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Rewriting the past and future of the Universe
New research has improved the accuracy of the parameters governing the expansion of the Universe. More accurate parameters will help astronomers determine how the Universe grew to its current state, and how it will evolve in the future.
August 21, 2023 Read more
Astronomers confirm Maisie's galaxy is among earliest ever observed
Astronomers racing to find some of the earliest galaxies ever glimpsed have now confirmed that a galaxy first detected last summer is in fact among the earliest ever found.
August 15, 2023 Read more
Astronomers discover quasar-driven superbubble pairs
Scientists have discovered superbubble pairs generated by quasar-driven outflows of three red quasars for the first time.
August 11, 2023 Read more
Gas streamers feed triple baby stars
New observations and simulations of three spiral arms of gas feeding material to three protostars forming in a trinary system have clarified the formation of multi-star systems.
August 4, 2023 Read more
James Webb Space Telescope captures stunning images of the Ring Nebula
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has recorded breath-taking new images of the iconic Ring Nebula, also known as Messier 57.
August 3, 2023 Read more
New algorithm ensnares its first 'potentially hazardous' asteroid
An asteroid discovery algorithm has identified its first 'potentially hazardous' asteroid, a term for space rocks in Earth's vicinity that scientists like to keep an eye on.
July 31, 2023 Read more
New clues on the source of the universe's magnetic fields
The source of magnetic fields has long been debated. New research offers clues on their origins.
July 31, 2023 Read more
Listen to a star 'twinkle' (w/video)
Researchers developed the first 3D simulations of energy rippling from a massive star's core to its outer surface. Using these new models, the researchers determined, for the first time, how much stars should innately twinkle.
July 27, 2023 Read more
Hubble sees evaporating planet getting the hiccups
A young planet whirling around a petulant red dwarf star is changing in unpredictable ways orbit-by-orbit.
July 27, 2023 Read more
James Webb Space Telescope sees Jupiter moons in a new light
Hydrogen peroxide detected at Ganymede's poles; sulfur monoxide from Io's volcanos.
July 27, 2023 Read more
Astronomers reveal new features of galactic black holes
International team of scientists reports the first detection of a quasi-periodic oscillation signal in the radio band from a Galactic black hole system.
July 27, 2023 Read more
New image reveals secrets of planet birth
A spectacular new image released today by the European Southern Observatory gives us clues about how planets as massive as Jupiter could form.
July 25, 2023 Read more
Scientists find key evidence for existence of nanohertz gravitational waves
Scientists have found key evidence for the existence of nanohertz gravitational waves, marking a new era in nanohertz gravitational wave research.
July 24, 2023 Read more
Webb detects water vapor in rocky planet-forming zone
New measurements by the James Webb Space Telescope have detected water vapor at distances of less than 100 million miles from the star - the region where rocky, terrestrial planets may be forming.
July 24, 2023 Read more
Hubble sees boulders escaping from asteroid dimorphos
Astronomers using Hubble's extraordinary sensitivity have discovered a swarm of boulders that were possibly shaken off the asteroid when NASA deliberately slammed the half-ton DART impactor spacecraft into Dimorphos at approximately 14,000 miles per hour.
July 21, 2023 Read more
How old are stars outside clusters?
Scientists have successfully established a connection between the rotation rates of stars in star clusters and those outside them, so-called field stars, enabling the ages of the latter to be derived.
July 20, 2023 Read more
Two-faced star exposed
Unusual white dwarf star is made of hydrogen on one side and helium on the other.
July 19, 2023 Read more
Astronomers find new type of stellar object
The discovery of a new type of stellar object challenges our understanding of the physics of neutron stars.
July 19, 2023 Read more