Habitable Zones Near Red Dwarf Stars Smaller than Previously Thought
A newly published study reveals that habitable zones near red dwarf stars may be smaller than previously thought. The researchers believe that the exoplanets orbiting…
A newly published study reveals that habitable zones near red dwarf stars may be smaller than previously thought. The researchers believe that the exoplanets orbiting…
A new study shows that the IRX3 gene controls body mass and regulates body composition, and appears to be the functional obesity gene. Mutations within…
A newly published study reveals that the Third Law of Thermodynamics can be restored in thin films of the magnetic material spin ice. Thin films…
A newly published study maps out bright galaxies within 35 million light-years of the Earth, providing an expanded view of what lies beyond Earth’s doorstep….
Two new studies report that X-rays emanating from the hearts of nearby galaxies and galaxy clusters could be signs of particles of dark matter decaying…
ESO’s Very Large Telescope has discovered one of the ten largest stars found to date, a yellow hypergiant star that is more than 1,300 times…
In a new study, Harvard scientists show that the bacterium Rhodopseudomonas palustris can use natural conductivity to pull electrons from minerals located deep in soil…
Researchers have imaged a glory on Venus – a rainbow-like light phenomenon observed on cloud tops that helps to identify the components of the planet’s…
At a recent physics symposium, scientists from around the world presented several analyses that may imply the existence of a dark matter particle. Dark matter,…
Using ALMA, a team of astronomers studied the relationship between highly luminous O-type stars and nearby protostars, finding that protostars within 0.1 light-years of an…
New research from scientists at the University of East Anglia reveals four new man-made gases in the atmosphere that are contributing to the destruction of…
A new three minute ScienceCast video looks through the biggest telescope in the history of astronomy. More than 400 years ago, Galileo turned a primitive…
This newly released Hubble image shows nebula AFGL 4104. They say the flap of a butterfly’s wings can set off a tornado on the other…
Using data from NASA’s WISE exporter, two newly published studies reveal thousands of new stars, but no evidence of “planet X.” After searching hundreds of…
By combining computer simulations with multi-band observations, two new studies examine how luminosity, star formation, dust heating, and other effects evolve during a galaxy collision….
Using the ALMA telescope, researchers discovered an unexpected clump of carbon monoxide gas in the dusty disc around the star Beta Pictoris. NASA Goddard’s Aki…
A newly published study shows that in certain circumstances a pool of dense particles normally circling Earth can extend a long arm out to meet…
Using data from NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope, researchers have developed a new theory explaining the mystery of planet-forming disks that circle the young stars. Astronomers…