Space & Planetary
-
5.1KTwo Super-Earths around star K2-18
New research using data collected by the European Southern Observatory (ESO) has revealed that a little-known exoplanet called K2-18b could well be...
-
2.7KResearch bolsters possibility of plate tectonics on Europa
A Brown University study provides new evidence that the icy shell of Jupiter's moon Europa may have plate tectonics similar to those...
-
5.6KAstronomers discover a star that would not die
An international team of astronomers led by Las Cumbres Observatory (LCO) has made a bizarre discovery; a star that refuses to stop...
-
6.0K‘Monster’ Planet Discovery Challenges Formation Theory
A giant planet, which should not exist according to planet formation theory, has been discovered around a distant star.
-
9.8KOldest recorded solar eclipse helps date the Egyptian pharaohs
Researchers have pinpointed the date of what could be the oldest solar eclipse yet recorded. The event, which occurred on 30 October...
-
5.0KDevourer of planets? Princeton researchers dub star ‘Kronos’
Sun-like star Kronos shows signs of having ingested 15 Earth masses worth of rocky planets, prompting Princeton astronomers to name it after...
-
4.1KAncient asteroid impact exposes the moon’s interior
Scientists have long assumed that all the planets in our solar system look the same beneath the surface, but a study published...
-
3.0KNew study highlights ‘hidden figure’ of sun-watchers
Few people have heard of Hisako Koyama, but the dedicated female solar observer, born in Tokyo in 1916, created one of the...
-
5.9KThe volatile processes that shaped the Earth
Oxford University scientists have shed new light on how the Earth was first formed.
-
3.8KScientists propose new concept of terrestrial planet formation
Scientists have long been intrigued by the surfaces of terrestrial bodies other than Earth which reveal deep similarities beneath their superficially differing...
-
2.6KSize matters in the detection of exoplanet atmospheres
A group-analysis of 30 exoplanets orbiting distant stars suggests that size, not mass, is a key factor in whether a planet’s atmosphere...
-
2.2KWhat do we need to know to mine an asteroid?
The mining of resources contained in asteroids, for use as propellant, building materials or in life-support systems, has the potential to revolutionise...
-
2.9KNanosat fleet proposed for voyage to 300 asteroids
A fleet of tiny spacecraft could visit over 300 asteroids in just over three years, according to a mission study led by...
-
3.5KNew research suggests Mercury’s poles are icier than scientists thought
The scorching hot surface of Mercury seems like an unlikely place to find ice, but research over the past three decades has...
-
4.1K20 year journey of Cassini comes to a close
Today sees the final demise of the Cassini spacecraft, as it plunges into the atmosphere of Saturn, after 20 years of continuous...
-
4.8KUCLA physicists propose new theories of black holes from the very early universe
UCLA physicists have proposed new theories for how the universe's first black holes might have formed and the role they might play...
-
3.9KMilky Way’s origins are not what they seem
In a first-of-its-kind analysis, Northwestern University astrophysicists have discovered that, contrary to previously standard lore, up to half of the matter in...
-
4.7KScientists get best measure of star-forming material in galaxy clusters in early universe
The international Spitzer Adaptation of the Red-sequence Cluster Survey (SpARCS) collaboration based at the University of California, Riverside has combined observations from...
