Scientists Estimate the Magnetic Moment of Exoplanet HD 209458b
A team of scientists has developed a new method that allows them to estimate the magnetic field of a distant exoplanets. Using this method they…
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VLT Reveals Alignment of Quasars Across Billions of Light-Years
Using data from ESO’s Very Large Telescope, astronomers have discovered alignments between supermassive black hole axes separated by billions of light-years. New observations with ESO’s…
New NASA Animation Follows Long, Strange Trip of Asteroid Bennu
This new six-minute animated video (below) details NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission, Asteroid Bennu, and the formation of our solar system. Born from the rubble of a…
Scientists Synthesize an Entirely New Form of Silicon
Using a novel high-pressure precursor process, scientists from the Carnegie Institution for Science have synthesized an entirely new form of silicon. Silicon is the second…
NASA Telescopes Reveal That Sagittarius A* May Be Producing Neutrinos
Using three NASA satellites, astronomers have revealed the first evidence that the Milky Way’s supermassive black hole (Sagittarius A*) may be producing neutrinos. The giant…
New Theory Suggests Quantum Effects Caused by Interacting Parallel Worlds
A new theory of quantum mechanics presumes not only that parallel worlds exist, but also that their mutual interaction is what gives rise to all…
Young Star Systems May Reveal How Our Own Solar System Came To Be
Astronomers from the University of Arizona have discovered two dust belts surrounded by a large dust halo around young star HD 95086, providing researchers with…
Astronomers Dissect the Remains of Supernova 1987A
Using radio telescopes in Australia and Chile, astronomers were able to see inside the remains of a supernova 1987A and distinguish radiation being emitted by…
Gravitational-Wave Observations Shine New Light on Universe Expansion
A newly published study details how scientists developed a new way to use gravitational waves to measure the expansion rate of the universe. In a…
Theoretical Physicists Suggest Dark Matter May Be Massive
In a new study, theoretical physicists from Case Western Reserve University suggest that dark matter may be massive and that the Standard Model may account…
Study Reveals Indications That Dark Matter is Being Erased by Dark Energy
Newly published research reveals that dark matter is being swallowed up by dark energy, offering novel insight into the nature of dark matter and dark…
Astronomers Discover a Low-Mass Planet with a Highly Inconsistent Orbit
Yale astronomers and the Planet Hunter program have discovered a low-mass, low-density planet that has a highly inconsistent orbit time around its sun. The new…
Astronomers Confirm Existence of “Quiet” Quasars
Using the GTC telescope, astronomers were able to confirm that, apart from the highly energetic and rapidly evolving quasars, there is another population of quasars…
Targeted Isolation May Be the Most Effective Way to Reduce Transmission of Ebola
New research led by the Yale School of Public Health shows that isolating 75% of infected individuals in critical condition within four days of symptom…
Dietary Cocoa Flavanols Reverse Age-Related Memory Decline in Older Adults
A new study from Columbia University Medical Center shows that dietary cocoa flavanols reverse age-related memory decline in healthy older adults. New York, New York…
Astronomers Create 3D Map of the Distant Universe
Using a new technique similar to x-ray computer-tomographic imaging, a team of astronomers has created the first three-dimensional map of the adolescent Universe – just…
Fermi Detects Hints of Starquakes in Magnetar ‘Storm’
Using data from NASA’s Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope, astronomers have discovered underlying signals related to the rapid-fire “storm” of high-energy blasts detected in 2009 from…
Research Shows Black Holes Can Block the Formation of New Stars
A new study from Johns Hopkins University reveals that massive black holes spewing out radio-frequency-emitting particles at near-light speed can block the formation of new…
