Star exploded, survived, and exploded again more than 50 years later
An international team of astronomers discovered a star that exploded multiple times over a period of 50 years.
Nov 8th, 2017
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Researchers model Coulomb crystals to understand star evolution
These calculations can be used to understand the thermal evolution of neutron stars and white dwarfs.
Nov 7th, 2017
Read moreUsing powerful new telescope astronomers observe one of the oldest objects in the universe
Astronomy team image one of the first massive galaxies to form, 12.8 billion years ago.
Nov 6th, 2017
Read moreForest of molecular signals in star forming galaxy
Astronomers observed the galaxy NGC 253 and for the first time, they resolved the locations of star formation in this galaxy down to the scale of a molecular cloud, which is a star formation site with a size of about 30 light-years.
Nov 6th, 2017
Read moreALMA discovers cold dust around nearest star
The ALMA Observatory has detected dust around Proxima Centauri. The data also hint at the presence of an outer dust belt and may indicate the presence of a planetary system. These structures are similar to the belts in the solar system and are expected to be made from rock and ice.
Nov 3rd, 2017
Read moreThe inner secrets of planets and stars (w/video)
After a five-year, 1.74 billion-mile journey, NASA's Juno spacecraft entered Jupiter's orbit in July 2016, to begin its mission to collect data on the structure, atmosphere, and magnetic and gravitational fields of the mysterious planet.
Nov 1st, 2017
Read moreNew research looks at how 'cosmic web' of filaments alters star formation in galaxies
The National Science Foundation has granted $280,000 to an international collaboration that is investigating galaxies that extend along this 'cosmic web' of filaments.
Nov 1st, 2017
Read more'Monster' planet discovery challenges formation theory
NGTS-1b is the largest planet compared to the size of its companion star ever discovered in universe and contradicts theories that a planet of this size could not be formed by such a small star.
Oct 31st, 2017
Read moreMonster colliding black holes might lurk on the edge of spiral galaxies
The outskirts of spiral galaxies like our own could be crowded with colliding black holes of massive proportions and a prime location for scientists hunting the sources of gravitational waves.
Oct 30th, 2017
Read moreJupiter's X-ray auroras pulse independently
Jupiter's intense northern and southern lights pulse independently of each other according to new research using ESA's XMM-Newton and NASA's Chandra X-ray observatories.
Oct 30th, 2017
Read moreScientist devises a solar reactor to make water and oxygen from moon rocks
An aerospace engineer has built a machine to make water and oxygen from the lunar regolith, powered by solar energy.
Oct 27th, 2017
Read moreScientists detect comets outside our solar system
Team of professional and citizen scientists identifies tails of comets streaking past a distant star.
Oct 26th, 2017
Read moreDark matter: The mystery substance physics still can't identify that makes up the majority of our universe
One of the most vexing gets at the heart of what our universe is actually made of. Cosmological observations have determined the average density of matter in our universe to very high precision. But this density turns out to be much greater than can be accounted for with ordinary atoms.
Oct 25th, 2017
Read moreRevealing galactic secrets
Captured using the exceptional sky-surveying abilities of the VLT Survey Telescope (VST) at ESO's Paranal Observatory in Chile, this deep view reveals the secrets of the luminous members of the Fornax Cluster, one of the richest and closest galaxy clusters to the Milky Way.
Oct 25th, 2017
Read moreSpots on supergiant star drive spirals in stellar wind
An international team of astronomers recently discovered that spots on the surface of a supergiant star are driving huge spiral structures in its stellar wind.
Oct 24th, 2017
Read moreTiny tornados at the dawn of the universe
Swirling soup of matter's fundamental building blocks spins ten billion trillion times faster than the most powerful tornado, setting new record for 'vorticity'.
Oct 23rd, 2017
Read moreTo keep Saturn's A ring contained, its moons stand united
For three decades, astronomers thought that only Saturn's moon Janus confined the planet's A ring -- the largest and farthest of the visible rings. But after poring over NASA's Cassini mission data, astronomers now conclude that the teamwork of seven moons keeps this ring corralled.
Oct 17th, 2017
Read moreGold origin confirmed with first ever gravitational wave sighting
Collision created large amounts of the heaviest elements, such as gold, platinum and uranium, pumping them into space and unlocking the mystery of how they are formed.
Oct 16th, 2017
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