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January 21, 2025
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New measurements turn the Hubble tension into a crisis



Durham NC (SPX) Jan 17, 2025
The Universe really seems to be expanding fast. Too fast, even. A new measurement confirms what previous - and highly debated - results had shown: The Universe is expanding faster than predicted by theoretical models, and faster than can be explained by our current understanding of physics. This discrepancy between model and data became known as the Hubble tension. Now, results published in the Astrophysical Journal Letters provide even stronger support to the faster rate of expansion. ... read more

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Astrophysicists reveal structure of exocomet belts around 74 nearby stars
London, UK (SPX) Jan 20, 2025
Astrophysicists, led by researchers from Trinity College Dublin, have successfully captured detailed images of exocomet belts around 74 nearby stars, marking a significant step in understanding thes ... more
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Hubble traces hidden history of Andromeda galaxy
Greenbelt MD (SPX) Jan 17, 2025
In the years following the launch of NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, astronomers have tallied over 1 trillion galaxies in the universe. But only one galaxy stands out as the most important nearby ste ... more
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Large and small galaxies may grow in ways more similar than expected
Tucson AZ (SPX) Jan 17, 2025
A team of astronomers led by University of Arizona researcher Catherine Fielder has obtained the most detailed images of a small galaxy and its surroundings, revealing features typically associated ... more
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Ultra-faint, rare dwarf galaxies offer clues to the early cosmos
Tucson AZ (SPX) Jan 17, 2025
A team of astronomers led by David Sand, a professor of astronomy at the University of Arizona Steward Observatory, has uncovered three faint and ultra-faint dwarf galaxies in the vicinity of NGC 30 ... more
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Double the disks double the discovery new insights into planet formation in DF Tau
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 21, 2025
Nestled within the star-forming Taurus constellation, a binary star system named DF Tau is revealing surprising contrasts in its circumstellar disks of dust and gas. Researchers at Lowell Observator ... more
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Troublesome cosmic megastructure 32 times the size of Milky Way discovered
Paris, France (SPX) Jan 21, 2025
Astronomers using South Africa's MeerKAT telescope have identified an extraordinary giant radio galaxy (GRG) measuring 3.3 million light-years across-an astonishing 32 times the size of our Milky Wa ... more
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NASA's Pandora Mission One Step Closer To Probing Alien Atmospheres
Greenbelt MD (SPX) Jan 17, 2025
Pandora, NASA's newest exoplanet mission, is one step closer to launch with the completion of the spacecraft bus, which provides the structure, power, and other systems that will enable the mission ... more
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Not all Hot Jupiters orbit solo
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Jan 16, 2025
Hot Jupiters, once thought to orbit alone near their stars, have been revealed to exist within more complex planetary systems. A study led by the University of Geneva (UNIGE), in collaboration with ... more

