Listening to the quantum vacuum
Researchers present the first broadband, off-resonance measurement of quantum radiation pressure noise in the audio band, at frequencies relevant to gravitational wave detectors.
Mar 25th, 2019
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Jupiter's unknown journey revealed
The giant planet Jupiter was formed four times further from the sun than its current orbit, and migrated inwards in the solar system over a period of 700000 years. Researchers found proof of this incredible journey thanks to a group of asteroids close to Jupiter.
Mar 22nd, 2019
Read moreGiant X-ray 'chimneys' are exhaust vents for vast energies produced at Milky Way's center
At the center of our galaxy, where an enormous black hole blasts out energy as it chows down on interstellar detritus while neighboring stars burst to life and explode. astronomers have discovered two exhaust channels -- dubbed the 'galactic center chimneys' -- that appear to funnel matter and energy away from the cosmic fireworks.
Mar 20th, 2019
Read moreSpiraling giants: Witnessing the birth of a massive binary star system
Astronomers have made observations of a molecular cloud that is collapsing to form two massive protostars that will eventually become a binary star system.
Mar 18th, 2019
Read moreTrembling aspen leaves could save future Mars rovers
Researchers have been inspired by the unique movement of trembling aspen leaves, to devise an energy harvesting mechanism that could power weather sensors in hostile environments and could even be a back-up energy supply that could save and extend the life of future Mars rovers.
Mar 18th, 2019
Read moreHow heavy elements come about in the universe
An experiment simulates how heavy elements capture protons.
Mar 18th, 2019
Read moreAstronomers discover 83 supermassive black holes in the early universe
Subaru Telescope spots 13-billion-year-old quasars powered by black holes.
Mar 13th, 2019
Read moreNeural networks predict planet mass
To find out how planets form astrophysicists run complicated and time consuming computer calculations. Scientists have now developed a totally novel approach to speed up this process dramatically. They use deep learning based on artificial neural networks, a method that is well known in image recognition.
Mar 13th, 2019
Read moreWhat scientists found after sifting through dust in the solar system
Two recent studies report discoveries of dust rings in the inner solar system: a dust ring at Mercury's orbit, and a group of never-before-detected asteroids co-orbiting with Venus, supplying the dust in Venus' orbit.
Mar 12th, 2019
Read moreMassive twin star discovered snuggling close to its stellar sibling
Astronomers have discovered a binary star system with the closest high-mass young stellar objects ever measured, providing a valuable 'laboratory' to test theories on high mass binary star formation.
Mar 11th, 2019
Read moreWhat does the Milky Way weigh? Hubble and Gaia investigate
We can't put the whole Milky Way on a scale, but astronomers have been able to come up with one of the most accurate measurements yet of our galaxy's mass, using NASA's Hubble Space Telescope and the European Space Agency's Gaia satellite.
Mar 7th, 2019
Read more'Goldilocks' stars may be 'just right' for finding habitable worlds
A new study finds a particular class of stars called K stars, which are dimmer than the Sun but brighter than the faintest stars, may be particularly promising targets for searching for signs of life.
Mar 7th, 2019
Read morePhysicists analyze the rotational dynamics of galaxies and the influence of the mass of the photon
Could the effect of photon mass on the gaseous components in galaxies be as strong as that of dark matter?
Mar 5th, 2019
Read moreThe case of the over-tilting exoplanets
For almost a decade, astronomers have tried to explain why so many pairs of planets outside our solar system have an odd configuration -- their orbits seem to have been pushed apart by a powerful unknown mechanism. Researchers say they've found a possible answer, and it implies that the planets' poles are majorly tilted.
Mar 4th, 2019
Read moreAsteroids are stronger, harder to destroy than previously thought
A popular theme in the movies is that of an incoming asteroid that could extinguish life on the planet, and our heroes are launched into space to blow it up. But incoming asteroids may be harder to break than scientists previously thought, finds a study that used a new understanding of rock fracture and a new computer modeling method to simulate asteroid collisions.
Mar 4th, 2019
Read moreUsing stardust grains, scientists build new model for nova eruptions
Scientists make breakthrough in modeling how stars erupt thanks to studies of microscopic stardust grains.
Feb 28th, 2019
Read moreHiding black hole found
Astronomers have detected a stealthy black hole from its effects on an interstellar gas cloud. This intermediate mass black hole is one of over 100 million quiet black holes expected to be lurking in our Galaxy.
Feb 28th, 2019
Read moreDark matter may be hitting the right note in small galaxies
Dark matter may scatter against each other only when they hit the right energy. This idea helps explain why galaxies from the smallest to the biggest have the shapes they do.
Feb 27th, 2019
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