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Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have rejuvenated a technique for finding planets near distant stars. New measurements of light from special lamps could help astronomers find planets hidden in data from more than a decade's worth of extrasolar planet searches, as well as improve telescopes' current capabilities.
Mar 27th, 2014
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The feature should allow astronomers to measure the direction of the nucleus's pole, and hence, rotation axis.
Mar 27th, 2014
Read moreScientists have for the first time witnessed the mechanism behind explosive energy releases in the Sun's atmosphere, confirming new theories about how solar flares are created. New footage put together by an international team led by University of Cambridge researchers shows how entangled magnetic field lines looping from the Sun's surface slip around each other and lead to an eruption 35 times the size of the Earth and an explosive release of magnetic energy into space.
Mar 27th, 2014
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Two thin rings made of ice surround the asteroid Chariklo.
Mar 27th, 2014
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A new, planet-like body has been found on the outer edges of the solar system. This object is the second body of its class found since the identification of the dwarf planet Sedna in 2003. It joins an exclusive club composed of some of the strangest objects in the solar system.
Mar 26th, 2014
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Quintessence and phantom fields, two hypotheses formulated using data from satellites, such as Planck and WMAP, are among the many theories that try to explain the nature of dark energy. Now researchers suggest that both possibilities are only a mirage in the observations and it is the quantum vacuum which could be behind this energy that moves our universe.
Mar 26th, 2014
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A rocket launch in March 2004, multiple swing-bys past Earth and Mars, high-speed fly-bys of asteroids Steins and Lutetia - after all this, the Philae lander on board ESA's Rosetta spacecraft, which is en route to Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, is in good shape.
Mar 26th, 2014
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Researcher have intently studied the closest type Ia supernova discovered in a generation. The proximity to Earth could yield better understanding of this particular type of supernova that astronomers use to gauge distances in the universe and learn about its expansion history.
Mar 25th, 2014
Read moreF-type stars, more massive and hotter than our sun, warrant more consideration as spots to look for habitable planets, according to a newly published study that also examined potential damage to DNA from UV radiation.
Mar 25th, 2014
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Researchers in Spain have designed a vacuum chamber capable of mimicking conditions on Mars to test gear for use in future missions.
Mar 25th, 2014
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New research reveals a fundamentally new approach for measuring photosynthetic activity as it occurs around the planet.
Mar 25th, 2014
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New research demonstrates that in certain respects these stars can instead be described very simply and that they show similarities with black holes.
Mar 25th, 2014
Read moreRecently physicists have been poking holes again in Stephen Hawking's black hole theory - including Hawking himself. Now professor Chris Adami, Michigan State University, has jumped into the fray. He believes he has solved the decades-old information paradox debate in a groundbreaking new study.
Mar 24th, 2014
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Scientists used a simulation model that is far more accurate than previously used, and carried out an experiment to test a hypothesis about the behaviour of hydrogen that is splitting the scientific community.
Mar 24th, 2014
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New technology created Webb mirrors.
Mar 20th, 2014
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Touring the Milky Way now is as easy as clicking a button with NASA's new zoomable, 360-degree mosaic presented Thursday at the TEDActive 2014 Conference in Vancouver, Canada.
Mar 20th, 2014
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