Voyager 1 Enters Interstellar Space
In a newly published study, UMD scientists state that Voyager 1 has left our solar system and has entered interstellar space, contradicting recent papers by…
In a newly published study, UMD scientists state that Voyager 1 has left our solar system and has entered interstellar space, contradicting recent papers by…
New research from physicists at Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf looks at how magnetic fields can cause turbulences within “dead zones,” resulting in the formation of black holes…
Using data from the Hubble Space telescope, astronomers show that galaxies had “mature” shapes 11.5 billion years ago. Studying the evolution and anatomy of galaxies…
Using ESA’s XMM-Newton space telescope, researchers have discovered that magnetar SGR 0418+5729 has one of the strongest magnetic fields in the Universe. A team of…
A new study reveals that a giant cloud of superheated gas, which is about 6 million degrees, is likely the result of a collision between…
Using the 45m Telescope at Nobeyama Radio Observatory and the 10m ASTE telescope, scientists were able to make high-sensitivity video imaging observations of the full…
The latest ScienceCast video explores the attraction astronomers have to class of exoplanets called “hot Jupiters.” ScienceCasts: The Strange Attraction of Hot Jupiters An exotic…
A newly published study explores how the recently discovered Higgs boson may provide a possible “portal” to physics that will help explain some of the…
The FastSound Project has released its first version of a 3D map of the far-distant Universe. An international team led by astronomers from Kyoto University,…
In a newly published study, physics students from the Niels Bohr Institute report the discovery of a quasar whose light has been deflected and reflected…
Data from the Hubble Space Telescope and ESO’s Very Large Telescope has helped solve the mystery of the origin of the Magellanic Stream, revealing that…
Using cosmic microwave background radiation data from Planck and WMAP9, researchers look back through time at the first 100 years to 300,000 years after the…
A new image from ESO’s Very Large Telescope reveals a closer look at NGC 2014 and its neighbor NGC 2020. ESO’s Very Large Telescope has…
Using data from NASA’s Swift spacecraft and observations by the MMT Telescope in Arizona and the Gemini North telescope in Hawaii, researchers discovered one of…
Subaru Telescope’s Hyper Suprime-Cam displays its abilities with an impressive image of M31. A stunning image of M31 captured by Subaru Telescope’s Hyper Suprime-Cam (HSC)…
Astronomers in the SEEDS Project have discovered the least massive planet ever detected around a star like the sun. A so-called “second Jupiter,” planet GJ…
NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope revealed a new type of stellar explosion called a kilonova. Kilonovas are about 1,000 times brighter than a nova, but they…
While studying subdwarf stars, a team of astronomers discovered two unusual stars with extremely high concentrations of lead in their atmospheres. They estimate that the…