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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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 ever…
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…
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…
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…
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 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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
This new composite image of NGC 4258 shows X-rays from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory in blue, radio data from the NSF’s Karl Jansky Very Large…
Newly published research signifies the reinterpretation of cold dark matter, opening up the possibility that it could be regarded as a very cold quantum fluid…
A new simulation shows how the ‘Pillars of Creation’ were created, showing how the cloud collapses and forms ‘elephant trunks’ and bright rims over 1.6…