2019-02-21 12:26
Neptune’s smallest moon may be a chunk of a neighboring moon that was knocked off by a comet.
One of seven moons that orbit closer to Neptune than the planet’s largest moon, Trit… Read More
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2019-02-20 11:08
Normally, peering deep into space lets astronomers see into the distant past, but a new discovery has now given us a glimpse of our solar system’s future. A NASA-led citizen scientist… Read More
2019-02-15 20:46
Astronomers have spent decades looking for something that sounds like it would be hard to miss: about a third of the “normal” matter in the Universe. New results from NASA’… Read More
2019-02-08 17:54
According to widely-accepted theories, the Solar System formed roughly 4.6 billion years ago from a massive cloud of dust and gas (aka. Nebular Theory). This process began when the nebula ex… Read More
2019-02-07 17:01
New research undertaken at Northumbria University, Newcastle shows that the sun’s magnetic waves behave differently than currently believed.
Their findings have been reported in Nature… Read More
2019-02-01 18:48
Titan may have a home-baked atmosphere.
Saturn’s largest moon gets some of its thick atmosphere by cooking organic molecules in a warm core, a new study suggests.
The decay of radioact… Read More
2019-01-30 17:35
Dark matter, which is thought to account for nearly a quarter of matter in the universe (but has yet to be observed), has perplexed physicists for decades. They’re constantly looking f… Read More
2019-01-26 00:27
Much as a ripple in a pond reveals a thrown stone, the existence of the mysterious stuff known as dark matter is inferred via its wider cosmic influence. Astronomers cannot see it directly… Read More
2019-01-21 11:49
The strange orbits of some objects in the farthest reaches of our solar system, hypothesised by some astronomers to be shaped by an unknown ninth planet, can instead be explained by the comb… Read More
2019-01-19 21:12
In 2018, scientists announced the discovery of a extrasolar planet orbiting Barnard’s star, an M-type (red dwarf) that is just 6 light years away. Using the Radial Velocity method, the… Read More
2019-01-18 19:05
The universe is about 13.8 billion years old, and its stars are arguably its most momentous handiwork. Astronomers studying the intricacies of star formation across cosmic time are trying to… Read More
2019-01-15 20:48
Vive Pro Eye first look: An opening look at the future of virtual reality?The Vive Pro Eye introduces an exciting new innovation to virtual reality in the form of eye tracking. While the sta… Read More
2019-01-14 22:55
From our point of view here on Earth, the brightest object in the sky is unquestionably the Sun. But this unremarkable star is a mere 10-watt bulb compared to quasars, extremely luminous gal… Read More
2019-01-11 12:01
One of the most cherished science fiction scenarios is using a black hole as a portal to another dimension or time or universe. That fantasy may be closer to reality than previously imagined… Read More
2019-01-10 00:08
On Nov. 22, 2014, astronomers spotted a rare event in the night sky: A supermassive black hole at the center of a galaxy, nearly 300 million light years from Earth, ripping apart a passing s… Read More
2019-01-07 22:58
We’ve previously seen VR (virtual reality) platforms that move in response to what’s happening onscreen, making for a more immersive experience. Audi, however, is taking the oppo… Read More
2019-01-04 17:45
New research led by astrophysicists at Durham University, UK, predicts that the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) could hit the Milky Way in two billion years’ time.The collision could occu… Read More
2019-01-02 22:44
Dark matter, it seems, has been clinging to galaxies for a very long time. Most galaxies that existed 10 billion years ago had about as much dark matter as galaxies do today, contradicting e… Read More
2018-12-27 08:07
NASA’s New Horizons probe is just days away from its historic flyby of Ultima Thule, a mysterious object on the fringe of the solar system. Since it awoke from hibernation back in June… Read More
2018-12-19 22:15
Black holes are among the most mysterious places in the universe; locations where the very fabric of space and time are warped so badly that not even light can escape from them. According to… Read More
2018-12-19 22:02
So far, Earth is the only place in the universe that we know for sure is home to life, but there’s evidence that its chemical building blocks may start stacking up in space. Now, NASA… Read More
2018-12-17 23:29
Georgios Dimitriadis thought he had botched the data. It was late on a Friday night and the University of California, Santa Cruz, astronomer was the last one in the office. He had been waiti… Read More
2018-12-16 10:11
The mixed reality specs scene is certainly getting interesting. Magic Leap released its developer edition glasses earlier this year, there are strong rumors that Apple is planning a launch i… Read More
2018-12-15 10:50
Fishermen would be puzzled if they netted only big and little fish, but few medium-sized fish. Astronomers likewise have been perplexed in conducting a census of star-hugging extrasolar plan… Read More
2018-12-13 11:30
Researchers have developed a new device that can measure and control a nanoparticle trapped in a laser beam with unprecedented sensitivity. The new technology could help scientists study a m… Read More
2018-12-13 11:16
For many years, scientists have been studying how supernovae could affect life on Earth. Supernovae are extremely powerful events, and depending on how close they are to Earth, they could ha… Read More
2018-12-09 12:53
Astronomers have discovered a distant planet with an abundance of helium in its atmosphere, which has swollen to resemble an inflated balloon.An international team of researchers, including… Read More
2018-12-08 20:30
Researchers began viewing crystals shimmer in the 1990 s. Those crystals
sparkled more in the summer season, which scientists took as proof of
dark matter. However those researchers were mo… Read More
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