Stretched-out solid exoplanets
Astronomers could soon be able to find rocky planets stretched out by the gravity of the stars they orbit, according to a group of researchers.
Dec 15th, 2014
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Nuclear fragments could help uncover the origins of life-supporting planets
New Research describes how recreating isotopes that occur when a star explodes, can help physicists understand where life-supporting elements may be found in space.
Dec 12th, 2014
Read moreResearchers use real data rather than theory to measure the cosmos
For the first time researchers have measured large distances in the Universe using data, rather than calculations related to general relativity.
Dec 12th, 2014
Read moreSwarms of Pluto-size objects kick-up dust around adolescent Sun-like star
Astronomers using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array may have detected the dusty hallmarks of an entire family of Pluto-size objects swarming around an adolescent version of our own Sun.
Dec 12th, 2014
Read moreInterstellar mystery solved by supercomputer simulations
An interstellar mystery of why stars form has been solved thanks to the most realistic supercomputer simulations of galaxies yet made. Theoretical astrophysicists found that stellar activity - like supernova explosions or even just starlight - plays a big part in the formation of other stars and the growth of galaxies.
Dec 11th, 2014
Read moreRosetta findings fuel debate on origin of Earth's water
First measurements by the Rosetta mission's ROSINA instrument show that the deuterium-to-hydrogen (D/H) ratio of the comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko is highly enriched in deuterium. These results contradict the theory that the water present in the Earth's atmosphere and oceans has a cometary origin.
Dec 11th, 2014
Read moreResearchers detect possible signal from dark matter (w/video)
Scientists have picked up an atypical photon emission in X-rays coming from space, and say it could be evidence for the existence of a particle of dark matter. If confirmed, it could open up new perspectives in cosmology.
Dec 11th, 2014
Read moreHow does space travel affect organ development?
An experiment, scheduled to go aboard the International Space Station, will explore the effects of weightlessness and low-dose radiation.
Dec 10th, 2014
Read moreAstronomers identify gas spirals as a nursery of twin stars
With the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) observation, astronomers found spiral arms of molecular gas and dust around the 'baby twin' stars, binary protostars. Gas motions to supply materials to the twin were also identified.
Dec 9th, 2014
Read moreThe first X-ray diffraction measurements on Mars
In 2012 the Mars Science Laboratory landed in the fascinating Gale crater. The Gale crater is of such great interest because of the 5.5 km high mountain of layered materials in the middle. This material tells an intricate story of the history of Mars, perhaps spanning much of the existence of this mysterious planet.
Dec 8th, 2014
Read moreNew research offers explanation for Titan dune puzzle
New research shows that winds on Titan must blow faster than previously thought to move sand. The discovery may explain how the dunes were formed.
Dec 8th, 2014
Read moreFirst glance at a new world
NASA's Dawn spacecraft sends image of dwarf planet Ceres, to Earth.
Dec 8th, 2014
Read morePhysicist presents new observational solar weather model
Scientists now have an observational framework to help predict solar weather and how it will affect Earth.
Dec 8th, 2014
Read morePowering space craft of the future
The BAE Systems initiative seeks to find energy-saving and maximising solutions to enable eco-friendly aircraft to stay in space for long periods of time without the need to return to earth to re-fuel or to avoid carrying vast amounts of heavy fuel on long-stay journeys.
Dec 8th, 2014
Read moreThe dark fingers of the solar atmosphere
Researchers explain structures in solar eruptions which have been a mystery until now.
Dec 5th, 2014
Read moreAstronomers observe two stars so close to each other that they will end up merging into a supermassive star
A study of 'MY Camelopardalis' binary system shows that the most massive stars are made up by merging with other smaller stars, as predicted by theoretical models.
Dec 5th, 2014
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