Harvard Astrophysicists Reveal the Origin of Binary Stars
Astronomers from the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics have concluded from a systematic study of very young cores that most embryonic stars form in multiple systems,…
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Astronomers Reveal Properties of a Massive Galaxy in the Early Universe
A submillimeter study of a different massive dusty galaxy in the early universe uses carbon monoxide gas to characterize the interstellar medium and determine the…
Physicists Present a New Theory on the Origin of Dark Matter
Physicists have now come up with a new theory on how dark matter may have been formed, proposing an alternative to the WIMP paradigm. Only…
Astronomers Study Magnetic Fields in the Massive Dense Cores of the DR21 Filament
New research from the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics examines six dense cores in a nearby star formation region, revealing that magnetic effects are primarily important…
SwRI Astronomers Identify the Oldest Known Asteroid Family
Scientists developed a technique to identify ancient asteroid families, revealing the oldest known asteroid family in the inner region of the main asteroid belt. Southwest…
DES Reveals Most Accurate Measurement of Dark Matter Structure in the Universe
New results from the Dark Energy Survey (DES) reveal the most accurate measurement of dark matter structure in the universe, and support the view that…
Major Accomplishments of NASA’s Voyager 1 and 2 Spacecraft
Below is a short list of the major accomplishments to date of NASA’s groundbreaking Voyager 1 and 2 Spacecraft during their 40 years of exploration….
Astronomers Detect Massive Stars Forming in the Outer Part of the Scutum-Centarus Arm
Astronomers from the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics have detected massive young stars forming in the outer part of the Scutum-Centarus Arm (OSC), the outermost portions…
“Heavy Metal” Supernova Discovery Challenges Current Ideas of How Supernovas Occur
Using ESA’s Gaia satellite, a team of astronomers has discovered a “heavy metal” supernova that challenges current ideas of how and where such super-charged supernovas…
New Research Helps Explain Why the Sun’s Magnetic Field Reverses Every Eleven Years
Astronomers may now be able to explain why the Sun’s magnetic field reverses every eleven years. New research explains how the duration of the magnetic…
CfA Astronomers Map Substructure in the HST Frontier Fields
Astronomers have compared the Hubble image of Abell 2744 to simulations of dark matter lensing and found excellent agreement, indicating that current models of dark…
SpARCS Collaboration Measures Star-Forming Material in Early Universe
The international SpARCS collaboration has made the best measurement yet of the amount of fuel available to form stars in clusters of galaxies located in…
Physicists Use the Universe as a “Cosmological Collider”
Scientists are capitalizing on a direct connection between the largest cosmic structures and the smallest known objects to use the universe as a “cosmological collider.”…
New Horizons Captures New Data on Kuiper Belt Object 2014 MU69
NASA’s New Horizons team captured an event that’s known as an occultation on an elusive target, an ancient Kuiper Belt object known as 2014 MU69….
Astronomers Reveal a High-Energy Trap in Our Galaxy’s Center
New research reveals that the center of our Milky Way contains a “trap” that concentrates some of the highest-energy cosmic rays. A combined analysis of…
Astronomers Discover Smallest Star to Date, EBLM J0555-57Ab
A team of astronomers led by the University of Cambridge has discovered the smallest star to date. The star is about the size of Saturn….
ALMA Observes Gas Emission in a Protoplanetary Disk
Using the ALMA facility, a team of astronomers is the first to obtain spatially resolved observations of gas emission in the protoplanetary disk around the…
Tardigrades Will Be The Last Survivors On Earth
A newly published study reveals that an eight-legged micro-animal will survive the risk of extinction from all astrophysical catastrophes and survive long after humans are…