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A team of researchers has investigated the strength of dark matter scattered across the smallest galaxies in the universe using stellar kinematics. They discovered that the strength of dark matter is quite small, suggesting that dark matter does not easily scatter together.
Feb 16th, 2021
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New theory explains possible origin of the Armageddon-causing object.
Feb 15th, 2021
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Following 'seven minutes of terror' after it reaches Mars' upper atmosphere, NASA's Perseverance rover is expected to land on the surface of the red planet at 20:55 GMT on February 18. This is incredibly hard to do, with only about 40% of missions succeeding.
Feb 15th, 2021
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Astronomers found something they weren't expecting at the heart of the globular cluster NGC 6397: a concentration of smaller black holes lurking there instead of one massive black hole.
Feb 12th, 2021
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Astrophysicists suggest a new explanation for the abundance in intermediate-mass exoplanets - a long-standing puzzle in astronomy.
Feb 11th, 2021
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A new analysis of ceramic chips embedded in meteorites suggests the formation of our solar system was not as quiet and orderly as we once thought.
Feb 11th, 2021
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Astronomers have confirmed a planetoid that is almost four times farther from the Sun than Pluto, making it the most distant object observed in our solar system. The planetoid, which has been nicknamed 'Farfarout', was first detected in 2018, and the team has now collected enough observations to pin down its orbit.
Feb 11th, 2021
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New capabilities developed by an international team of astronomers make it possible to directly image planets that could potentially harbor life within the habitable zone of a neighboring star system.
Feb 10th, 2021
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A study has found that some dwarf galaxies may today appear to be dark-matter free even though they formed as galaxies dominated by dark matter in the past.
Feb 9th, 2021
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Betelgeuse is normally one of the brightest, most recognizable stars of the winter sky, marking the left shoulder of the constellation Orion. But lately, it has been behaving strangely: an unprecedentedly large drop in its brightness has been observed in early 2020, which has prompted speculation that Betelgeuse may be about to explode.
Feb 8th, 2021
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Scientists suggest a new method to obtain stationary solutions for a system of Vlasov-Poisson equations in a three-dimensional case.
Feb 5th, 2021
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Astronomers have shown that a rapidly rotating neutron star is at the core of a celestial object now known as PSR J2039-5617.
Feb 3rd, 2021
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Researchers propose a method that can be used to characterize samples from the Mars Sample Return mission.
Feb 3rd, 2021
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Measuring carbon at the highest pressures ever achieved in a laboratory, researchers report first model of carbon structures that may make up planets outside the solar system.
Feb 2nd, 2021
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Astronomers have just observed bizarre, never-seen-before behaviour from a 'radio-loud' magnetar - a rare type of neutron star and one of the strongest magnets in the Universe. Their new findings suggest magnetars have more complex magnetic fields than previously thought - which may challenge theories of how they are born and evolve over time.
Feb 2nd, 2021
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Findings suggest the first galaxies in the universe were more massive than previously thought.
Feb 1st, 2021
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To enable flights to the Moon and beyond, both NASA and SpaceX are developing new heavy lift rockets: SpaceX's Starship and NASA's Space Launch System. But how do they differ and which one is more powerful?
Jan 29th, 2021
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A new type of rocket thruster that could take humankind to Mars and beyond has been proposed by a physicist. The device would apply magnetic fields to cause particles of plasma to shoot out the back of a rocket and propel the craft forward.
Jan 28th, 2021
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