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New approach to finding exoplanets
Searching a sea of 'noise' to find exoplanets - using only data as a guide.
December 20, 2016 Read more
New antimatter breakthrough to help illuminate mysteries of the Big Bang
Scientists working at CERN have made a landmark finding, taking them one step closer to answering the question of why matter exists and illuminating the mysteries of the Big Bang and the birth of the Universe.
December 20, 2016 Read more
Democratizing the space race with nanosatellite technology
Smaller, faster, cheaper - miniaturised space technology opens the door to future University-based space exploration.
December 19, 2016 Read more
Microlensing study suggests most common outer planets likely Neptune-mass (w/video)
A new statistical study of planets found by a technique called gravitational microlensing suggests that Neptune-mass worlds are likely the most common type of planet to form in the icy outer realms of planetary systems.
December 15, 2016 Read more
Astronomers discover dark past of planet-eating 'Death Star'
An international team of scientists has made the rare discovery of a planetary system with a host star similar to Earth's sun. Especially intriguing is the star's unusual composition, which indicates it ingested some of its planets.
December 15, 2016 Read more
Number of known black holes expected to double in two years with new detection method
Researchers have developed a method that will detect roughly 10 black holes per year, doubling the number currently known within two years, and it will likely unlock the history of black holes in a little more than a decade.
December 15, 2016 Read more
Mystery of super flash solved
The brightest flash of light in the cosmos could be a rare event involving a star and a supermassive black hole.
December 15, 2016 Read more
Magnetic mirror could shed new light on gravitational waves and the early universe
Device modulates polarization across wide range of microwave frequencies to map radiation from shortly after the Big Bang.
December 13, 2016 Read more
Dark Energy Survey discovers potential new dwarf planet
Thanks to scientists on the Dark Energy Survey (DES), the solar system just got another member.
December 12, 2016 Read more
A syllabus in cosmic rays
What have scientists learned in five years of studying cosmic rays with the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer experiment?
December 12, 2016 Read more
'Hyper-starburst' galaxy churns out stars, clues to universe's evolution
A recently discovered galaxy is undergoing an extraordinary boom of stellar construction, revealed by a group of astronomers using NASA's Chandra X-Ray Observatory.
December 8, 2016 Read more
Will Earth still exist 5 billion years from now?
What will happen to Earth when, in a few billion years' time, the Sun is a hundred times bigger than it is today? Using the most powerful radio telescope in the world, an international team of astronomers has set out to look for answers in the star L2 Puppis. Five billion years ago, this star was very similar to the Sun as it is today.
December 8, 2016 Read more
Neutron stars on the home PC
Astronomers find most massive double neutron star system with Einstein@Home.
December 8, 2016 Read more
Second-generation stars identified, giving clues about their predecessors
Astronomers have identified what they believe to be the second generation of stars, shedding light on the nature of the universe's first stars.
December 6, 2016 Read more
New telescope chip offers clear view of alien planets
Scientists have developed a new optical chip for a telescope that enables astronomers to have a clear view of alien planets that may support life.
December 6, 2016 Read more
Where giant galaxies are born
International team of scientists has discovered that the biggest galaxies in the universe develop in cosmic clouds of cold gas.
December 2, 2016 Read more
Solar winds transport more energy towards the Earth than expected
An international team of scientists showed that solar winds transport way more energy towards the Earth than previously thought.
December 1, 2016 Read more
What do Netflix, Google and planetary systems have in common?
Same class of algorithms used by Google and Netflix can also tell us if distant planetary systems are stable or not.
December 1, 2016 Read more