ALMA Discovers the Youngest Protoplanetary Disk to Date
Using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array, astronomers have discovered the youngest disk around a protostar to date. Planets form in disks around their host protostar,…
Supersensitive Detectors to Aid in the Discovery of Gravitational Waves
Physicists around the world are currently focused on the commissioning of three enormous supersensitive detectors that will aid in the discovery of gravitational waves tenfold…
Researchers Discover Natural 3D Counterpart to Graphene
A team of researchers has discovered that sodium bismuthate can exist as a form of quantum matter called a three-dimensional topological Dirac semi-metal (3DTDS), a…
How the Anatomical Structure of the Brain Impacts Its Functioning
By simultaneously analyzing 1.6 billion connections within the brain, researchers have discovered how the architecture of the brain shapes its functioning. The structure of the…
Researchers Discover the First Binary System Consisting of a Black Hole and a Be-Type Star
A newly published study details the discovery of the first binary system consisting of a black hole and a Be-type star. Spanish scientists have discovered…
New Hubble Image of Spiral Galaxy Messier 83
Released at the 223rd meeting of the American Astronomical Society, this new Hubble image shows the Southern Pinwheel Galaxy. This new Hubble image shows the…
Spitzer Views the Orion Nebula
Using infrared data from the Spitzer Space Telescope, astronomers created a new false-color image of the Orion Nebula. Few cosmic vistas excite the imagination like…
Astrophysicists Discover a Pulsar that Varies in the Amount of Gamma-Ray Radiation it Emits
Using data from the Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope, researchers have discovered a pulsar that varies in the amount of gamma-ray radiation it emits. Astrophysicists studying…
New ScienceCast Video – Countdown to Pluto
A new ScienceCast video details what NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft might find when it reaches Pluto next January. One of the fastest spacecraft ever built…
New System Converts Sun’s Energy into Hydrogen Fuel
A new system designed by researchers at UNC and NC State converts the sun’s energy into hydrogen fuel and stores it for later use. Solar…
HARPS Discovers First Exoplanet Orbiting a Solar Twin in a Star Cluster
Using the HARPS planet-finding instrument on ESO’s 3.6-meter telescope, astronomers have discovered three exoplanets orbiting stars in the cluster Messier 67 and one of the…
Gemini Planet Imager Will Begin Large-Scale Survey, Studying 600 Young Stars
The Gemini Planet Imager team will begin a large-scale survey, studying 600 young stars to see what planets orbit them. After nearly a decade of…
Researchers Create World’s Fastest Organic Transistor
A team of researchers has created the world’s fastest thin-film organic transistor, operating at more than five times faster than previous examples. Two university research…
Study Shows Caffeine Has a Positive Effect on Memory
A newly published study from John Hopkins University shows that caffeine has a positive effect of memory, enhancing certain memories at least up to 24…
New Fly-Through Video of the Ancient Flood Plain Kasei Valles
The European Space Agency has released a new five minute fly-through movie of the ancient flood plain Kasei Valles based on the 67-image mosaic from…
Decoded Shark Genome Provides New Insights into Immunity and Bone Formation
Researchers have decoded the genome of the elephant shark, providing new insights into immunity and bone formation. An international team of researchers, including scientists of…
BOSS Measures the Scale of the Universe to an Accuracy of One Percent
Using data from the Baryon Oscillation Spectroscopic Survey, researchers announced that they have measured the scale of the universe to an accuracy of one percent….
UCL Researchers Use Quantum Mechanics to Explain the Efficiency of Photosynthesis
In a newly published study, researchers from the University College London detail the transfer of energy from plant cells predicted by quantum physics. Light-gathering macromolecules…
