Astronomy

A Study Suggests that Asteroids may Collide and Create Metal Asteroids that can Produce and Record Magnetic Fields

A Study Suggests that Asteroids may Collide and Create Metal Asteroids that can Produce and Record Magnetic Fields

A long-standing mystery of why some metallic meteorites have magnetic field traces may have been resolved, according to Yale researchers. This discovery may help explain…
Gaia Scans of Broad Binaries Stars Provide Smoking-Gun Evidence for Changed Gravity at Low Acceleration

Gaia Scans of Broad Binaries Stars Provide Smoking-Gun Evidence for Changed Gravity at Low Acceleration

A recent study reveals credible analysis of the orbital motions of long-period, widely spaced binary stars, commonly known as wide binaries in astronomy and astrophysics,…
After 15 Years, Pulsar Timing Provides Proof of Gravitational Waves in the Cosmic Background

After 15 Years, Pulsar Timing Provides Proof of Gravitational Waves in the Cosmic Background

Gravitational radiation, a very low-frequency rumbling that rhythmically expands and compresses space-time and the matter contained within it, is buzzing across the universe. In June,…
Gravity Data is Used in a Novel Way to Locate Density Abnormalities Inside Planetary Bodies

Gravity Data is Used in a Novel Way to Locate Density Abnormalities Inside Planetary Bodies

Gravity data actually refers to information collected about the gravitational field of a particular location on Earth or another celestial body. In the context of…
The Efficiency of Ground-to-Spacecraft Software Updates is Increased Via the Micropatch Algorithm

The Efficiency of Ground-to-Spacecraft Software Updates is Increased Via the Micropatch Algorithm

An algorithm created by Southwest Research Institute uses less time and data than traditional methods to remotely update and fix spacecraft software. The solution not…
Scientists Evaluate the Exploration of the Jovian System’s Trajectory Design and Optimization

Scientists Evaluate the Exploration of the Jovian System’s Trajectory Design and Optimization

Human exploration has always been interested in the Jovian system. However, Jupiter and its four Galilean moons create a special and complex multi-body dynamical environment…
A New Form of Star sheds light on the Enigmatic Origins of Magnetars

A New Form of Star sheds light on the Enigmatic Origins of Magnetars

Magnetars are the Universe’s most powerful magnets. These super-dense dead stars with extremely strong magnetic fields can be found all around our galaxy, but astronomers…
Telescopes Aid in Solving the Pulsar Mystery

Telescopes Aid in Solving the Pulsar Mystery

Telescopes are critical in solving the pulsar mystery. Pulsars are neutron stars that rotate quickly and release beams of electromagnetic radiation, including radio waves. These…
The Gamma-Ray Radiation in Young Sun-Like Stars is First Observed

The Gamma-Ray Radiation in Young Sun-Like Stars is First Observed

Researchers from Argentina and Spain have published the first observational proof that “T Tauri stars,” a class of youthful, low-mass stars, are able to generate…
Less Supermassive Black Holes than Expected are Revealed by the James Webb Space Telescope Survey

Less Supermassive Black Holes than Expected are Revealed by the James Webb Space Telescope Survey

Active galactic nuclei (AGN) supermassive black holes that are quickly growing in size are more uncommon than many astronomers had previously believed, according to a…
Researchers Create Oversampled Channelization Technology for Wideband Digital Signals Used in Radio Astronomy

Researchers Create Oversampled Channelization Technology for Wideband Digital Signals Used in Radio Astronomy

Numerous real-time astronomical signals are obtained by the wideband receiving system of large radio observation equipment, and the signal pretreatment, transmission, processing, and storage have…
NGC 256 – an open cluster in Tucana Constellation

NGC 256 – an open cluster in Tucana Constellation

NGC 256 (ESO 29-SC11) is an open cluster in the Tucana constellation. It is an astronomical object designation from the New General Catalog (NGC). The…
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