How Would Galaxies Form in a Universe Without Dark Matter? Researchers Find Out
A study by the University of Bonn simulates a universe in which Newton’s laws are only valid to a limited extent. For the first time,…
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“Beyond” Record-Breaking Spacewalker Returns From Orbit
ESA astronaut Luca Parmitano returned to Earth today alongside NASA astronaut Christina Koch and Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexander Skvortsov, marking the end of his second six-month…
Watch Atlas V Rocket Launch Solar Orbiter Into Space Live
Update: If you missed the live coverage, watch the Solar Orbiter Liftoff Video. Note: NASA is also offering live coverage of the Solar Orbiter launch….
Moon Rocks Analyzed Atom by Atom Using New Technique
One Small Grain of Moon Dust, One Giant Leap for Lunar Studies Back in 1972, NASA sent their last team of astronauts to the Moon…
77-Year-Old Amateur Astronomer Discovers Rare Galaxy Double Nucleus
Allen Lawrence, wrapping up a long career as an electrical engineer, was serious about moving his astronomy hobby beyond the 20-inch telescope he’d hauled to…
Nature’s Grand Design – Hubble Spots a Grand Design Spiral Galaxy
This eye-catching galaxy is known as NGC 5364. Unmistakably a spiral, NGC 5364 is also something known as a grand design spiral galaxy — a…
NASA’s New Space Telescope Will Seek Atmospheres Around Potentially Habitable Exoplanets
Larger, gas giant exoplanets will also fall under the James Webb Space Telescope’s gaze The TRAPPIST-1 system of exoplanets holds exciting possibilities in the search…
Unusual Monster Galaxy That Existed 12 Billion Years Ago Discovered by Astronomers
XMM-2599 lived fast and died young, says University of California, Riverside-led international team. An international team of astronomers led by scientists at the University of…
A Stellar Fight With a Beautiful Outcome Caught by ALMA [Video]
Astronomers using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA), in which ESO is a partner, have spotted a peculiar gas cloud that resulted from a confrontation…
Dark Emulator: AI Predicts the Structure of the Universe to Help Solve Mysteries of Dark Matter and Dark Energy
The origin of how the Universe created its voids and filaments can now be studied within seconds after researchers developed an artificial intelligence tool called…
Solar Orbiter Will Encounter Intense Heat and Radiation – Here’s How It’s Protected
When Solar Orbiter launches on its journey to the Sun, there’s one key piece of engineering making this ESA-NASA mission possible: the heat shield. Seeking…
Very Existence of Dark Energy Cast in Doubt After New High Precision Data
New evidence shows that the key assumption made in the discovery of dark energy is in error. High precision age dating of supernova host galaxies…
Unexpected Discovery by NASA’s MAVEN on Mars Helps Explain Disruptive Phenomenon on Earth
NASA’s MAVEN (Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN) spacecraft has discovered “layers” and “rifts” in the electrically charged part of the upper atmosphere (the ionosphere) of…
Tertiary Mirror Allows World’s Biggest Eye on the Sky to Image With Unprecedented Quality
ESO’s Extremely Large Telescope (ELT), the world’s biggest eye on the sky, will have a pioneering five-mirror optical system that will allow it to unveil…
Mars’ Water Was Mineral-Rich and Salty – Likely Habitable for Microbial Life
New study finds surface waters on early Mars may have been habitable for microbial life. Presently, Earth is the only known location where life exists…
Mining the Moon: Preparing a Lunar Drill and Sample Analysis Package
The first European device to land on the Moon this decade will be a drill and sample analysis package, and the teams behind it are…
Two Potentially Habitable Super-Earths and ‘Cold Neptune’ Found Orbiting Nearby Stars
A “cold Neptune” and two potentially habitable worlds are part of a cache of five newly discovered exoplanets and eight exoplanet candidates found orbiting nearby…
It’s Lights Out for One of NASA’s Great Observatories – Heartbreaking Goodbye
NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope Ends Mission of Astronomical Discovery After more than 16 years studying the universe in infrared light, revealing new wonders in our…