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  Berlin, Germany (SPX) Jan 30, 2025 Our planet is constantly bombarded by particles from outer space. While most of us are familiar with the sight of rocky meteorites - those shooting stars that light up the night sky - it's the smaller particles that hold the key to unlocking the mysteries of the universe. Cosmic rays, which include high-speed subatomic particles like electrons and protons from interstellar space and beyond, are among the fastest particles known to humankind. The origins and acceleration processes behind the most e ... read more |
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A super-Earth laboratory for finding life beyond our solar systemBerlin, 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 cha ... more 
Dwarf planet Ceres has rare organic material delivered by asteroidsBerlin, 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  
Getting the most out of cosmic mapsLos 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 
Astronauts to Collect Microbial Samples from Space Station ExteriorLos 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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Extreme supersonic winds detected on distant exoplanetBerlin, 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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Einstein Probe identifies ancient cosmic eventParis, 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 
National Astronomy Week illuminates February with rare planet paradeLondon, 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 
Singapore joins Worldwide Scientific Network GNOME to explore dark matter and exotic physicsSydney, 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 
Astronomers thought they understood fast radio bursts. A recent one calls that into questionBerkeley 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 |
DGIST unveils discovery of a one third fractional quantum stateTokyo, 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  Available on Amazon Books |
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Double the disks double the discovery new insights into planet formation in DF TauLos 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 
Troublesome cosmic megastructure 32 times the size of Milky Way discoveredParis, 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 
Bioactive compounds with industrial applications discovered in Andes bacteriaLos 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 
Astrophysicists reveal structure of exocomet belts around 74 nearby starsLondon, 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 |
New tools analyze Pollock paintings with 2D multifractal methodsBerlin, 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 
New measurements turn the Hubble tension into a crisisDurham 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 
Hubble traces hidden history of Andromeda galaxyGreenbelt 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 
Large and small galaxies may grow in ways more similar than expectedTucson 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 cosmosTucson 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 
NASA's Pandora Mission One Step Closer To Probing Alien AtmospheresGreenbelt 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 
NASA celebrates Edwin Hubble's discovery of a new universeGreenbelt 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 
Not all Hot Jupiters orbit soloBerlin, 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 theoriesLondon, 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 exoplanetTokyo, 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 
Gaia concludes Milky Way mapping effortsParis, 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 
Astronomers catch unprecedented features at brink of active black holeGreenbelt 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 
Robotic SDSS telescopes revolutionize mapping the Milky WayLos 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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