Unknown treasure trove of planets found hiding in dust
Credit: ESA/Herschel/PACS, SPIRE/Gould Belt survey Key Programme/Palmeirim et al. 2013 "Super-Earths" and Neptune-sized planets could be forming around young stars ...
Tag: Stars/The Sun
A step closer to fusion energy
Imaging allows better testing of components for devicesCredit: Swansea University Harnessing nuclear fusion, which powers the sun and stars, to ...
To image leaky atmosphere, NASA rocket team heads north
Credit: NASA/Goddard/Chris Perry On a frigid morning in early December, a team of NASA rocket scientists will huddle in the ...
Newly discovered supernova complicates origin story theories
The light from the explosion's first hours revealed that the genesis of these phenomena is even more mysterious than previously ...
NASA’s Fermi traces the history of starlight across cosmos
Credit: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center Scientists using data from NASA's Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope have measured all the starlight ...
Clemson scientists measure all of the starlight ever produced by the observable universe
Credit: Clemson University CLEMSON, South Carolina - From their laboratories on a rocky planet dwarfed by the vastness of space, ...
Hubble uncovers thousands of globular star clusters scattered among galaxies
Credit: NASA, ESA, J. Mack (STScI) and J. Madrid (Australian Telescope National Facility) Gazing across 300 million light-years into a ...
Gas clouds whirling around black hole form heart of distant astronomical object
Discovery is the first detailed observation of the environs of a massive black hole outside the Milky Way, say researchers ...
Prehistoric cave art reveals ancient use of complex astronomy
Credit: Alistair Coombs Some of the world's oldest cave paintings have revealed how ancient people had relatively advanced knowledge of ...
Study brings new climate models of small star TRAPPIST 1’s seven intriguing worlds
Not all stars are like the sun, so not all planetary systems can be studied with the same expectations. New ...
Exoplanet stepping stones
Credit: NRC-HIA/C. MAROIS/W. M. KECK OBSERVATORY Maunakea, Hawaii - Astronomers have gleaned some of the best data yet on the ...
Spectacular star system discovered which could explode in powerful cosmic firework display
Spectacular star system wrapped in elegant spiral dust cloud discovered by astronomers Binary star system is believed to contain a ...
Scientists discover new 'pinwheel' star system
Credit: University of Sydney/European Southern Observatory An international team of scientists has discovered a new, massive star system--one that also ...
Researchers have created a virtual reality simulation of a supermassive black hole
Credit: J.Davelaar 2018 The black hole at the centre of our galaxy, Sagittarius A*, has been visualised in virtual reality ...
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Rochester’s Laser Lab heads new national inertial fusion energy hub
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Wayne State University announces creation of two research centers and institutes that aim to impact the health of Detroiters and beyond
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ASH: Targeted oral therapy reduced disease burden and improved symptoms for patients with rare blood disorder
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When is an aurora not an aurora?
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Doctors discover many patients at UNC’s Inflammatory Bowel Disease Clinic screen positive for malnutrition
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Anglia Ruskin named University of the Year 2023