Brightest stars in the night sky can strip Neptune-sized planets to their rocky cores
In the last 25 years, astronomers have found thousands of exoplanets around stars in our galaxy, but more than 99% of them orbit small stars
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Joseph Shavit
- 4 days ago
Does the universe expand and contract in infinite cycles?
Some cosmological models propose that the universe expands and contracts in infinite cycles, but new research finds a crucial flaw
Joseph Shavit
- 6 days ago
Stars determine their own masses
Northwestern University launched STARFORGE, a project that produces the most realistic, highest-resolution 3D simulations of star formations
Joshua Shavit
- Aug 6
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.
Joseph Shavit
- Aug 2
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.
Joseph Shavit
- Jul 22
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.
Joshua Shavit
- Jul 13
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 5
Does outer space ever end – or does it go on forever?
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to travel to outer space – and then keep going? What would you find? Does space go on forever?
Joseph Shavit
- Jul 3
Our universe has an "antiuniverse" 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, so claims physicists.
Joseph Shavit
- Jun 29
Astronomers identify what lurks inside a black hole
Researchers have used quantum computing and computer learning to describe what is believed to be the interior of a black hole.
Joseph Shavit
- Jun 27
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
- May 28
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 27
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 20
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
Joseph Shavit
- May 13
First image of the gigantic black hole at the heart of our galaxy
As astronomers look out at the distant cosmos, it’s only natural that they would also look inward, to the center of our own Milky Way.
Joseph Shavit
- May 12
Astronomers find 'gold standard' star in Milky Way
Astronomers have been able to identify the widest range of elements in a relatively bright star beyond our solar system yet.
Joshua Shavit
- Apr 16
Breaking news from the dawn of the universe
Researchers have identified a distant object with properties that lie in-between those of a galaxy and those of a so-called quasar.
Joseph Shavit
- Apr 13
Giant space telescopes could be made out of liquid
The larger the mirror, the more light is collected. This means that we can see farther back in time to observe star and galaxy formation.
Joseph Shavit
- Apr 12
If aliens were sending us signals, this is what they might look like
For more than 60 years, scientists have been searching for possible signs that would indicate the existence of extraterrestrial intelligence
Joseph Shavit
- Apr 9
Astronomers detect galactic space laser
A powerful radio-wave laser, called a ‘megamaser’, has been observed by the MeerKAT telescope in South Africa.