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Do 'bouncing universes' have a beginning?

Some cosmological models propose that the universe expands and contracts in infinite cycles, but new research finds a crucial flaw in the latest version of this theory.

August 9, 2022 Read more

First-ever detection of gas in a circumplanetary disk

Scientists studying planet formation have made the first-ever detection of gas in a circumplanetary disk. What's more, the detection also suggests the presence of a very young exoplanet.

August 9, 2022 Read more

No trace of dark matter halos

According to the standard model of cosmology, the vast majority of galaxies are surrounded by a halo of dark matter particles. This halo is invisible, but its mass exerts a strong gravitational pull on galaxies in the vicinity. A new study challenges this view of the Universe.

August 5, 2022 Read more

Turning Martian air, dirt and sunlight into iron

Scientists have published the first detailed study of its kind on metal production on another planet.

August 5, 2022 Read more

Out with a bang: Explosive neutron star merger captured for the first time in millimeter light

Scientists have for the first time recorded millimeter-wavelength light from a fiery explosion caused by the merger of a neutron star with another star. The team also confirmed this flash of light to be one of the most energetic short-duration gamma-ray bursts ever observed.

August 3, 2022 Read more

Webb captures stellar gymnastics in the Cartwheel Galaxy

The James Webb Space Telescope has peered into the chaos of the Cartwheel Galaxy, revealing new details about star formation and the galaxy's central black hole.

August 2, 2022 Read more

More supernova dust in the solar system

Ion probe studies and improved stellar nucleosynthesis models are providing new insights into our solar system's stardust.

August 2, 2022 Read more

Scientists reveal distribution of dark matter around galaxies 12 billion years ago - further back in time than ever before

New findings offer the tantalizing possibility that the fundamental rules of cosmology may differ when examining the early history of our universe.

August 1, 2022 Read more

Super-Earth skimming habitable zone of red dwarf

A super-Earth planet has been found near the habitable zone of a red dwarf star only 37 light-years from the Earth. This is the first discovery by a new instrument on the Subaru Telescope and offers a chance to investigate the possibility of life on planets around nearby stars.

August 1, 2022 Read more

Researchers 3D print sensors for satellites

Cheap and quick to produce, these digitally manufactured plasma sensors could help scientists predict the weather or study climate change.

July 27, 2022 Read more

Space study offers clearest understanding yet of the life cycle of supermassive black holes

Research uses X-ray telescopes and a new data analysis technique to describe space objects.

July 26, 2022 Read more

Measuring the universe with star-shattering explosions

Researchers analyzed archive data for powerful cosmic explosions from the deaths of stars and found a new way to measure distances in the distant universe.

July 22, 2022 Read more

Why Jupiter doesn't have rings like Saturn

Because it's bigger, Jupiter ought to have larger, more spectacular rings than Saturn has. But new research shows Jupiter's massive moons prevent that vision from lighting up the night sky.

July 21, 2022 Read more

AI-assisted analysis of three-dimensional galaxy distribution in our universe

A neural network method machine-learning technique has enabled researchers to develop a very fast and highly efficient software program that can make theoretical predictions about structure formation in the universe.

July 21, 2022 Read more

A new method to detect exoplanets

Astronomers suggest a new way of detecting dim bodies, including planets, orbiting exotic binary stars known as Cataclysmic Variables.

July 20, 2022 Read more

Solar power for space applications

The systems that generate power for spacecrafts either in Earth orbit or for other solar system and deep space destinations belong to the critical components of every mission. The huge improvements in photovoltaics over the past decades has paved the way for the exploitation of solar cells also for satellites traveling into deep space beyond Mars. 2D materials show a high potential for both PV and radiation-resistant materials and 2D materials-based solar cells will be a likely future technology for space applications.

July 19, 2022 Read more

'Black hole police' discover a dormant black hole outside our galaxy

A team of international experts, renowned for debunking several black hole discoveries, have found a stellar-mass black hole in the Large Magellanic Cloud, a neighbour galaxy to our own.

July 18, 2022 Read more

Rewinding a supernova with machine learning

New work looks at using machine learning to decipher the early stages of supernovae explosions by reconstructing the light emitted during the outburst.

July 14, 2022 Read more