NASA data helps uncover our solar system's shape
Scientists have developed a new prediction of the shape of the bubble surrounding our solar system using a model developed with data from NASA missions.
Aug 5th, 2020
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Scientists have developed a new prediction of the shape of the bubble surrounding our solar system using a model developed with data from NASA missions.
Aug 5th, 2020
Read moreScientists have discovered a new type of stars, very rich in phosphorus, which could help to explain the origin of this chemical element in our Galaxy.
Aug 4th, 2020
Read moreWeighing in at 25 Earth-masses, and slightly smaller than Neptune, this exoplanet's existence is at odds with the predictions of leading planet formation theories.
Aug 4th, 2020
Read moreAstronomers discovered a Saturn-like planet orbiting a small, cool star by detecting the 'wobble' in the star's motion caused by the gravitational pull of the planet.
Aug 4th, 2020
Read morePlanet-forming environments can be much more complex and chaotic than previously expected. This is evidenced by a new image of the star RU Lup.
Aug 3rd, 2020
Read moreRare, extremely metal-poor nearby galaxy discovered with machine learning.
Aug 3rd, 2020
Read moreA study, making comparison between the discs of several pairs of spiral galaxies, active and non-active, concludes that in the discs of the former the rotational motion of the stars is of greater importance.
Jul 31st, 2020
Read moreA new study shows other stars could have as many as seven Earth-like planets in the absence of a gas giant like Jupiter.
Jul 31st, 2020
Read moreResembling a butterfly with its symmetrical structure, beautiful colours, and intricate patterns, this striking bubble of gas -- known as NGC 2899 -- appears to float and flutter across the sky.
Jul 30th, 2020
Read moreTheory of loop quantum cosmology describes how tiny primordial features account for anomalies at the largest scales of the universe.
Jul 29th, 2020
Read moreScientists find remnant of strange dismembered star cluster at Galaxy's edge.
Jul 29th, 2020
Read moreThe method involves what could be labelled a quantum-mechanical interference.
Jul 29th, 2020
Read moreSuperCam will examine the chemistry and mineralogy of rocks on Mars.
Jul 27th, 2020
Read moreAn international research team has presented a new look inside the 'central engine' of a solar flare accompanied by an eruption, revealing an enormous electric current 'sheet', offering the first measurements characterizing the magnetic field.
Jul 27th, 2020
Read morePhysicists reconfigure a distance-calculation technique built around empirical observations.
Jul 27th, 2020
Read moreStudy suggests the rare objects likely came from an early planetesimal with a magnetic core.
Jul 27th, 2020
Read moreDark energy is one of the greatest mysteries in science today. We know very little about it, other than it is invisible, it fills the whole universe, and it pushes galaxies away from each other. This is making our cosmos expand at an accelerated rate. But what is it?
Jul 23rd, 2020
Read moreWhy don't planets collide more often? How do planetary systems organize themselves? Of all of the possible ways planets could orbit, how many configurations will remain stable over the billions of years of a star's life cycle?
Jul 23rd, 2020
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