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Discovery of two planets challenges planetary formation theories
London, UK (SPX) Jan 16, 2025
The identification of two planets in the WASP-132 system by a collaborative team of astronomers from the University of Warwick and the University of Geneva (UNIGE) is reshaping scientific understand ... more
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Super Venus discovery reveals new type of exoplanet
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Jan 16, 2025
Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) have identified a planet unlike any found in the Solar System. The discovery offers key insights into how planets and planetary systems form, ... more
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How Many Black Holes Are Hidden Behind Clouds of Dust
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 14, 2025
Multiple NASA telescopes have contributed to a new study exploring the prevalence of supermassive black holes, focusing on those obscured by dense clouds of gas and dust. This comprehensive survey s ... more
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Penn State center awarded NASA grant to search for alien civilizations
University Park PA (SPX) Jan 14, 2025
Researchers at the Penn State Extraterrestrial Intelligence (PSETI) Center have been awarded a three-year, $480,000 grant under the NASA Exoplanets Research Program to search for radio and laser sig ... more
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Bioactive compounds with industrial applications discovered in Andes bacteria
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 20, 2025
Researchers have analyzed biofilm produced by bacteria from the El Medano hot springs in Chile's central Andes, discovering that a key component has potential applications as a natural additive in t ... more
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New Zealand mayor goes nuclear after Trump claims US 'split the atom'
Wellington (AFP) Jan 21, 2025
A small town mayor in New Zealand has picked a nuclear fight with Donald Trump, after the freshly sworn-in US president heaped praise on American scientists for splitting the atom. ... more
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NASA celebrates Edwin Hubble's discovery of a new universe
Greenbelt MD (SPX) Jan 16, 2025
For humans, the most important star in the universe is our Sun. The second-most important star is nestled inside the Andromeda galaxy. Don't go looking for it - the flickering star is 2.2 million li ... more
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New tools analyze Pollock paintings with 2D multifractal methods
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Jan 17, 2025
Analyzing variability in one-dimensional time series, such as temperature changes or exchange rates, has long benefited from multifractal methods. Now, researchers have extended these techniques to ... more
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Gaia concludes Milky Way mapping efforts
Paris, France (SPX) Jan 15, 2025
The European Space Agency's Milky Way-mapper Gaia has completed the sky-scanning phase of its mission, racking up more than three trillion observations of about two billion stars and other objects o ... more
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Astronomers catch unprecedented features at brink of active black hole
Greenbelt MD (SPX) Jan 15, 2025
International teams of astronomers monitoring a supermassive black hole in the heart of a distant galaxy have detected features never seen before using data from NASA missions and other facilities. ... more
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Robotic SDSS telescopes revolutionize mapping the Milky Way
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 15, 2025
The Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) has launched its most advanced spectroscopic survey yet to create a detailed map of interstellar material within our Milky Way Galaxy. "Our observing robots ... more
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This quasar may have illuminated the early universe
New Haven CT (SPX) Jan 15, 2025
Quasars, among the universe's oldest and most luminous entities, are formed by active galactic nuclei (AGN) powered by supermassive black holes drawing in surrounding matter. These celestial objects ... more
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Webb observes expanding carbon-rich dust shells in star system
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 14, 2025
Astronomers have made significant progress in understanding how carbon, an element vital for life, is dispersed throughout the cosmos. Using NASA's James Webb Space Telescope, scientists have taken ... more
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Engineering quantum entanglement at the nanoscale
New York NY (SPX) Jan 14, 2025
Physicists have spent more than a century measuring and making sense of the strange ways that photons, electrons, and other subatomic particles interact at extremely ... more
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XMM-Newton detects peculiar black hole X-ray patterns
Paris, France (SPX) Jan 14, 2025
The European Space Agency's XMM-Newton observatory has revealed unexpected X-ray oscillations emanating from the edge of a supermassive black hole in a nearby galaxy. These findings challenge existi ... more
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Hubble tracks down a 'blue lurker' among stars
Greenbelt MD (SPX) Jan 14, 2025
The name "blue lurker" might sound like a villainous character from a superhero movie. But it is a rare class of star that NASA's Hubble Space Telescope explored by looking deeply into the open star ... more
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Nano rainbows advance the light spectrum at the nanoscale
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Jan 14, 2025
Since lasers emerged in 1960, nonlinear optics has sought to expand light's spectral range and generate new frequency components. Among the many techniques, supercontinuum (SC) generation is notable ... more
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Dormancy as a survival strategy for life's origins
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 13, 2025
The ancient Earth was a harsh and unforgiving environment, characterized by relentless asteroid impacts, volcanic eruptions releasing carbon dioxide, and a dense, toxic atmosphere devoid of oxygen. ... more
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Unveiling the secrets of a primeval galaxy from 13.4 billion years ago
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Jan 13, 2025
An international research team led by scientists from the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan has successfully detected emissions from various atomic transitions in a distant primordial galax ... more
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Prime focus spectrograph on Subaru Telescope ready for science operations
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Jan 13, 2025
Researchers have completed the installation of a revolutionary "compound eye" instrument on the Subaru Telescope after years of meticulous effort. This cutting-edge device, known as the Prime Focus ... more
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Primordial naked singularities may offer insights into quantum gravity
New Delhi (SPX) Jan 13, 2025
Two Indian physicists have introduced a novel theoretical perspective that could reshape our understanding of the universe's composition and offer potential avenues to explore quantum gravity. Profe ... more
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SETI Forward celebrates the future of cosmic exploration
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 10, 2025
The SETI Institute has announced Gabriella Rizzo and Pritvik Sinhadc as recipients of the 2024 SETI Forward Award. Both honorees have demonstrated exceptional dedication to research that advances ou ... more
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NTU Singapore researchers reveal new method to study dark matter
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 10, 2025
Researchers at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) have developed an innovative approach that could pave the way for detecting the elusive "dark matter" and unlock deeper ins ... more
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