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Astronomers release most complete ultraviolet-light survey of nearby galaxies
Capitalizing on the unparalleled sharpness and spectral range of NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, an international team of astronomers is releasing the most comprehensive, high-resolution ultraviolet-light survey of nearby star-forming galaxies.
May 17, 2018 Read more
A laser from a space ant
An international team of astronomers have discovered an unusual laser emission that suggests the presence of a double star system hidden at the heart of the spectacular Ant Nebula.
May 16, 2018 Read more
Could a multiverse be hospitable to life?
A Multiverse - where our Universe is only one of many - might not be as inhospitable to life as previously thought, according to new research.
May 14, 2018 Read more
Bursting pulsar found to 'hiccup' during crucial stage of its lifecycle
Astronomers have discovered that the unique 'Bursting Pulsar' - a neutron star which steals matter from a low-mass stellar neighbour - may also be the slowest known 'transitional pulsar' in existence.
May 8, 2018 Read more
What will happen when our sun dies?
A team of international astronomers predict it will turn into a massive ring of luminous, interstellar gas and dust, known as a planetary nebula.
May 7, 2018 Read more
Taming the multiverse: Stephen Hawking's final theory about the big bang
The theory, which was submitted for publication before Hawking's death earlier this year, is based on string theory and predicts the universe is finite and far simpler than many current theories about the big bang say.
May 3, 2018 Read more
Hubble detects helium in the atmosphere of an exoplanet for the first time
Astronomers using NASA's Hubble Space Telescope have detected helium in the atmosphere of the exoplanet WASP-107b. This is the first time this element has been detected in the atmosphere of a planet outside the solar system. The discovery demonstrates the ability to use infrared spectra to study exoplanet extended atmospheres.
May 2, 2018 Read more
Flares in the universe can now be studied on Earth
Physicists have discovered a new way to study these spectacular space plasma phenomena in a laboratory environment.
May 2, 2018 Read more
Self-assembling telescope eyes discovery of new exoplanets
A modular space telescope, nearly 100 feet across, composed of individual units launched as ancillary payloads on space missions over a period of months and years, units that will navigate autonomously to a pre-determined point in space and self-assemble.
May 1, 2018 Read more
Old data, new tricks: Fresh results from NASA's Galileo spacecraft 20 years on
Newly analyzed data from the Galileo spacecraft's flybys of one of Jupiter's moons two decades ago is yielding fresh insights: the magnetic field around the moon Ganymede makes it unlike any other in the solar system.
April 30, 2018 Read more
New technology offers to broaden vision for radio astronomy
Innovation advances 'phased array feed' imaging system.
April 30, 2018 Read more
Research casts doubt on theories of star formation
New findings reveal surprising distribution of star-forming cores outside of our galaxy.
April 30, 2018 Read more
James Webb Space Telescope could potentially detect the first stars and black holes
New theoretical work suggests that under the right circumstances, and with a little luck, NASA's upcoming James Webb Space Telescope will be able to capture light from single stars within that first generation of stars.
April 25, 2018 Read more
Molecular evolution: How the building blocks of life may form in space
In a laboratory experiment that mimics astrophysical conditions, with cryogenic temperatures in an ultrahigh vacuum, scientists used an electron gun to irradiate thin sheets of ice covered in basic molecules of methane, ammonia and carbon dioxide. These simple molecules are ingredients for the building blocks of life.
April 25, 2018 Read more
Milky Way's supermassive black hole may have 'unseen' siblings
Astronomers are beginning to understand what happens when black holes get the urge to roam the Milky Way.
April 24, 2018 Read more
New mechanism of radio emission in neutron stars revealed
Scientists have explained how neutron stars generate intense directed radio emission. They developed a model based on the transitions of particles between gravitational states, i.e. quantum states in gravitational field.
April 24, 2018 Read more
Uncovering the secret law of the evolution of galaxy clusters
Analysis of gravitational lensing data by an international research team reveals that the evolution of galaxy clusters is dictated by a surprisingly simple law, which clearly shows that they are still growing.
April 24, 2018 Read more
Face recognition for galaxies: Artificial intelligence brings new tools to astronomy
A 'deep learning' algorithm trained on images from cosmological simulations has been surprisingly successful at classifying real galaxies in Hubble images.
April 23, 2018 Read more