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On the trail of the dark side of the universe

Euclid space telescope delivers first scientific images.

November 8, 2023 Read more

An ammonia trail to exoplanets

With the help of the James Webb Space Telescope, a team of researchers measured ammonia in the atmosphere of a cold brown dwarf, showing that the isotopic abundance of ammonia can be used to study how giant gas planets form.

November 7, 2023 Read more

Black Holes are messy eaters

New observations down to light-year scale of the gas flows around a supermassive black hole have successfully detected dense gas inflows and shown that only a small portion (about 3 percent) of the gas flowing towards the black hole is eaten by the black hole. The remainder is ejected and recycled back into the host galaxy.

November 3, 2023 Read more

The remains of an ancient planet lie deep within Earth

The remnants of an ancient planet that collided with Earth to form the Moon lie deep within the earth, according to a new model.

November 1, 2023 Read more

Giant planets cast a deadly pall

Giant gas planets can be agents of chaos, ensuring nothing lives on their Earth-like neighbors around other stars. New studies show, in some planetary systems, the giants tend to kick smaller planets out of orbit and wreak havoc on their climates.

October 31, 2023 Read more

Deep learning speeds up galactic calculations

A new way to simulate supernovae may help shed light on our cosmic origins.

October 27, 2023 Read more

Astronomers capture formation of a powerful cosmic jet

Using a network of radio telescopes on Earth and in space, astronomers have captured the most detailed view ever of a jet of plasma from a supermassive black hole. The jet travels at nearly the speed of light and shows complex, twisted patterns near its source.

October 26, 2023 Read more

Webb observes the glowing embers of colliding neutron stars

Researchers have used the James Webb Space Telescope to study a gamma-ray burst, which turned out to be the second-brightest ever seen. The study revealed the creation of the element tellurium which had not been recognized before.

October 26, 2023 Read more

Uranus aurora discovery offers clues to habitable icy worlds

The presence of an infrared aurora on the cold, outer planet of Uranus has been confirmed for the first time. The discovery could shed light on the mysteries behind the magnetic fields of the planets of our solar system, and even on whether distant worlds might support life.

October 26, 2023 Read more

Massive space explosion observed creating elements needed for life

Scientists have observed the creation of rare chemical elements in the second-brightest gamma-ray burst ever seen - casting new light on how heavy elements are made.

October 25, 2023 Read more

Scientists discover molten layer covering Martian core

New NASA InSight research reveals a liquid silicate 'blanket' wrapped around Mars' core, leading to new clues about the planet's evolutionary history and the loss of its potential to sustain life.

October 25, 2023 Read more

Astronomers carry out largest ever cosmological computer simulation

An international team of astronomers has carried out what is believed to be the largest ever cosmological computer simulation, tracking not only dark but also ordinary matter (such as planets, stars and galaxies), giving us a glimpse into how our Universe may have evolved.

October 24, 2023 Read more

LIGO surpasses the quantum limit

LIGO researchers report a significant advance in quantum squeezing, which allows them to measure undulations in space-time across the entire range of gravitational frequencies detected by LIGO.

October 23, 2023 Read more

New exoplanet-informed research sets clearer bounds on the search for radio technosignatures

A new study leverages the NASA Exoplanet Archive and planetary system simulations to make narrowband SETI searches more efficient.

October 23, 2023 Read more

New map of space precisely measures nearly 400,000 nearby galaxies

The Siena Galaxy Atlas will be an invaluable tool for research into how galaxies form and evolve, gravitational waves, dark matter, and the structure of our universe.

October 21, 2023 Read more

Record-breaking fast radio burst offers path to weigh the Universe

Scientists report on their discovery of the most ancient and distant fast radio burst located to date, about eight billion years old. The discovery smashes the team's previous record by 50 per cent. It confirms that fast radio bursts can be used to measure the 'missing' matter between galaxies.

October 19, 2023 Read more

Grasping the three-dimensional morphology of kilonovae

An advanced new three-dimensional (3D) computer simulation of the light emitted following a merger of two neutron stars has produced a similar sequence of spectroscopic features to an observed kilonova.

October 18, 2023 Read more

A new view of all objects in the universe

Researchers have produced the most comprehensive view of the history of the universe ever created. The study also offers new ideas about how our universe may have started.

October 18, 2023 Read more