STEVE – An Entirely New Celestial Phenomenon
Thin ribbons of purple and white light that sometimes appear in the night sky were dubbed a new type of aurora when brought to scientists’…
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Scientists Reveal That Water-Worlds Are More Common Than Previously Thought
Scientists have shown that water is likely to be a major component of those exoplanets (planets orbiting other stars) which are between two to four…
Scientists Discover a Massive Galaxy Cluster Hiding in Plain Sight
MIT scientists have uncovered a sprawling new galaxy cluster hiding in plain sight. The cluster, which sits a mere 2.4 billion light years from Earth,…
New HIV Therapy Boosts Immunity and Reduces Viral Replication
In a study, a new HIV drug reduced viral replication and increased immune cells in individuals with advanced, drug-resistant HIV infection. Used in combination with…
Six Things You Need To Know About Opportunity’s Recovery Efforts
NASA’s Opportunity rover has been silent since June 10, when a planet-encircling dust storm cut off solar power for the nearly-15-year-old rover. Now that scientists…
NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory Reveals Sun’s Magnetic Field
NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) scientists used their computer models to generate a view of the Sun’s magnetic field on August 10, 2018. The bright…
Hubble Captures Panoramic View of the Fire and Fury of Star Birth
Astronomers using the ultraviolet vision of NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope have captured one of the largest panoramic views of the fire and fury of star…
Astronomers Discover a Structurally ‘Inside-Out’ Planetary Nebula
The Instituto de Astrofísica de Andalucía (IAA-CSIC) in Spain, the Laboratory for Space Research (LSR) of the University of Hong Kong (HKU), and an International…
Astronomers Discover Iron and Titanium in the Atmosphere of Exoplanet KELT-9b
Exoplanets, planets in other solar systems, can orbit very close to their host star. When, in addition to this, the host star is much hotter…
Astronomers Find Earth-Like Elements in 18 Different Planetary Systems
The Earth’s building blocks seem to be built from ‘pretty normal’ ingredients, according to researchers working with the world’s most powerful telescopes. Scientists have measured…