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…
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…
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…
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…
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 Mars…
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…
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….
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…
This newly released Hubble image shows three galaxies within the Coma Cluster. In this new image Hubble peeks into the Coma Cluster, a massive gathering…
By heating molybdenum and selenium in a vacuum chamber until they evaporated, a team of scientists was able to create an exotic thin film with…
A newly published study details the discovery of a new class of “hypervelocity stars” – stars that are moving at speeds of more than a…
Hubble views spiral galaxy M83, which is located 15 million light-years away in the constellation Hydra. A photogenic and favorite target for amateur astronomers, the…
New observations obtained as part of the Hubble Tarantula Treasury Program view deep inside the Tarantula Nebula, revealing more than 800,000 stars and protostars embedded…
New images from NASA’s NuSTAR show the energized remains of a dead star and distant black holes buried in blankets of dust. Two new views…
SEAS engineers have developed a metal-free flow battery, which relies on the electrochemistry of naturally abundant molecules called quinones, that could fundamentally transform the way…
A newly published study reveals that the odds of Super-Earth exoplanets having an Earth-like climate are much greater than previously thought. Massive terrestrial planets, called…
New data from NASA’s Swift spacecraft have led to the discovery of a rare subclass of neutron stars and will help astronomers decipher the physical…
While combing through several years of Chandra data, researchers discovered a black hole destroying a star in the galaxy cluster Abell 1795. A bright, long-duration…
Using data from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey, researchers discovered more than 100 dwarf galaxies with massive black holes, providing an important step toward understanding…