Researchers Confirm the Existence of a Circumsolar Dust Ring Near Venus
Using data from NASA’s twin STEREO spacecrafts, scientists have confirmed the existence of a circumsolar dust ring that encircles the Sun and closely follows the…
The First Solid Evidence for Astrophysical Neutrinos from Cosmic Accelerators
In a newly published study, researchers from the IceCube Neutrino Observatory detail the discovery of the first solid evidence for astrophysical neutrinos from cosmic accelerators….
Astronomers Observe Trio of Young Galaxies Merging Near ‘Cosmic Dawn’
Using the Hubble Space Telescope and the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array, astronomers have discovered a trio of young galaxies nestled inside an enormous blob of…
Astronomers View Cosmic Blast GRB 130427A in Unique Detail
Five newly published studies from astronomers around the world detail one of the brightest gamma-ray bursts ever seen, GRB 130427A. On April 27, a blast…
Scientists Develop Self-Healing Battery Electrode
Using self-healing silicon microparticles, scientists have developed the first battery electrode that heals itself. Researchers have made the first battery electrode that heals itself, opening…
Scripps Researchers Develop New Method for Enhancing Biofuel Production
By metabolically engineering a “knock-down” of fat-reducing enzymes called lipases, UC San Diego researchers have developed a method for greatly enhancing biofuel production in tiny…
Researchers Discover Sample of Ancient Martian Crust
Based on an analysis of a 4.4 billion-year-old Martian meteorite discovered in the Sahara desert, researchers believe they have uncovered the first recognized sample of…
Astronomers Find New Evidence of a High-Energy Jet in the Milky Way’s Black Hole
Using data from Chandra and the VLA, astronomers uncovered new evidence for the presence of a jet of high-energy particles blasting out of the Milky…
Astronomers Discover Two Ancient Brown Dwarfs Moving at Speeds of 100-200 Kilometers Per Second
In a newly published study, astronomers detail the discovery of two ancient brown dwarfs that are moving at speeds of 100-200 kilometers per second. A…
Mars “Shakes Up” Asteroid Surfaces
A new study from MIT researchers has found that Mars, like Earth, can “refresh” asteroid surfaces if in close enough contact. For nearly as long…
Scientists Find Evidence for Granite on Mars
Data from NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has led to the discovery of feldspar minerals on Mars, providing the most compelling evidence to date that Mars…
New Hubble Image of Quasar 3C 273
This newly released Hubble image shows quasar 3C 273, which resides in a giant elliptical galaxy in the constellation of Virgo. This image from Hubble’s…
Researchers Create World’s Largest Quantum Cluster
In a newly published study, researchers detail the experimental generation and full characterization of an ultra-large-scale entangled state containing more than 10,000 entangled modes, which…
Researchers Generate Kidney Structures from Human Stem Cells
Researchers from the Salk Institute for Biological Studies have generated three-dimensional kidney structures from human stem cells, opening new avenues for the future application of…
The Latest Hubblecast Video: What has Hubble Learned from Star Clusters?
The latest Hubblecast video details how the Hubble Space Telescope has studied and imaged amazing objects like globular cluster Messier 15. Hubblecast 69: What has…
New Hubble Image of One of the Oldest Known Globular Clusters
This newly released Hubble image shows star cluster Messier 15, which is one of the oldest known globular clusters and is located roughly 35,000 light-years…
New Cassini Image of Saturn and Its Rings
Using a spectral filter sensitive to wavelengths of near-infrared light centered at 728 nanometers, this newly released image of Saturn and its rings was taken…
Researchers Simulate the Formation of Massive Stars from Turbulent Molecular Clouds
Using the Pleiades supercomputer at the NASA Advanced Supercomputing (NAS) facility, researchers perform large-scale supercomputing simulations of massive stars forming from the collapse of giant,…
