Data from a NASA mission to map dark matter around galaxy clusters has been saved by a new recovery system designed by scientists at the University of Sydney. The system…
Category: Astronomy
New Dark Matter Theory Explains Two Puzzles in Astrophysics
Dark matter may be more vibrant than previously thought, UC Riverside study reports. Thought to make up 85% of matter in the universe, dark matter is nonluminous and its nature…
Cradle of Possible Earth-like Planets Found in Harsh Environment
Planets like our Earth could form even in the harshest known star-forming environments, drenched by hard UV light from massive stars. That is the main result of analyses of new…
Digging Deeper to Find Life on Ocean Worlds
In February 2023, researchers from around the country gathered at a NASA-sponsored workshop to discuss the latest developments and a roadmap for a cryobot mission concept to drill through the…
Contract Secures Next Step for TRUTHS Climate Mission
Delegates from around 200 countries are convened at the United Nations COP28 summit in Dubai to assess the action they are taking to combat the climate crisis. With satellites fundamental…
A Star Is Born: UVA Undergrad Leads Team Studying Stellar Formation
For most of us on Earth, Sagittarius is simply the constellation that some see in the shape of an archer drawing a bow. But viewed from space through NASA’s James…
Exoplanet That Is Too Big for Its Sun
A research team, including UCI astronomers, has discovered an exoplanet far too massive for its sun, casting doubt on what was previously understood about the formation of planets and their…
Disc Around Star Observed in Another Galaxy for the First Time
Astronomers have uncovered evidence of a rotating disc of material circling a massive young star in a nearby galaxy for the first time. This mosaic shows, at its center, a…
Astronomers Find ‘Tilted’ Planets Even in Pristine Solar Systems
Understanding that even planets in pristine solar systems have some orbital tilt puts Earth’s solar system into a larger perspective, researchers say. Scientists have long puzzled over why all planets…
ESA’s Cheops Helps Unlock Rare Six-Planet System
ESA’s CHaracterising Exoplanet Satellite (Cheops) has provided the crucial pieces of data to understand a mysterious exoplanet system that had been perplexing researchers for years. The star HD110067 lies around…
