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 ...
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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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Researchers decipher the history of supermassive black holes in the early universe
Credit: Scott Woods, Western University Astrophysicists at Western University have found evidence for the direct formation of black holes that ...
Old at heart: Solution to red giants’ age paradox
A group of red giants discovered four years ago seems to be old and young at the same time. Scientists ...
Star tours
Astronomy bot speeds up search for Jupiter's twinsCredit: ESO/M. Kornmesser Astronomers have a new tool in their search for extraterrestrial ...
Hubble captures elusive, irregular galaxy
Credit: NASA, ESA and F. Bauer This image shows an irregular galaxy named IC 10, a member of the Local ...
Northern lights’ social networking reveals true scale of magnetic storms
Magnetic disturbances caused by phenomena like the northern lights can be tracked by a 'social network' of ground-based instruments, according ...
NRL, Southwest Research Institute to add PUNCH to NASA’s solar mission
Credit: Graphic courtesy of PUNCH Team/Southwest Research Institute WASHINGTON - U.S. Naval Research Laboratory researchers partnered with Southwest Research Institute ...