Cambridge astronomers develop novel way to ‘see’ the first stars of the early Universe
A team has developed a method that will allow them to ‘see’ through the fog of the early Universe and detect light from the first stars.
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Joseph Shavit
Aug 2, 2022
Our universe has an antimatter twin on the opposite side of the Big Bang
Our universe could be the mirror image of an antimatter universe extending backwards in time before the Big Bang.
Joshua Shavit
Aug 1, 2022
New method to map the surface of the moon increases accuracy to unprecedented levels
The surface of the moon and rocky planets, Mars in particular, are of huge interest to anyone trying to explore our solar system.
Joseph Shavit
Jul 30, 2022
Scientists discover what lurks inside a black hole
The black hole’s gravity, which exists in three dimensions, mathematically connects to the particles dancing above it, which exist in 2D.
Joseph Shavit
Jul 26, 2022
This is why Jupiter doesn’t have rings like Saturn
To understand the reason Jupiter currently looks the way it does, Kane and his graduate student Zhexing Li ran a dynamic computer simulation
Joseph Shavit
Jul 22, 2022
Compact, massive triple star system detected for the first time
The star system consists of a binary set of stars – two stars that orbit one another and then one, more massive star orbiting the binary.
Joseph Shavit
Jul 20, 2022
Astronomers discover a dormant black hole outside of the Milky Way galaxy
Experts who are known for debunking black hole discoveries have found a dormant stellar-mass black hole in the Large Magellanic Cloud
Joshua Shavit
Jul 12, 2022
Building blocks for RNA-based life abound at center of our galaxy
According to this scenario, life on Earth was originally based on RNA only, and DNA and protein enzymes evolved later.
Joseph Shavit
Jul 2, 2022
How the Earth and moon formed, explained
Scientists can use modern rocks, moon samples and meteorites to figure out when and how the Earth and moon formed over 4.6 billion years ago
Joseph Shavit
Jun 27, 2022
Long-term liquid water also on non-Earth-like planets?
Liquid water is an important prerequisite for life to develop on a planet. It could also exist for billions of years on planets.
Joseph Shavit
Jun 27, 2022
Astronomers discover a multiplanet system very close to Earth
MIT astronomers have discovered two terrestrial, Earth-sized, planets that lie just 10 parsecs, or about 33 light-years, from Earth.
Joseph Shavit
Jun 17, 2022
Genetic discovery could spell the end of mosquitoes
A genetic discovery could turn disease-carrying mosquitoes into insect Peter Pans, preventing them from ever maturing or multiplying.
Joseph Shavit
Jun 13, 2022
Astronomers may have detected the first ‘dark’ free-floating black hole
Astronomers have for the first time discovered what may be a free-floating black hole by observing the brightening of a more distant star.
Joseph Shavit
Jun 10, 2022
Student solves decades long mystery regarding light and black holes
In the vicinity of a black hole, space curves so much that light rays are deflected and may curve around them several times.
Joseph Shavit
Jun 4, 2022
Breakthrough in determining life's origin on Earth — and maybe Mars
For several hundred million years after the Moon formed, frequent impacts coupled with abundant volcanism on the planet formed basaltic lava
Joseph Shavit
May 27, 2022
New findings shed light on the origin of our galaxy's supermassive black hole
Newly discovered black holes in dwarf galaxies shed light on the origin of our galaxy's central supermassive black hole.
Joseph Shavit
May 26, 2022
New discovery about distant galaxies: Stars are heavier than we thought
The Andromeda galaxy, our Milky Way's closest neighbor, is the most distant object in the sky that you can see with your unaided eye.
Joseph Shavit
May 24, 2022
Planets of binary stars as possible homes for alien life
Planetary systems around binary stars may be very different from those around single stars and might point to extraterrestrial life.
Joseph Shavit
May 23, 2022
Ghostly ‘mirror world’ key to solving a major cosmic puzzle
New research suggests an unseen ‘mirror world’ of particles might be the key to solving a major puzzle in cosmology – the Hubble constant.
Joseph Shavit
May 20, 2022
Researchers use galaxy as a ‘cosmic telescope’ to study the universe
A unique new instrument, coupled with a powerful telescope and a little help from nature, enables scientists to peer into galactic nurseries
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