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A new model for dark matter

Phase transition in early universe changes strength of interaction between dark and normal matter.

January 23, 2023 Read more

Ripples in the fabric of the universe may reveal the start of time

Scientists have advanced in discovering how to use ripples in space-time known as gravitational waves to peer back to the beginning of everything we know.

January 20, 2023 Read more

Massive fuel hungry black holes feed off intergalactic gas

Research has revealed how supermassive black holes are feeding off gas clouds which reach them by travelling hundreds of thousands of light years from one galaxy to another.

January 19, 2023 Read more

How was the solar system formed? The Ryugu asteroid is helping us learn

Scientists reveal that minerals from the asteroid were produced through reactions with water more than 4.5 billion years ago.

January 19, 2023 Read more

Billions of celestial objects revealed in gargantuan survey of the Milky Way

Astronomers release colossal astronomical data tapestry displaying the majesty of our Milky Way in unprecedented detail

January 19, 2023 Read more

Complex flows of cold gas are shedding light on stellar nurseries

Astronomers have observed flows of cold gas feeding the formation of stars in a multiple-protostar system.

January 19, 2023 Read more

The mechanism of cosmic magnetic fields explored in the laboratory

A novel experiment sheds new light on a possible mechanism that may seed magnetic fields for the galactic dynamo.

January 18, 2023 Read more

New small laser device can help detect signs of life on other planets

Researchers developed a miniaturized analyzer that may revolutionize how astrobiology discoveries are made on faraway moons and planets.

January 16, 2023 Read more

Multi-layered, nanostructured 'space skin' can help future satellites and spacecraft harvest energy

Researchers show that their innovative nano-coating, called the Multifunctional Nanobarrier Structure (MFNS), can reduce the operating temperatures of space-qualified structures from 120 C to 60 C.

January 16, 2023 Read more

Study finds active galactic nuclei are even more powerful than thought

A new study indicates that scientists have substantially underestimated the energy output of these objects by not recognizing the extent to which their light is dimmed by dust.

January 16, 2023 Read more

A star's unexpected survival

A team of physicists devise a model that maps a star's surprising orbit about a supermassive black hole - revealing new information about one of the cosmos' most extreme environments.

January 14, 2023 Read more

Researchers measure size-luminosity relation of galaxies less than a billion years after Big Bang

Astronomers have studied the relation between galaxy size and luminosity of some of the earliest galaxies in the universe taken by the James Webb Space Telescope, less than a billion years after the Big Bang.

January 13, 2023 Read more

QUIJOTE maps the structure of our galaxy's magnetic field

Almost a decade after starting observations of the sky in the northern hemisphere in the microwave range, the QUIJOTE Collaboration has presented an initial series of 6 scientific articles, giving the most accurate description we have of the polarization of the emission of the Milky Way at these wavelengths.

January 12, 2023 Read more

The seven-year photobomb: Distant star's dimming was likely a 'dusty' companion getting in the way, astronomers say

Gaia17bpp dimmed by about 4.5 orders of magnitude - or roughly 45,000 times. The star remained dim over the course of nearly seven years, from 2012 to 2019. The sudden brightening that the Gaia survey had uncovered was the end of that seven-year dim.

January 11, 2023 Read more

NASA's TESS discovers planetary system's second Earth-size world

Using data from NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite, scientists have identified an Earth-size world, called TOI 700 e, orbiting within the habitable zone of its star - the range of distances where liquid water could occur on a planet's surface. The world is 95% Earth's size and likely rocky.

January 11, 2023 Read more

Model-independent method to weigh protoplanetary disks

Astronomers have found a way to directly measure the amount of gas in protoplanetary disks without needing to make assumptions about the relative amounts of different types of gas, making this method more accurate and robust than previous methods.

January 11, 2023 Read more

Astronomers spotted unusual stellar explosion rich in oxygen and magnesium

Scientists discovered a supernova explosion that expands our understanding of the later life stages of massive stars.

January 10, 2023 Read more

Researchers develop AI method for mapping planets

Can the mapping of planets become an automated process? Scientists have now developed a novel, open-source approach for the mapping of planetary landforms using artificial intelligence.

January 10, 2023 Read more