Interstellar iron isn’t missing, it’s just hiding in plain sight
Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech Astrophysicists know that iron (chemical symbol: Fe) is one of the most abundant elements in the universe, after ...
Tag: Astronomy
Exactly how fast is the universe expanding?
Princeton astrophysicists are closing in on the Hubble constantCredit: Video by Ore Gottlieb and Ehud Nakar, Tel Aviv University Exactly ...
New method may resolve difficulty in measuring universe’s expansion
Neutron star mergers can provide new 'cosmic ruler' Astronomers using National Science Foundation (NSF) radio telescopes have demonstrated how a ...
Supercomputer shows ‘Chameleon Theory’ could change how we think about gravity
Credit: Christian Arnold/Baojiu Li/Durham University. Supercomputer simulations of galaxies have shown that Einstein's theory of General Relativity might not be ...
Massive stars grow same way as light stars, just bigger
Credit: National Astronomical Observatory of Japan Astronomers obtained the first detailed face-on view of a gaseous disk feeding the growth ...
Collision course: Amateur astronomers play a part in efforts to keep space safe
Credit: Dstl Heavy traffic is commonplace on Earth but now congestion is becoming an increasing problem in space. With over ...
Deep-CEE: The AI deep learning tool helping astronomers explore deep space
Credit: NASA/ESA Galaxy clusters are some of the most massive structures in the cosmos, but despite being millions of lightyears ...
How scientists used NASA data to predict appearance of July 2 eclipse
Animation comparing the predicted appearance of the Sun's corona during the July 2, 2019, eclipse with a photo of the ...
Fast radio burst pinpointed to distant galaxy
Owens Valley Radio Observatory is providing new clues in an ongoing cosmic mysteryCredit: Caltech/OVRO/Gregg Hallinan Fast radio bursts (FRBs) are ...
Hubble captures the galaxy’s biggest ongoing stellar fireworks show
In the mid-1800s, mariners sailing the southern seas navigated at night by a brilliant star in the constellation Carina. The ...
‘Oumuamua is not an alien spacecraft
New analysis, co-led by UMD astronomer, suggests a natural origin for our first interstellar visitorCredit: ESO/M. Kornmesser On October 19, ...
Spiraling filaments feed young galaxies
New data from the Keck Observatory show gas directly spiraling into growing galaxiesCredit: Adam Makarenko/W. M. Keck Observatory Galaxies grow ...
Radio telescope ALMA finds earliest example of merging galaxies
Credit: National Astronomical Observatory of Japan Researchers using the radio telescope ALMA (Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array) observed signals of oxygen, ...
The 69th Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting has opened its doors
Scientists from 89 countries meet with 39 Nobel Laureates Following the topic cycle, this year's programme is dedicated to physics. ...
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