When neutron stars collide, they produce an explosion that, contrary to what was believed until recently, is shaped almost like a perfect sphere. Although how this is possible is still a mystery, the discovery may provide a new key to measuring the age of the Universe.
Feb 20th, 2023
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Scientists try to unravel the birth, growth and power of black holes, some of the most forceful yet difficult-to-detect objects in our Universe.
Feb 18th, 2023
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Scientists have found how the human brain changes and adapts to weightlessness, after being in space for 6 months. Some of the changes turned out to be lasting - even after 8 months back on Earth.
Feb 17th, 2023
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New observations have brought to light that stars can form through the dynamic interaction of gas within interstellar gas clouds. This process unfolds faster than previously assumed.
Feb 17th, 2023
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If you want to build a habitable planet, ice is a key ingredient. The ice can be found in enormous clouds in the Universe and it is the main carrier of the necessary elements such as carbon , hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen and sulphur.
Feb 16th, 2023
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A peculiar cloud of gas, nicknamed the Tadpole due to its shape, appears to be revolving around a space devoid of any bright objects. This suggests that the Tadpole is orbiting a dark object, most likely a black hole 100,000 times more massive than the Sun.
Feb 16th, 2023
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Searching through existing data spanning 9 billion years, physicists have uncovered the first evidence of 'cosmological coupling' - a newly predicted phenomenon in Einstein's theory of gravity, possible only when black holes are placed inside an evolving universe.
Feb 15th, 2023
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Astronomers have long been aware that planetary systems are not necessarily structured like our solar system. Researchers have now shown for the first time that there are in fact four types of planetary systems.
Feb 14th, 2023
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High-pressure study solves 60-year-old mystery.
Feb 7th, 2023
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Researchers used the James Webb Space Telescope to identify the precise location of a powerful energy source hidden by cosmic dust in the luminous merging galaxy IIZw096.
Feb 6th, 2023
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The galaxy, dubbed 'The Sparkler', is embedded in a system of globular clusters and satellite galaxies, and appears to be swallowing them as it grows.
Feb 6th, 2023
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What happened shortly after the universe was born in the Big Bang and began to expand? Bubbles occurred and a previously unknown phase transition happened, according to particle physicists.
Feb 1st, 2023
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Astronomers using the SMARTS 1.5-meter Telescope uncover a one-in-ten-billion binary star system.
Feb 1st, 2023
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Analysis combines Dark Energy Survey, South Pole Telescope data to understand evolution of universe.
Jan 31st, 2023
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New technology may enable exoplanet discoveries previously thought impossible.
Jan 27th, 2023
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Scientists created a bound state of a proton and a K- meson and measured its mass. The data implied that it consisted of five quarks. This work may help scientists develop a theory of exotic matter that existed in the early Universe or in neutron stars.
Jan 26th, 2023
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A new study has measured the cosmic age of a very distant galaxy. This discovery confirms the existence of galaxies in the very early Universe found by the James Webb Space Telescope.
Jan 25th, 2023
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Newest data from HERA improves search for cosmic dawn radiation, tests theories of galaxy formation.
Jan 25th, 2023
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