mysterious swirls, jets, and flashes of powerful light that scientists cannot explain occur in the sun’s outer atmosphere all the time. Now, researchers have gained insight into these puzzling phenomena.

July 2, 2021 Read more

Intergalactic filaments found to spin

Spinning things abound in the Universe, from tiny to vast, and astronomers may now have found the vastest.

July 2, 2021 Read more

Observation, simulation, and AI join forces to reveal a clear universe

Astronomers have developed a new artificial intelligence (AI) technique to remove noise in astronomical data due to random variations in galaxy shapes.

July 2, 2021 Read more

'There may not be a conflict after all' in expanding universe debate

New analysis by astronomer finds agreement with standard model in ongoing 'Hubble tension'.

June 30, 2021 Read more

Black holes swallow neutron stars like 'Pac Man'

Scientists have for the first time detected black holes eating neutron stars, 'like Pac Man', in a discovery documenting the collision of the two most extreme and enigmatic objects in the Universe.

June 29, 2021 Read more

Are we missing other Earths?

Astronomers studying stellar pairs uncover evidence that there could be many more Earth-sized planets than previously thought.

June 29, 2021 Read more

The goldilocks supernova

The discovery of a new type of supernova illuminates a medieval mystery.

June 29, 2021 Read more

Clearest images emerge of galaxies headed for collision on intergalactic 'highway'

An international group of astronomers has created images with never-before-seen detail of a galaxy cluster with a black hole at its centre, travelling at high speed along an intergalactic 'road of matter'. The findings also support existing theories of the origins and evolution of the universe.

June 28, 2021 Read more

Life could exist in the clouds of Jupiter but not Venus

Jupiter's clouds have water conditions that would allow Earth-like life to exist, but this isn't possible in Venus' clouds.

June 28, 2021 Read more

Giant comet found in outer solar system by Dark Energy Survey

Estimated to be 100–200 kilometers across, the unusual wandering body will make its closest approach to the Sun in 2031.

June 28, 2021 Read more

Throwing an 'axion bomb' into a black hole challenges fundamental law of physics

Singularities such as those at the centre of black holes, where density becomes infinite, are often said to be places where physics 'breaks down'. However, this doesn’t mean that 'anything' could happen, and physicists are interested in which laws could break down, and how.

June 25, 2021 Read more

Mind the gap: Scientists use stellar mass to link exoplanets to planet-forming disks

New survey reveals that the presence of gaps in planet-forming disks is more common to higher mass stars and to the development of large, gaseous exoplanets.

June 23, 2021 Read more

Earth-like biospheres on other planets may be rare

A new analysis of known exoplanets has revealed that Earth-like conditions on potentially habitable planets may be much rarer than previously thought. The work focuses on the conditions required for oxygen-based photosynthesis to develop on a planet, which would enable complex biospheres of the type found on Earth.

June 23, 2021 Read more

Nightside radio could help reveal exoplanet details

Scientists found a way to better determine which exoplanets are most likely to produce detectable signals based on magnetosphere activity on exoplanets' previously discounted nightsides.

June 22, 2021 Read more