Astronomy

Exoplanet Atmosphere Classification opens up a New Field of Research

Exoplanet Atmosphere Classification opens up a New Field of Research

A multinational team of researchers studied data from 25 exoplanets and discovered some correlations between atmospheric features such as heat profiles and chemical abundances. This…
The Worldwide Coordinated Quest for Dark Matter

The Worldwide Coordinated Quest for Dark Matter

An international team of researchers, led by the PRISMA+ Cluster of Excellence at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU) and the Helmholtz Institute Mainz (HIM), has…
New Assortment of Globular Clusters contains insights to Galaxy Evolution

New Assortment of Globular Clusters contains insights to Galaxy Evolution

Using images of Centaurus A, a neighboring elliptical galaxy, taken with the Gaia space telescope and ground-based equipment as part of the PISCeS survey, a…
How can Galaxies exist in the Absence of Dark Matter?

How can Galaxies exist in the Absence of Dark Matter?

Astrophysicists report that when tiny galaxies collide with larger ones, the larger galaxies can strip the smaller galaxies of their dark matter – matter that…
Solar Flares’ Mysterious Finger-like Properties are explained by Scientists

Solar Flares’ Mysterious Finger-like Properties are explained by Scientists

The Sun’s surface is a hive of activity. It contains electrically charged gases that produce zones of strong magnetic fields. These are known as magnetic…
There are Far more Disk Galaxies than Theory Allows

There are Far more Disk Galaxies than Theory Allows

According to most physicists, the Standard Model of Cosmology depicts how the universe came into being. The evolution of galaxies within this model has now…
Mathematical Discovery could Reveal Universe Mysteries

Mathematical Discovery could Reveal Universe Mysteries

A mathematical breakthrough could aid scientists in unifying Albert Einstein’s theory of gravity and the realm of quantum physics into a single universal idea. According…
Fast Radio Bursts could explain the Puzzle of the Universe’s Expansion

Fast Radio Bursts could explain the Puzzle of the Universe’s Expansion

Two teams of astronomers set out in the early 1990s to measure the universe’s expansion history in order to forecast its future. If the universal…
The Largest Spinning Objects in Space may be Cosmic Filaments

The Largest Spinning Objects in Space may be Cosmic Filaments

Moons, stars, and even entire galaxies do it. Now, two teams of scientists claim that cosmic filaments do it as well. These hundreds of millions…
Kepler-10b – a Terrestrial Planet

Kepler-10b – a Terrestrial Planet

Kepler-10b is the first confirmed terrestrial planet identified beyond the Solar System by the Kepler Space Telescope. It orbits one of the 150,000 stars monitored…
Binary Stars continue to Masquerade as Black Holes

Binary Stars continue to Masquerade as Black Holes

A binary black hole (BBH) is a system made up of two black holes orbiting each other in close proximity. Binary black holes, like black…
Physicists describe how the sort of Aurora on Mars is Generated

Physicists describe how the sort of Aurora on Mars is Generated

The aurora borealis is a light-in-the-sky display that occurs predominantly at night in Mars’ southern hemisphere. While their existence has long been known, scientists have…
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