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Mysterious ripples in the Milky Way were caused by a passing dwarf galaxy

Using data from the Gaia space telescope, a team has shown that large parts of the Milky Way's outer disk vibrate. The ripples are caused by a dwarf galaxy, now seen in the constellation Sagittarius, that shook our galaxy as it passed by hundreds of millions of years ago.

September 23, 2022 Read more

Analysis of particles of the asteroid Ryugu delivers surprising results

Scientists discovered areas with a massive accumulation of rare earths and unexpected structures.

September 23, 2022 Read more

Astronomers detect hot gas bubble swirling around the Milky Way's supermassive black hole

The finding helps us better understand the enigmatic and dynamic environment of our galaxy's supermassive black hole.

September 22, 2022 Read more

Virtual hiking map for Jezero Crater, the Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover landing site

Prospective Mars explorers can now take a hike around the landing site of NASA's Mars 2020 Perseverance rover with aninteractive maploaded with orbital imagery, terrain data as well as synthetic and real 3D panoramic views of Jezero crater and its surrounding area.

September 21, 2022 Read more

Could a magnetar and a Be-Star be the source of Fast Radio Bursts?

Astrophysicists are one step closer to figuring out what Fast Radio Bursts (FRBs) are, thanks to an analysis of nearly 2000 bursts from a single source called FRB 20201124A.

September 21, 2022 Read more

New Webb image captures clearest view of Neptune's rings in decades

Not only has Webb captured the clearest view of this distant planet's rings in more than 30 years, but its cameras reveal the ice giant in a whole new light.

September 21, 2022 Read more

Mars is littered with 7,119 kg of human trash from 50 years of robotic exploration

Nations have sent 18 human-made objects to Mars over 14 separate missions. Many of these missions are still ongoing, but over the decades of Martian exploration, humankind has left behind many pieces of debris on the planet's surface.

September 20, 2022 Read more

Earth-like exoplanets unlikely to be another 'pale blue dot'

It is tempting to assume that a second Earth would be just like ours, but new modelling results suggest that this is not likely to be the case.

September 20, 2022 Read more

Scientists discover super-Earth likely covered in water

A newly discovered exoplanet orbiting a dwarf star nearly 100 light years away from Earth could be a water world, according to a new study.

September 17, 2022 Read more

Record-breaking radiation detection pins down element formation in stellar novae

Nuclear physicists have now determined an important and challenging proton-capture reaction rate. Proton capture involves the collision of an atomic nucleus and one or more protons to create a heavier nucleus.

September 16, 2022 Read more

Saturn's rings and tilt could be the product of an ancient, missing moon

A 'grazing encounter' may have smashed the moon to bits to form Saturn's rings, a new study suggests.

September 15, 2022 Read more

It's a planet: new evidence of baby planet in the making

Astronomers have developed a new technique to identify small planets hidden in protoplanetary disks.

September 14, 2022 Read more

Simulation aids the search for the origin of cosmic rays

An international research team has developed a computer programme that can simulate the transport of cosmic rays through space. The researchers hope it will help them solve the mystery of the sources of cosmic rays.

September 13, 2022 Read more

Is over-eating to blame for bulges in Milky Way bar?

A new simulation conducted on the world's most powerful supercomputer dedicated to astronomy has produced a testable scenario to explain the appearance of the bar of the Milky Way.

September 9, 2022 Read more

'Diamond rain' on giant icy planets could be more common than previously thought

Researchers found that oxygen boosts this exotic precipitation, revealing a new path to make nanodiamonds here on Earth.

September 7, 2022 Read more

A cosmic tarantula, caught by the Webb telescope

Nicknamed the Tarantula Nebula for the appearance of its dusty filaments in previous telescope images, the nebula has long been a favorite for astronomers studying star formation.

September 7, 2022 Read more

Martian rock-metal composite shows potential of 3D printing on Mars

A small amount of simulated crushed Martian rock mixed with a titanium alloy made a stronger, high-performance material in a 3D-printing process that could one day be used on Mars to make tools or rocket parts.

September 6, 2022 Read more

Researchers use gamma rays to detect small neighboring galaxy filled with Dark Matter

Researchers have used giant lobes of gamma radiation to find that a small satellite galaxy of the Milky Way filled with dark matter, but whose emissions are more likely the result of millisecond pulsars blasting out cosmic particles.

September 6, 2022 Read more