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Nuclear pasta, the hardest known substance in the universe

Computer simulations of neutron stars could help better understand the possible sources of gravitational waves.

September 18, 2018 Read more

What recipes produce a habitable planet?

Cross-disciplinary team will track life-essential elements during planets' early evolution.

September 17, 2018 Read more

Uncovering the birthplaces of stars in the Milky Way

An international team of scientists has found a way to recover the birth places of stars in our Galaxy. This is one of the major goals in the field of Galactic Archaeology, whose aim is to reconstruct the formation history of the Milky Way.

September 13, 2018 Read more

Astronomers witness birth of new star from stellar explosion

As large stars explode, their interiors collapse down to a point at which all of their particles become neutrons. If the newly born star has a magnetic field and rotates fast enough, it can accelerate nearby charged particles and become what astronomers call a pulsar wind nebula.

September 12, 2018 Read more

Artificial intelligence helps track down mysterious cosmic radio bursts

Machine learning algorithm also helps search for new kinds of signals from extraterrestrial intelligence.

September 10, 2018 Read more

Small, short-lived drops of early universe matter

Particle flow patterns suggest even small-scale collisions create drops of early universe quark-gluon plasma.

September 6, 2018 Read more

Falling stars hold clue for understanding dying stars

An international team of researchers has proposed a new method to investigate the inner workings of supernovae explosions. This new method uses meteorites and is unique in that it can determine the contribution from electron anti-neutrinos, enigmatic particles which can't be tracked through other means.

September 3, 2018 Read more

Water discovered in the Great Red Spot indicates Jupiter might have plenty more

Recent research indicates that the giant gas planet might contain many times more water than Earth.

August 30, 2018 Read more

Stellar 'swarms' help astronomers understand the evolution of stars (w/video)

Stellar association members could help astronomers understand the evolution of stars and the properties of future exoplanet discoveries.

August 28, 2018 Read more

Jupiter had growth disorders

Researchers show how Jupiter was formed. Data collected from meteorites had indicated that the growth of the giant planet had been delayed for two million years. Now the researchers have found an explanation: Collisions with kilometer-sized blocks generated high energy, which meant that in this phase hardly any accretion of gas could take place and the planet could only grow slowly.

August 27, 2018 Read more

Protostars in a molecular cloud exhibit large diversity in organic compounds

A survey of a molecular cloud has found that the organic chemical makeup of protostars varies considerably.

August 24, 2018 Read more

Stars memorize rebirth of our home galaxy

The Milky Way galaxy has died once before and we are now in what is considered its second life.

August 22, 2018 Read more

Scientists discover first direct evidence of surface exposed water ice on the moon

Scientists found the first direct evidence for the surface exposed water ice in permanently shaded regions of the Moon.

August 21, 2018 Read more

Light from ancient quasars helps confirm quantum entanglement

Results are among the strongest evidence yet for 'spooky action at a distance'.

August 21, 2018 Read more

Sprawling galaxy cluster found hiding in plain sight

Bright light from black hole in a feeding frenzy had been obscuring surrounding galaxies.

August 16, 2018 Read more

Pairs of small colliding galaxies may seed future stars

Study highlights role of dwarf-galaxy mergers in refueling other galaxies with gas.

August 10, 2018 Read more

Million fold increase in the power of waves near Jupiter's moon Ganymede

Listening to electro-magnetic waves around the Earth, converted to sound, is almost like listening to singing and chirping birds at dawn with a crackling camp fire nearby. This is why such waves are called chorus waves. They cause polar lights but also high-energy 'killer' electrons that can damage spacecraft. In a recent study, the authors describe extraordinary chorus waves around other planets in our solar system.

August 7, 2018 Read more

Astronomers uncover new clues to the star that wouldn't die

Brawl among three rowdy stellar siblings may have triggered eruption.

August 2, 2018 Read more