Fast radio bursts shown to include lower frequency radio waves than previously detected
New clues discovered in quest to unravel astrophysical mystery.
Apr 16th, 2021
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Surprise twist suggests stars grow competitively
A survey of star formation activity in the Orion Nebula Cluster found similar mass distributions for newborn stars and dense gas cores, which may evolve into stars. Counterintuitively, this means that the amount of gas a core accretes as it develops, and not the initial mass of the core, is the key factor in deciding the final mass of the produced star.
Apr 16th, 2021
Read moreFast-spinning black holes narrow the search for dark matter particles
Certain ultralight bosons would be expected to put the brakes on black holes, but new results show no such slowdown.
Apr 14th, 2021
Read moreTelescopes unite in unprecedented observations of famous black hole
Data from nineteen observatories are being released that promise to give unparalleled insight into this black hole and the system it powers, and to improve tests of Einstein's General Theory of Relativity.
Apr 14th, 2021
Read moreAtom interferometry demonstrated in space for the first time
Scientists have established the technological basis for atom interferometry on board of a sounding rocket and demonstrated that such experiments are not only possible on Earth, but also in space.
Apr 13th, 2021
Read moreCO2 mitigation on Earth and magnesium civilization on Mars
Researchers employed magnesium to convert CO2 to methane, methanol and formic acid, using water as the sole hydrogen source.
Apr 10th, 2021
Read moreHelicopter to attempt first trip on Mars surface (w/video)
The first helicopter ever to fly on another planet will soon attempt its first trip above the surface of Mars.
Apr 9th, 2021
Read moreAmounts of organic molecules in planetary systems differ from early on
An international group of scientists have studied the chemical composition of 50 protoplanetary-disk forming regions in the Perseus Molecular Cloud, and found that despite being in the same cloud, the amounts of complex organic molecules they contain are quite different.
Apr 9th, 2021
Read moreNew research shows that Mars did not dry up all at once
Mars had dry and wet eras and dried up for good 3 billion years ago.
Apr 9th, 2021
Read moreSeeing quadruple
Machine-learning methods lead to discovery of rare 'quadruply imaged quasars' that can help solve cosmological puzzles.
Apr 9th, 2021
Read moreShedding more light on molecules linked to life on other planets
To confirm life on other planets, we need to detect far more molecules in their atmospheres than we currently do to rule out non-biological chemical processes.
Apr 9th, 2021
Read moreCaught speeding: Clocking the fastest-spinning brown dwarfs (w/video)
Astronomers have discovered the most rapidly rotating brown dwarfs known. They found three brown dwarfs that each complete a full rotation roughly once every hour.
Apr 8th, 2021
Read moreGiant radio pulses from pulsars are hundreds of times more energetic than previously believed
Scientists, using coordinated observations of the Crab pulsar in a number of frequencies, have discovered that the 'giant radio pulses' which it emits include an increase in x-ray emissions in addition to the radio and visible light emissions that had been previously observed.
Apr 8th, 2021
Read moreMore than 5,000 tons of extraterrestrial dust fall to Earth each year
An international program conducted for nearly 20 years by scientists, has determined that 5,200 tons per year of micrometeorites reach the ground.
Apr 8th, 2021
Read moreFirst transiting exoplanet's 'chemical fingerprint' reveals its distant birthplace
Astronomers have found evidence that the first exoplanet that was identified transiting its star could have migrated to a close orbit with its star from its original birthplace further away.
Apr 7th, 2021
Read moreNew study sews doubt about the composition of 70 percent of our universe
Researchers the world over have long believed that 70 percent of the universe is composed of dark energy, a substance that makes it possible for the universe to expand at an ever-increasing rate. But in a new study, researchers tested a model which suggests that the universe's expansion is due to a dark substance with a kind of magnetic force.
Apr 6th, 2021
Read moreExploring comet thermal history: Burnt-out comet covered with talcum powder
The world's first ground-based observations of the bare nucleus of a comet nearing the end of its active life revealed that the nucleus has a diameter of 800 meters and is covered with large grains of phyllosilicate.
Apr 6th, 2021
Read moreFrom stardust to pale blue dot: Carbon's interstellar journey to Earth
We are made of stardust, the saying goes, and a pair of studies finds that may be more true than we previously thought.
Apr 2nd, 2021
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