Scientists Discover Two Gravitationally Lensed Quasars
The path of light is bent by mass, an effect predicted by Einstein’s theory of gravity, and when a massive galaxy or cluster lies along…
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How the Martian Moon Phobos Got Its Strange Grooves
A new study bolsters the idea that strange grooves crisscrossing the surface of the Martian moon Phobos were made by rolling boulders blasted free from…
ALMA Reveals the Most Luminous Known Galaxy in the Universe
The most luminous galaxy in the universe has been caught in the act of stripping away nearly half the mass from at least three of…
NASA Discovers New Information About Interstellar Visitor ‘Oumuamua
In November 2017, scientists pointed NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope toward the object known as ‘Oumuamua — the first known interstellar object to visit our solar…
Scientists Paint a New Comprehensive Picture on How Humans Think
It is one of the most fundamental questions in neuroscience: How do humans think? Until recently, we seemed far from a conclusive answer. However, scientists…
Stunning Exoplanet Beta Pictoris B Time-Lapse Images
ESO’s Very Large Telescope (VLT) has captured an unprecedented series of images showing the passage of the exoplanet Beta Pictoris b around its parent star….
Burnt Toast and Dinosaur Bones Have a Common Trait
Burnt toast and dinosaur bones have a common trait, according to a new, Yale-led study. They both contain chemicals that, under the right conditions, transform…
Astronomers Witness Slow Death of Neighbouring Dwarf Galaxy
The new peer-reviewed study of the Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC), which is a tiny fraction of the size and mass of the Milky Way galaxy,…
Dinosaur Egg Color Had a Single Evolutionary Origin
A new study says the colors found in modern birds’ eggs did not evolve independently, as previously thought, but evolved instead from dinosaurs. According to…
GRAVITY Instrument Captures Observations of Material Orbiting Close to a Black Hole
ESO’s exquisitely sensitive GRAVITY instrument has added further evidence to the long-standing assumption that a supermassive black hole lurks in the centre of the Milky…
New Research Explains How LSD Changes Perception
Psychedelic drugs such as LSD have a profound impact on human consciousness, particularly perception. Researchers at Yale and the University of Zurich provide new insight…
Astronomers Reveal Small Planetary Systems Around Metal-Poor Hosts
Small planetary systems with multiple planets are not fans of heavy metal — think iron, not Iron Maiden — according to a new Yale University…
Light Echoes in Eta Carinae Nebula Reveal Two-Stage Shock-Powered Event
The young star Eta Carinae shines prominently in the skies of the southern hemisphere. Although located relatively far away from Earth (about seven thousand light-years…
Mars 2020 Parachute a Go, Third ASPIRE Test Sets Record
In the early hours of September 7, NASA broke a world record. Less than 2 minutes after the launch of a 58-foot-tall (17.7-meter) Black Brant…
Juno Views Swirling White Cloud in Jupiter’s South South Temperate Belt
A swirling, oval white cloud in Jupiter’s South South Temperate Belt is captured in this image from NASA’s Juno spacecraft. Known as White Oval A5,…
New Telescopes Are Beginning To Zero In On Habitable Planets
The planets so far discovered across the Milky Way are a motley, teeming multitude: hot Jupiters, gas giants, small, rocky worlds and mysterious planets larger…
NASA’s JunoCam Detects Atmospheric Wave Trains on Jupiter
Massive structures of moving air that appear like waves in Jupiter’s atmosphere were first detected by NASA’s Voyager missions during their flybys of the gas-giant…
New Polymer Material Uses Carbon Dioxide to Self‐Repair
A material designed by MIT chemical engineers can react with carbon dioxide from the air, to grow, strengthen, and even repair itself. The polymer, which…