Astronomers Probe the Magnetic Fields in the Mysterious Inner Regions of Stars
Astronomers from the California Institute of Technology have probed the magnetic fields in the inner regions of stars for the first time, revealing that they…
Astronomers from the California Institute of Technology have probed the magnetic fields in the inner regions of stars for the first time, revealing that they…
Newly published research from Caltech describes ancient water flows and lakes on Mars, and what this might mean about the ancient climate. We have heard…
Using the multi-object spectrometer for infrared exploration at the W.M. Keck Observatory, astronomers have discovered the farthest galaxy to date – EGS8p7. A team of…
Engineers from the Jet Propulsion Laboratory and the California Institute of Technology have developed innovative flat, optical lenses that are capable of manipulating light in…
For the first time, a team of physicists has discovered a way to observe and control quantum motion of an object that is large enough…
The Owens Valley Long Wavelength Array has the ability to image the entire sky at radio wavelengths with unmatched speed, helping astronomers to search for…
In a newly published study, a team of astronomers detail an unusual repeating light signal from a distant quasar that they say is most likely…
Using data from ESA’s Herschel space observatory and NASA’s Spitzer and Hubble space telescopes, astronomers have uncovered a new feature in the evolution of galaxies….
A newly published study reveals that small space rocks, or planetesimals, may have bombarded Earth around the time the moon was formed, kicking up clouds…
The new discovery of a deep canyon buried along the Yarlung Tsangpo River in south Tibet effectively rules out a popular model used to explain…
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 the Cosmic Web Imager, astronomers from Caltech have obtained the first three-dimensional pictures of the intergalactic medium. Caltech astronomers have taken unprecedented images of…
New images from NASA’s NuSTAR show the energized remains of a dead star and distant black holes buried in blankets of dust. Two new views…
This Jet Propulsion Laboratory image of the day shows the Orion nebula as seen by NASA’s Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer. The Orion nebula is featured…
In two new studies, astronomers examine black holes in the Circinus galaxy and spiral galaxy NGC 1313, searching for evidence of medium-sized black holes. Black…
Using the Hubble Space Telescope and the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array, astronomers have discovered a trio of young galaxies nestled inside an enormous blob of…
A new study from researchers at Caltech details the collapse of rapidly rotating supermassive stars that formed in the early Universe. The study shows that…
Researchers at Penn State University have discovered that a nanoparticle composed of nickel and phosphorus can catalyze a chemical reaction that generates hydrogen from water….