The NANOGrav Collaboration recently captured the first signs of very low-frequency gravitational waves. Physicists analyzed the data and, in particular, considered the possibility of whether this may point towards new physics beyond the Standard Model.
Mar 15th, 2021
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New study finds way that hot, rocky planets in other systems could form and keep atmospheres.
Mar 15th, 2021
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Researchers have analyzed several dozen options to pick the best one in terms of performance and costs for the 'last mile' of a future mission to the Moon - actually delivering astronauts to the lunar surface and back up to the safety of the orbiting lunar station.
Mar 15th, 2021
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Studying the chemical and physical properties of interstellar medium, especially interstellar dust, helps to understand the evolution of galaxies, the formation of stars and planetary systems, and even the origin of life.
Mar 13th, 2021
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Scientists have long theorized that supermassive black holes can wander through space - but catching them in the act has proven difficult.
Mar 12th, 2021
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Laser-driven experiments capture for the first time in a laboratory setting the time history of the growth of magnetic fields by the 'turbulent dynamo'.
Mar 11th, 2021
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Scientists using NASA's Hubble Space Telescope have found evidence that a planet orbiting a distant star may have lost its atmosphere but gained a second one through volcanic activity.
Mar 11th, 2021
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Initial conclusions of a meeting of experts in the search for intelligent extraterrestrial life, sponsored by the space agency to gather advice about finding 'technosignatures'.
Mar 10th, 2021
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Astrophysicist discovers new theoretical hyper-fast soliton solutions.
Mar 9th, 2021
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Astrophysicists present a new theoretical model that makes microscopic wormholes seem less far-fetched than in previous theories.
Mar 9th, 2021
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New measure of Hubble constant highlights discrepancy between estimates of our cosmic fate.
Mar 9th, 2021
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Astronomers using the VLA and VLBA have found the most distant cosmic jet yet discovered, material propelled at nearly the speed of light by a supermassive black hole in the core of a galaxy some 13 billion light-years from Earth.
Mar 8th, 2021
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What is the origin of black holes and how is that question connected with another mystery, the nature of dark matter? Dark matter comprises the majority of matter in the Universe, but its nature remains unknown.
Mar 8th, 2021
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eROSITA space telescope finds largest supernova remnant ever discovered with X-rays.
Mar 5th, 2021
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A rocky planet discovered in the Virgo constellation could change how we look for life in the universe.
Mar 4th, 2021
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Physicists proposal that a new type of extra dark energy is involved.
Mar 3rd, 2021
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Astronomers accurately measure the temperature of red supergiant stars.
Mar 1st, 2021
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Scientists propose that rather than the conventional formation scenarios involving 'normal' matter, supermassive black holes could instead form directly from dark matter in high density regions in the centres of galaxies.
Feb 24th, 2021
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