The Belgian Francqui Prize 2021 awarded to Michaël Gillon
The prestigious scientific prize to Michaël Gillon for his pioneering research in exoplanetology and astrobiologyCredit: University of Liège - Michel ...
Tag: Stars/The Sun
Mysterious hydrogen-free supernova sheds light on stars’ violent death throes
Credit: Kavli IPMU / Aya Tsuboi A curiously yellow pre-supernova star has caused astrophysicists to re-evaluate what's possible at the ...
New application of AI just removed one of the biggest roadblocks in astrophysics
Using neural networks, Flatiron Institute research fellow Yin Li and his colleagues simulated vast, complex universes in a fraction of ...
New look at a bright stellar nursery
VLA observations reveal changes over timeCredit: CREDIT: DePree, et al.; Sophia Dagnello, NRAO/AUI/NSF; Spitzer/NASA. This overlay shows radio (orange) and ...
UBCO researcher uses geology to help astronomers find habitable planets
Findings will help better identify Earth-like planets that could sustain lifeCredit: Image Credit: NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center. Astronomers have identified ...
Latest observations by MUSER help clarify solar eruptions
Credit: NAOC Prof. YAN Yihua and his research team from the National Astronomical Observatories of the Chinese Academy of Sciences ...
Black hole-neutron star collisions may help settle dispute over Universe’s expansion
Studying the violent collisions of black holes and neutron stars may soon provide a new measurement of the Universe's expansion ...
New computer model helps brings the sun into the laboratory
Credit: Composite image by Elle Starkman / Solar image by NASA Goddard Media Studios Every day, the sun ejects large ...
Astronomers detect first ever hydroxyl molecule signature in an exoplanet atmosphere
Credit: Astrobiology Center An international collaboration of astronomers led by a researcher from the Astrobiology Center and Queen's University Belfast, ...
Danish participation in over a third of the new James Webb Space Telescope’s initial observations
Credit: Credits: NASA, ESA, and A. Feild (STScI) When the James Webb Space Telescope, despite repeated delays, finally launches in ...
Hubble celebrates 31st birthday with giant star on the edge of destruction
Credit: NASA, ESA and STScI The giant star featured in this latest Hubble Space Telescope anniversary image is waging a ...
Hubble captures giant star on the edge of destruction
Credit: NASA, ESA, STScI In celebration of the 31st anniversary of the launching of NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, astronomers aimed ...
Scientists find CO2-rich liquid water in ancient meteorite
Scientists detect small pockets of carbon dioxide-rich liquid water in a meteorite dating from the early solar systemCredit: Dr. Akira ...
Bubble with titanium trigger titanic explosions
Credit: NASA/CXC/RIKEN/T. Sato et al.; NuSTAR: NASA/NuSTAR Scientists have found fragments of titanium blasting out of a famous supernova. This ...