Researchers Trace the Evolution of Galaxies that Host Massive Black Holes
A newly completed statistical study of the optical and infrared properties of 330,811 galaxies traces the evolution of galaxies that host massive black holes. Our…
A newly completed statistical study of the optical and infrared properties of 330,811 galaxies traces the evolution of galaxies that host massive black holes. Our…
NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory viewed a significant solar flare, classified as a X4.9-class flare, on February 24, 2014. The sun emitted a significant solar flare,…
Researchers from the Max Planck Institute have discovered that the marine sponge Monorhaphis chuni forms a glass filament with a perfect periodic arrangement of nanopores…
New updates to the PAH Infrared Spectroscopic Database allow scientists to map the distribution of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and track its role across the universe….
Researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have combined cheap, oxide-based materials to split water into hydrogen and oxygen gases using solar energy with a solar-to-hydrogen…
This newly released Hubble image shows a small part of the Large Magellanic Cloud. This stunning new Hubble image shows a small part of…
An international team of physicists has discovered a way to control the quantum system of a diamond with a small number of nitrogen impurities. Computers…
Using data from the European Space Agency’s Venus Express, astronomers have discovered planet-sized space weather explosions at Venus. Researchers recently discovered that a common space…
This newly released Spitzer image shows runaway star Kappa Cassiopeiae, a hot supergiant moving at around 2.5 million mph relative to its neighbors (1,100 kilometers…
Using gamma-ray observations, astronomers discover a record-breaking black widow binary. Black widow spiders and their Australian cousins, known as redbacks, are notorious for their tainted…
A team of researchers has proposed a practical scheme to use photons from causally disconnected cosmic sources to set the detectors in an experimental test…
A newly published study details a cortical-spinal prosthesis that directs “targeted movement” in paralyzed limbs. Ithaca, New York – To help people suffering paralysis from…
Using RXTE satellite data, researchers have revealed a dozen instances where X-ray signals from active galaxies dimmed as a result of a cloud of gas…
NASA’s Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array untangles the mysteries of what happens to stars when they explode. One of the biggest mysteries in astronomy, how stars…
Scientists at Georgia Tech have developed a new type of low-temperature fuel cell that directly converts biomass to electricity with assistance from a catalyst activated…
A newly published study details what happens during the destruction of a star as it falls into a black hole, explaining why observers might fail…
A team of astronomers used the Hubble Space Telescope to measure the average motion of hundreds of individual stars over a seven-year period, revealing for…
This newly released Cassini image shows a series of geologically fresh fractures on the surface of Dione. Although the crack-like features seen here on Dione’s…