Researchers Propose a Method to Investigate Exoplanet Surfaces
Researchers aim to analyze exoplanets in the infrared portion of the electromagnetic spectrum in order to better understand the surface composition of exoplanets and to…
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Kepler-76b: A Hot Jupiter With Superrotation
Researchers used the BEEER algorithm to identify a hot Jupiter in the Kepler light curve, Kepler-76b. Eight hundred and eighty nine exoplanets (planets around stars…
The Wild Weather of Hot Jupiters
A newly published study and a four minute video from NASA Science explore the wild weather on exoplanets known as hot Jupiters. Among the hundreds…
Computer Simulations Help Reveal the Inner Workings of Galaxy Formation
A newly published study details how galaxies form, using computer simulations to reveal that cool gas flows into the centers of galaxies along filaments where…
Evolution of the EBL Over the Past 5 Billion Years Measured for the First Time
A new study details how researchers used data from blazars to measure the evolution of the EBL over the past five billion years for the…
Magnetars More Diverse Than Previously Thought
New data has revealed that magnetars may be more diverse, and common, than previously thought. Researchers believe these findings with help them better understand supernova…
Model of Sun’s Magnetic Field Revealed
New research from the University of Leeds and University of Chicago reveals a model of Sun’s magnetic field. Researchers at the Universities of Leeds and…
Study Reveals Turbulence Responsible for Magnetic Field Misbehavior in Solar Flares
In a newly published study, researchers from John Hopkins University detail the role of turbulence in magnetic field misbehavior of solar flares. When a solar…
Theorists Develop New Algorithm to Help Search for Dark Matter
Theoretical physicists from the Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology detail a new mathematical description of how dark matter particles behave, which could help…
New Planck Data Challenges Our Understanding of the Universe
New data from Europe’s Planck satellite challenges our understanding of the Universe, suggesting that Universe may be different on scales larger than those we can…
KAT-7 Watches As Neutron Star Gobbles Up Its Companion Star and Fires the Matter Out
In a new study, astronomers detail their observations of a neutron star system known as Circinus X-1. Using the Karoo Array Telescope, they view the…
CoRoT Sol 1 Discovery Helps Unveil the Future of the Sun
Using the Subaru Telescope, astronomers have discovered a star that has about the same mass and chemical composition as the Sun. This solar twin will…
Astronomers View Superheated Gas Swirling Around a Black Hole
By combining x-ray, optical, and radio data, astronomers get a full picture of the superheated gas swirling around the black hole at the center of…
New Astronomical Tool Traces the Evolution of Cosmic Carbon
By using a collection of authentic PAH spectra, coupled with algorithm-driven, blind-computational analyses, astrophysicists are able to interpret previously unknown infrared emissions from polycyclic aromatic…
APEX Reveals Interstellar Dust in the Cosmic Clouds of Orion
In this new image, the APEX telescope reveals interstellar dust in the cosmic clouds of the Orion constellation. This dramatic new image of cosmic clouds…
PAPER Array Is Producing Ground-Breaking Science and Spectacular Cosmic Images
The PAPER array in South Africa’s Karoo Radio Astronomy Reserve is producing ground-breaking science and spectacular cosmic images. Scientific studies done with the “PAPER” array,…
BEER Algorithm Identifies Exoplanet Kepler-76b
Using the BEER algorithm, which relies on Einstein’s special theory of relativity, scientists discovered a new exoplanet known as Kepler-76b. Detecting alien worlds presents a…
Physicists Discover First Direct Evidence of Pear Shaped Nuclei in Exotic Atoms
A newly published study details how physicists discovered the first direct evidence of pear-shaped nuclei in exotic atoms, a finding that could help explain why…
