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January 29, 2025
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A super-Earth laboratory for finding life beyond our solar system



Berlin, Germany (SPX) Jan 29, 2025
Three decades after the first exoplanet was discovered, astronomers have identified over 7,000 exoplanets in our galaxy. Yet, countless more await discovery. Researchers are now delving into the characteristics of these planets to uncover the possibility of extraterrestrial life. This pursuit has led to the discovery of super-Earth HD 20794 d, thanks to a collaboration involving the University of Geneva (UNIGE) and the NCCR PlanetS. Situated in an eccentric orbit that transitions in and out of its star' ... read more

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Dwarf planet Ceres has rare organic material delivered by asteroids
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Jan 29, 2025
Organic molecules, critical components for life, have been identified on Ceres, the dwarf planet located within the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. These molecules, formed from carbon, hydro ... more
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Getting the most out of cosmic maps
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 22, 2025
A University of Michigan-led research initiative is paving the way for cosmology to fully utilize the capabilities of telescopes and instruments tackling the universe's biggest questions. The ... more
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Astronauts to Collect Microbial Samples from Space Station Exterior
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 22, 2025
Astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) are preparing for a unique task during upcoming spacewalks-collecting microbiological samples from the station's exterior. This activity is pa ... more
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A less 'clumpy,' more complex universe?
University Park PA (SPX) Jan 26, 2025
Across cosmic history, powerful forces have acted on matter, reshaping the universe into an increasingly complex web of structures. Now, new research led by Joshua Kim and Mathew Madhavacheril at th ... more
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Einstein Probe identifies ancient cosmic event
Paris, France (SPX) Jan 24, 2025
Einstein Probe has unveiled a fresh perspective on the distant X-ray Universe, enabling astronomers to investigate the origins of the farthest cosmic explosions. Just three months after its launch, ... more
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National Astronomy Week illuminates February with rare planet parade
London, UK (SPX) Jan 24, 2025
A rare celestial display featuring Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn will dazzle stargazers during National Astronomy Week 2025, which runs from February 1-9. Complementing the planet parade, the Moo ... more
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Extreme supersonic winds detected on distant exoplanet
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Jan 24, 2025
Astronomers have observed remarkably powerful winds on the giant exoplanet WASP-127b, located over 500 light-years from Earth. These winds, clocked at an extraordinary 33,000 km/h, represent the fas ... more
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Singapore joins Worldwide Scientific Network GNOME to explore dark matter and exotic physics
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Jan 23, 2025
Singapore has officially joined the Global Network of Optical Magnetometers to search for Exotic physics (GNOME), an international collaboration focused on identifying signals of dark matter and oth ... more

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Astronomers thought they understood fast radio bursts. A recent one calls that into question
Berkeley CA (SPX) Jan 22, 2025
Astronomer Calvin Leung was excited last summer to crunch data from a newly commissioned radio telescope to precisely pinpoint the origin of repeated bursts of intense radio waves - so-called fast r ... more
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DGIST unveils discovery of a one third fractional quantum state
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Jan 22, 2025
Professor Youngwook Kim from the Department of Physics and Chemistry at the Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (DGIST) and Professor Gilyoung Cho from the Korea Advanced Institute o ... 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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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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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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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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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 predict ... 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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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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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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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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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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