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Does ice in the Universe contain the molecules making up the building blocks of life in planetary systems?
If you want to build a habitable planet, ice is a key ingredient. The ice can be found in enormous clouds in the Universe and it is the main carrier of the necessary elements such as carbon , hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen and sulphur.
February 16, 2023 Read more
Tadpole playing around black hole
A peculiar cloud of gas, nicknamed the Tadpole due to its shape, appears to be revolving around a space devoid of any bright objects. This suggests that the Tadpole is orbiting a dark object, most likely a black hole 100,000 times more massive than the Sun.
February 16, 2023 Read more
Scientists find first observational evidence linking black holes to dark energy
Searching through existing data spanning 9 billion years, physicists have uncovered the first evidence of 'cosmological coupling' - a newly predicted phenomenon in Einstein's theory of gravity, possible only when black holes are placed inside an evolving universe.
February 15, 2023 Read more
Four classes of planetary systems
Astronomers have long been aware that planetary systems are not necessarily structured like our solar system. Researchers have now shown for the first time that there are in fact four types of planetary systems.
February 14, 2023 Read more
Asteroid impact in slow motion
High-pressure study solves 60-year-old mystery.
February 7, 2023 Read more
'Engine' of luminous merging galaxies pinpointed for the first time
Researchers used the James Webb Space Telescope to identify the precise location of a powerful energy source hidden by cosmic dust in the luminous merging galaxy IIZw096.
February 6, 2023 Read more
Distant galaxy mirrors the early Milky Way
The galaxy, dubbed 'The Sparkler', is embedded in a system of globular clusters and satellite galaxies, and appears to be swallowing them as it grows.
February 6, 2023 Read more
The bubbling universe
What happened shortly after the universe was born in the Big Bang and began to expand? Bubbles occurred and a previously unknown phase transition happened, according to particle physicists.
February 1, 2023 Read more
First Kilonova Progenitor System identified
Astronomers using the SMARTS 1.5-meter Telescope uncover a one-in-ten-billion binary star system.
February 1, 2023 Read more
Thin, lightweight layer provides radiation barrier for perovskites in space, protection from elements on Earth
An ultrathin protective coating proves sufficient to protect a perovskite solar cell from the harmful effects of space and harden it against environmental factors on Earth, according to newly published research.
February 1, 2023 Read more
Scientists release newly accurate map of all the matter in the universe
Analysis combines Dark Energy Survey, South Pole Telescope data to understand evolution of universe.
January 31, 2023 Read more
Team aims to find 'Earth 2.0'
New technology may enable exoplanet discoveries previously thought impossible.
January 27, 2023 Read more
Astral alchemy
Scientists created a bound state of a proton and a K- meson and measured its mass. The data implied that it consisted of five quarks. This work may help scientists develop a theory of exotic matter that existed in the early Universe or in neutron stars.
January 26, 2023 Read more
Astronomers confirm age of most distant galaxy with oxygen
A new study has measured the cosmic age of a very distant galaxy. This discovery confirms the existence of galaxies in the very early Universe found by the James Webb Space Telescope.
January 25, 2023 Read more
Were galaxies much different in the early universe?
Newest data from HERA improves search for cosmic dawn radiation, tests theories of galaxy formation.
January 25, 2023 Read more
A new model for dark matter
Phase transition in the early universe changes strength of interaction between dark and normal matter.
January 24, 2023 Read more
Making oxygen on the Moon
The lunar surface is covered in sand composed of metals and oxygen. By extracting the oxygen from this sand, it can be used by astronauts to breathe.
January 24, 2023 Read more
Webb unveils dark side of pre-stellar ice chemistry
Webb has identified frozen forms of a wide range of molecules, including carbon dioxide, ammonia, and methane.
January 23, 2023 Read more