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Using terahertz spectroscopy, physicists directly measured two spectral lines for one particular molecule for the first time. The discovered frequencies are characteristic of the amide ion, a negatively charged nitrogen molecule.
Jun 28th, 2018
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Astronomers used a laboratory to manufacture material with the same properties as interstellar dust and used their results to estimate the amount of 'space grease' found in the Milky Way.
Jun 27th, 2018
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Researchers inspired by school science to crack the conundrum of planetary craters.
Jun 27th, 2018
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A series of NASA papers lay out strategies to search for signs of life beyond our solar system. They assume that the detection of atmospheric signatures of a few potentially habitable planets may possibly come before 2030.
Jun 26th, 2018
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Scientists used sophisticated computer simulations to devise a test that could answer a burning question in astrophysics: is there really dark matter? Or does Newton's gravitational law need to be modified?
Jun 25th, 2018
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Using the MUSE instrument on ESO's VLT , researchers first calculated the mass of ESO 325-G004 by measuring the movement of stars within this nearby elliptical galaxy.
Jun 21st, 2018
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Search considered successful 'dress rehearsal' for exoplanet hunter TESS.
Jun 21st, 2018
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A team of international astrophysicists may have found a solution to a problem that has perplexed scientists for more than 50 years: why are the stars in globular clusters made of material different to other stars found in the Milky Way?
Jun 21st, 2018
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Researchers have found the last reservoir of ordinary matter hiding in the universe.
Jun 20th, 2018
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An international team of astronomers makes planets visible by detecting molecules on their surface.
Jun 19th, 2018
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A new measurement using a beam of aluminum-26 prepared in a metastable state allows researchers to better understand the creation of the elements in our galaxy.
Jun 18th, 2018
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New research shows the strongest evidence to date that this middle-of-the-road black hole exists, by serendipitously capturing one in action devouring an encountering star.
Jun 18th, 2018
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Astronomers have identified 121 giant planets that may have habitable moons.
Jun 14th, 2018
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Mysterious features seen in light emitted from active galactic nuclei may be due to partial obscuration by dust clouds, according to new study.
Jun 14th, 2018
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This experiment already provides some improvement in constraining dark matter properties, but even more progress is promised by explorations in the centre of our Milky Way that are underway.
Jun 14th, 2018
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Astronomers have discovered relics of merger events in the Milky Way halo. Five small groups of stars appear to represent mergers with smaller galaxies, while a big 'blob' comprising hundreds of stars appears to be the remnant of a large merger event.
Jun 12th, 2018
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Electrically charged particles from the sun strike moons and planets with great force. The consequences of these impacts can now be explained.
Jun 12th, 2018
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Chemical studies show that dust particles originated in a low-temperature environment.
Jun 11th, 2018
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