Astronomers Discover Evidence of How Giant Planets Form
Using Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope observations of 16 Cygni, astronomers discovered evidence of how giant planets like Jupiter form. One of the main models to form giant…
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First Detailed Analysis of Weak Lensing Dark Matter Peaks
An international team of scientists present the first detailed analysis of the weak lensing peaks, finding that the abundance of peaks detected in CS82 is…
Sloan Digital Sky Survey to Chart the Cosmos like Never Before
Survey officials announced the fourth phase of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey, an initiative that spans four continents and includes 200 astronomers at more than…
New Observations Reveal How Electrons Accelerate in the Van Allen Radiation Belts
Using new data from the Van Allen Probes, a newly published study reveals the first direct observation of two processes that, in a chain, cause…
Swift Satellite Observes Rare Ultra-Long Gamma-Ray Burst
A newly published study analyzes a long-lasting blast of high-energy light, revealing that the gamma-ray burst was a rare and newly recognized class of ultra-long…
Astronomers View Stardust Being Made in Real Time
Using ESO’s Very Large Telescope, astronomers view stardust being made in real time and reveal how stardust forms around a supernova. A group of astronomers…
Dragonfly Telephoto Array Reveals Seven Previously Unseen Dwarf Galaxies
Using a new type of telescope, astronomers at Yale University discovered seven dwarf galaxies while probing a nearby spiral galaxy. Meet the seven new dwarf…
Astronomers Discover a Mysterious Radio-Burst from Far Beyond Our Galaxy
Using the Arecibo radio telescope in Puerto Rico, astronomers observe a mysterious radio-burst from far beyond our galaxy. Astronomers have discovered a radio burst of…
Scientists Discover Most Distant Milky Way Stars to Date
A team of astronomers has discovered two cool red giants at distances of 775,000 and 900,000 light years away, making them the most distant stars…
Astronomers Use Gyrochronology to Reveal the Ages of 22 Sun-Like Stars
Using a new technique for measuring the age of a star using its spin, astronomers reveal the gyrochronological ages of 22 Sun-like stars. Defining what…
Astronomers Discover a Spiral Bridge of Young Stars Linking Two Ancient Galaxies
Using NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope, astronomers discovered a 100,000-light-year-long structure that looks like a string of pearls twisted into a corkscrew shape that winds around…
Gemini Reveals a Hidden Gravitational Wave Source
Using the Gemini Multi-Object Spectrograph on the Gemini North telescope and the Blue Channel spectrograph on the 6.5-meter MMT Telescope, astronomers have identified one of…
Friction from Tides Could Help Distant Earths Survive
In a newly published study, NASA scientists use computer models to show that friction could be the key to survival for some distant Earth-sized planets….
New Data Confirms That Voyager 1 Is in Interstellar Space
New Data from another “tsunami wave” generated by our sun confirms that NASA’s Voyager 1 spacecraft is in interstellar space. NASA’s Voyager 1 spacecraft has…
Astronomers Create First Full 3D Model of Eta Carinae Nebula
Using new data from the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope and its X-Shooter spectrograph, astronomers have created the first full 3D model of Eta…
Discovery of Newfound Frozen World Expands Search for Earthlike Planets
A newly discovered planet in a binary star system located 3,000 light-years from Earth provides the first evidence that terrestrial planets can form in orbits…
New Technique Provides a Clear and Rapid Means of Classifying Supernova Remnants
By observing specific X-ray emissions from iron atoms in the core of supernova remnants, astronomers developed a new technique that provides a clear and rapid…
Herschel Discovers Evidence That Could Solve a Puzzling Meteorite Mystery
Using the Herschel Space Observatory to probe the turbulent beginnings of a Sun-like star, astronomers have discovered evidence of mighty stellar winds that could solve…
