Hands-On Tests at Sandia’s Z Machine Contradict Black Hole Models
Hands-on experiments performed at Sandia National Laboratories’ Z machine contradict a long-standing but unproven assumption about the X-ray spectra of black holes. Z, the most…
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Engineers Are Working on Automaton Rover for Extreme Environments (AREE)
Mechanical computers could help explore an extremely unwelcoming planet. Scientists are working on a rover that might be able to better explore Venus. The planet’s…
Astronomers Map Vigorous Atmospheric Motion in the Red Supergiant Star Antares
A team of astronomers has constructed the most detailed image ever of a star — the red supergiant star Antares. They have also made the…
Moon’s Magnetic Field May Have Lasted 2 Billion Years
New findings from MIT suggest two mechanisms may have powered the moon’s ancient churning, extending the lunar dynamo’s lifetime by at least 1 billion years….
Cassini Spacecraft Views “Cloudy Waves” on Saturn
This newly released Cassini image shows clouds on Saturn that have taken on the appearance of strokes from a cosmic brush thanks to the wavy…
Astronomers Reveal TRAPPIST-1 Planetary System is Older Than Our Solar System
Scientists now have a good estimate for the age of the TRAPPIST-1 system, revealing that it is up to twice as old as our own…
Blocking HDAC2 Enzyme May Reverse Memory Loss Caused by Alzheimer’s Disease
Research from MIT suggests a new approach to developing treatments for Alzheimer’s disease, revealing a new way to reverse memory loss by blocking an enzyme…
Physicists Present a New Theory on the Origin of Dark Matter
Physicists have now come up with a new theory on how dark matter may have been formed, proposing an alternative to the WIMP paradigm. Only…
Kuiper Belt Object 2014 MU69 Just Got a Lot More Interesting
New Horizons’ next target just got a lot more interesting. Astronomers believe that Kuiper Belt object 2014 MU69 may actually be two objects that are…
Juno Views a Storm on the Southern Edge of Jupiter’s Northern Polar Region
NASA’s Juno Spacecraft viewed a storm at the southern edge of Jupiter’s northern polar region as it performed its seventh close flyby of Jupiter. This…
Initial Pulse of Siberian Traps Sills Triggered End-Permian Extinction
New research from MIT reveals that about 251.9 million years ago, in a region that today is known as the Siberian Traps, a huge pulse…
Arctic Sea Ice Loss is Impacting Atlantic Ocean Water Circulation System
New research from Yale University and the University of Southampton shows that the loss of Arctic sea ice is impacting the Atlantic Ocean water circulation…
Major Accomplishments of NASA’s Voyager 1 and 2 Spacecraft
Below is a short list of the major accomplishments to date of NASA’s groundbreaking Voyager 1 and 2 Spacecraft during their 40 years of exploration….
“Heavy Metal” Supernova Discovery Challenges Current Ideas of How Supernovas Occur
Using ESA’s Gaia satellite, a team of astronomers has discovered a “heavy metal” supernova that challenges current ideas of how and where such super-charged supernovas…
New Horizons Captures New Data on Kuiper Belt Object 2014 MU69
NASA’s New Horizons team captured an event that’s known as an occultation on an elusive target, an ancient Kuiper Belt object known as 2014 MU69….
New Inexpensive Robots Find Leaks from Inside Pipes
Engineers from MIT have developed a fast, inexpensive robotic device that can find even tiny leaks in pipes with pinpoint precision, no matter what the…
Backyard Worlds Planet 9 Citizen Science Project Discovers a Brown Dwarf
The Backyard Worlds: Planet 9 Citizen Science Project has discovered its first substellar object, WISEA J110125.95+540052.8 – a T5.5 brown dwarf located approximately 34 pc…
Astronomers Discover Smallest Star to Date, EBLM J0555-57Ab
A team of astronomers led by the University of Cambridge has discovered the smallest star to date. The star is about the size of Saturn….
