Observation, simulation, and AI join forces to reveal a clear universe
Astronomers have developed a new artificial intelligence (AI) technique to remove noise in astronomical data due to random variations in galaxy shapes.
Jul 2nd, 2021
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'There may not be a conflict after all' in expanding universe debate
New analysis by astronomer finds agreement with standard model in ongoing 'Hubble tension'.
Jun 30th, 2021
Read moreBlack holes swallow neutron stars like 'Pac Man'
Scientists have for the first time detected black holes eating neutron stars, 'like Pac Man', in a discovery documenting the collision of the two most extreme and enigmatic objects in the Universe.
Jun 29th, 2021
Read moreAre we missing other Earths?
Astronomers studying stellar pairs uncover evidence that there could be many more Earth-sized planets than previously thought.
Jun 29th, 2021
Read moreThe goldilocks supernova
The discovery of a new type of supernova illuminates a medieval mystery.
Jun 29th, 2021
Read moreClearest images emerge of galaxies headed for collision on intergalactic 'highway'
An international group of astronomers has created images with never-before-seen detail of a galaxy cluster with a black hole at its centre, travelling at high speed along an intergalactic 'road of matter'. The findings also support existing theories of the origins and evolution of the universe.
Jun 28th, 2021
Read moreLife could exist in the clouds of Jupiter but not Venus
Jupiter's clouds have water conditions that would allow Earth-like life to exist, but this isn't possible in Venus' clouds.
Jun 28th, 2021
Read moreGiant comet found in outer solar system by Dark Energy Survey
Estimated to be 100�200 kilometers across, the unusual wandering body will make its closest approach to the Sun in 2031.
Jun 28th, 2021
Read moreThrowing an 'axion bomb' into a black hole challenges fundamental law of physics
Singularities such as those at the centre of black holes, where density becomes infinite, are often said to be places where physics 'breaks down'. However, this doesn�t mean that 'anything' could happen, and physicists are interested in which laws could break down, and how.
Jun 25th, 2021
Read moreMind the gap: Scientists use stellar mass to link exoplanets to planet-forming disks
New survey reveals that the presence of gaps in planet-forming disks is more common to higher mass stars and to the development of large, gaseous exoplanets.
Jun 23rd, 2021
Read moreEarth-like biospheres on other planets may be rare
A new analysis of known exoplanets has revealed that Earth-like conditions on potentially habitable planets may be much rarer than previously thought. The work focuses on the conditions required for oxygen-based photosynthesis to develop on a planet, which would enable complex biospheres of the type found on Earth.
Jun 23rd, 2021
Read moreNightside radio could help reveal exoplanet details
Scientists found a way to better determine which exoplanets are most likely to produce detectable signals based on magnetosphere activity on exoplanets' previously discounted nightsides.
Jun 22nd, 2021
Read moreDark matter: 'real stuff' or gravity misunderstood?
New research pushes the limits of dark matter observations to the unknown outer regions of galaxies, and in doing so re-evaluates several dark matter models and alternative theories of gravity.
Jun 22nd, 2021
Read moreMystery of galaxy's missing dark matter deepens
Finding a galaxy lacking dark matter is an extraordinary claim that challenges conventional wisdom. It would have the potential to upset theories of galaxy formation and evolution.
Jun 17th, 2021
Read moreStudy of young chaotic star system reveals planet formation secrets
New observations of young stellar object Elias 2-27 confirm gravitational instabilities and planet-forming disk mass as key to formation of giant planets.
Jun 17th, 2021
Read moreHow a supermassive black hole originates
How do supermassive black holes in the early universe originate? Scientists have come up with an explanation: a massive seed black hole that the collapse of a dark matter halo could produce.
Jun 16th, 2021
Read more'Great Dimming' of Betelgeuse caused by a dusty fart
The red supergiant Betelgeuse - best known for being in Orion's armpit - has recently gone through what astronomers have named the 'Great Dimming', where the otherwise very bright star has become darker and cloudy. International researchers say that it's darkened state is likely the result of a toot of dust and gas that originated in a cool spot in the star's southern hemisphere.
Jun 16th, 2021
Read moreDiscovery of the largest rotation in the universe
By mapping the motion of galaxies in huge filaments that connect the cosmic web, astronomers have found that these long tendrils of galaxies spin on the scale of hundreds of millions of light years. A rotation on such enormous scales has never been seen before.
Jun 14th, 2021
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