Scientists uncover new properties of black holes
New gravitational waves detections shed light on entire population of black holes.
Dec 3rd, 2018
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Black 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
Read moreMost detailed observations of material orbiting close to a black hole
The GRAVITY instrument has added further evidence to the long-standing assumption that a supermassive black hole lurks in the centre of the Milky Way.
Oct 31st, 2018
Read moreArtificial intelligence bot trained to recognize galaxies
Researchers have taught an artificial intelligence program used to recognise faces on Facebook to identify galaxies in deep space.
Oct 31st, 2018
Read moreScientists refine the search for dark matter
Researchers have developed a more effective technique in the search for clues about dark matter in the universe. They can now analyse much larger amounts of the data generated at CERN.
Oct 29th, 2018
Read moreStudy provides new insight into why galaxies stop forming stars
Scientists get best measure yet of why star formation stopped in galaxy clusters in the early universe.
Oct 24th, 2018
Read moreIn 5-10 years, gravitational waves could accurately measure universe's expansion
New LIGO readings could improve disputed measurement quickly.
Oct 23rd, 2018
Read moreWeighing planets and asteroids
A team of scientists from the International Pulsar Timing Array consortium has used pulsar timing data to measure the masses of the dwarf-planet Ceres and other asteroids.
Oct 23rd, 2018
Read moreA scientific theory proposes a new Celestial Mechanics
A new scientific theory points out that we can understand the behavior of bodies subjected to successive accelerations by rotations, by means of field theory.
Oct 23rd, 2018
Read moreSuperflares from young red dwarf stars imperil planets
Flares from the youngest red dwarfs surveyed are 100 to 1,000 times more energetic than when the stars are older. This younger age is when terrestrial planets are forming around their stars.
Oct 19th, 2018
Read moreSupermassive black holes and supercomputers
Researchers reveal the story of the oldest stars and galaxies, compiled from 20 years of simulating the early universe.
Oct 17th, 2018
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