Researchers Reveal How an Expanding Universe Can Emerge Without a “Big Bang”
In a new study, an international team of researchers mathematically describe how an expanding universe can emerge when time and space are heated, without requiring…
Study Shows That it is Possible to Clone Quantum Information from the Past
A newly published study shows that it is possible to clone quantum information from the past, allowing for a particle, or a time traveler, to…
GBT Reveals Hidden Details in Starburst Galaxy M82
Using the Green Bank Telescope, astronomers reveal never-before-seen details and present the most sensitive maps yet of HCN and HCO+ in the starburst galaxy M82….
NASA’s IRIS Provides Unprecedented Images of Sun
New data from NASA’s Interface Region Imaging Spectrometer is making it possible to study the explosive phenomena in the region located between the surface of…
Study Shows Ancient Fresh Water Lake on Mars Could Have Sustained Life
Newly published research shows that an ancient lake on Mars had fresh water and contained key biological elements such as carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen and…
New Demographic Data Show How Diversely Different Species Age
Based on the results of a long-term data collection project, a new study shows how different species age, unveiling diversity of aging processes that no…
New Research Implies That Current Theories of Star Formation are Incomplete
A new study from an international team of researchers has measured the lowest dust mass of a galaxy to date, leaving the researchers to believe…
New Hubble Image Shows a Handful of Galaxies in the Constellation of Eridanus
This newly released Hubble image shows several galaxies in the constellation of Eridanus. This new Hubble image shows a handful of galaxies in the constellation…
Newly Discovered Exoplanet HD 106906 b is Unlike Anything in Our Own Solar System
Astronomers have discovered an exoplanet that is unlike anything in our own Solar System. HD 106906 b has 11 times the mass of Jupiter and…
Study Reveals the Explosive Growth of a Newly Formed Star in the Milky Way
New research reveals the explosive growth of a young star, detailing that the newly formed star had such an explosive growth that it was initially…
New Composite Batteries Have the Potential to Pack Five Times the Energy Density
New research from the Argonne National Laboratory and King Abdulaziz University details new composite materials that are anticipated to have an energy density five times…
WISE Detects Two Entwined Supermassive Black Holes
Using NASA’s Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, astronomers have detected two supermassive black holes circling each other at the heart of a distant galaxy. Astronomers have…
Hubble Finds Signatures of Water on Distant Exoplanets
Using Hubble’s high-performance Wide Field Camera 3, astronomers have peered into the atmospheres of five distant exoplanets, finding faint signatures of water in their atmospheres….
Astronomers Confirm a Reverse Shock in Gamma Ray Burst 130427A
Using data from radio and millimeter observations of GRB 130427A, CfA astronomers have confirmed the signature of the reverse shock in GRB 130427A, and determined…
Study Shows Oxytocin Improves Brain Function in Children with Autism
A new study from Yale University is the first study to evaluate the impact of oxytocin on brain function in children with autism spectrum disorders,…
Researchers Convert Human Stem Cells to Functional Lung Cells
In a newly published study, researchers from the Columbia University Medical Center detail how they successfully converted human stem cells into functional lung and airway…
Hubble Views Polar Ring Galaxy NGC 660
This newly released Hubble image shows polar ring galaxy NGC 660, which is thought to harbor exceptionally large amounts of dark matter. This new Hubble…
Cassini Views Titan’s South Polar Vortex
NASA’s Cassini spacecraft views Titan, Saturn’s largest moon. The sunlit edge of Titan’s south polar vortex stands out distinctly against the darkness of the moon’s…
