Astronomers Reveal “Missing-Link” in the Supernova-GRB Connection
A newly published study details the “missing link” between supernova explosions that generate gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) and those that don’t. Astronomers using the National Science…
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Nearby Star-Forming Galaxies Can Form Massive Black Holes
New research shows that a supermassive black hole exists in a place where it isn’t supposed to be, opening a new door to understanding what…
Astronomers Discover 11 Runaway Elliptical Galaxies
Astronomers from the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics and Moscow State University have discovered 11 isolated compact elliptical galaxies that have been flung out of their…
The First Stars of the Universe Were as Bright as 100 Million Suns
A newly published study analyzes the time evolution of the luminosity of a cluster of Population III protostars formed in the early universe, revealing that…
51 Pegasi b: The First Exoplanet Directly Detected Spectroscopically in Visible Light
Using the HARPS planet-hunting machine, astronomers have made the first-ever direct detection of the spectrum of visible light reflected off an exoplanet. The new observations…
NASA’s NExSS Coalition to Search for Life on Distant Worlds
NASA’s Nexus for Exoplanet System Science, or “NExSS,” coalition brings experts from a variety of scientific fields together for an unprecedented initiative dedicated to the…
Astronomers Discover a Supervoid 1.8 Billion Light Years Across
Using the WISE-2MASS infrared galaxy catalog matched with Pan-STARRS1 (PS1) galaxies, astronomers reveal a supervoid aligned with the cold spot of the cosmic microwave background….
Cosmologically Complicating Dust – Previously Reported Curl Signal Due to Galactic Dust
Astronomers reveal that previously reported measurements attributed to the effects of cosmic inflation are instead almost certainly due to the effects of galactic dust. The…
New Observations Reveal How Star Formation Shuts Down in Elliptical Galaxies
New research reveals that three billion years after the Big Bang, massive elliptical galaxies still made stars on their outskirts, but no longer in their…
Meteorites Reveal Evidence of Moon-Forming Impact
A newly published study uses the impact heat signatures in meteorites to date the Moon-forming impact between a large protoplanet and proto-Earth. The inner Solar…
Chandra Finds Evidence of a Planet Possibly Ripped Apart by a White Dwarf Star
By combining data from Chandra and several other telescopes, researchers think they have discovered the remains of a planet that may have been ripped apart…
Dark Energy Survey Reveals Detailed Guide to Spotting Dark Matter
Scientists have created the largest single high-definition map of dark matter, helping researchers understand the role that dark matter plays in galaxy formation. Scientists on…
The Possible First Signs of Self-interacting Dark Matter
Using new Hubble Space Telescope imaging and VLT/MUSE integral field spectroscopy, astronomers reveal what may be the first signs of self-interacting dark matter. For the…
Spitzer and OGLE Discover a Planet Deep Within Our Galaxy
Using a method called microlensing, NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope and OGLE’s Warsaw Telescope teamed up to reveal a remote gas planet that is located about…
Unusual Isotopic Abundances Discovered in Nova Vul 1670
A newly published study reveals that Nova Vul 1670 is not only rich in molecular species, its gas has dramatically unusual isotopic abundances (that is,…
Astronomers Discover Complex Organic Molecules in Infant Star System
Astronomers from the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics have detected the presence of complex organic molecules in a protoplanetary disk surrounding a young star, indicating that…
NASA Study Shows ICMEs Can Have Profound Effects On Unprotected Planets
Using data from Venus Express, researchers show how the impact of a slow Interplanetary Coronal Mass Ejection (ICME) can have profound effects on planets without…
New Research Helps Reveal the Evolution of Milky Way-Like Galaxies
New research provides the most complete picture yet of how galaxies like the Milky Way grew over the past 10 billion years into today’s majestic…