Astronomy

Beginnings of Lunar Water and its Relationship to the Early History of Earth

Beginnings of Lunar Water and its Relationship to the Early History of Earth

A team of international scientists has unveiled groundbreaking research on the origins of lunar water, offering insights that could reshape our understanding of the Earth-Moon…
Scientists Solve Meteorological Puzzles on Mars

Scientists Solve Meteorological Puzzles on Mars

A groundbreaking achievement by scientists at the University of Houston is changing our understanding of climate and weather on Mars and providing critical insights into…
Key to Fast Planet Creation

Key to Fast Planet Creation

A team of LMU researchers has developed a new model to explain the formation of giant planets such as Jupiter, which furnishes deeper insights into…
Mysteries of Worlds with Frozen Oceans

Mysteries of Worlds with Frozen Oceans

As NASA’s Europa Clipper embarks on its historic journey to Jupiter’s icy moon, Europa, Dr. Matt Powell-Palm, a faculty member at Texas A&M University’s J.…
Super-Earth formation is restricted to areas around Metal-poor Stars

Super-Earth formation is restricted to areas around Metal-poor Stars

In a new study, astronomers report novel evidence regarding the limits of planet formation, finding that after a certain point, planets larger than Earth have…
Physicists Investigate the potential of Life outside Earth

Physicists Investigate the potential of Life outside Earth

Are there planets beyond Earth where humans can live? The answer is maybe, according to a new study from University of Texas at Arlington physicists…
Researchers disprove the Hypothesis that Venus originally had Liquid Water on its Surface

Researchers disprove the Hypothesis that Venus originally had Liquid Water on its Surface

A team of astronomers has found that Venus has never been habitable, despite decades of speculation that our closest planetary neighbour was once much more…
Planets are formed by a Domino Effect

Planets are formed by a Domino Effect

New radio astronomy observations of a planetary system in the process of forming show that once the first planets form close to the central star,…
Neutron Stars could be Surrounded by Axions

Neutron Stars could be Surrounded by Axions

A team of physicists from the universities of Amsterdam, Princeton and Oxford have shown that extremely light particles known as axions may occur in large…
Cosmological Gravity Research based on Einstein’s General Relativity Theory

Cosmological Gravity Research based on Einstein’s General Relativity Theory

Gravity has shaped our cosmos. Its attractive influence turned tiny differences in the amount of matter present in the early universe into the sprawling strands…
A Nearby Supernova may Terminate the Search for Dark Matter

A Nearby Supernova may Terminate the Search for Dark Matter

Axions are the most likely candidate for enigmatic dark matter that dominates the universe. Astrophysicists are searching for evidence of high-mass axions produced during supernovae.…
At Jupiter’s Poles, a Magnetic Tornado is Agitating the Haze

At Jupiter’s Poles, a Magnetic Tornado is Agitating the Haze

Dark ovals in Jupiter’s polar haze, visible only at UV wavelengths, were first noticed 25 years ago, then ignored. A new study shows that these…
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