STELLAR CHEMISTRY - SKY NIGHTLY

Dec 03, 2025 (SPX)

The finding, led by University of Arizona Steward Observatory postdoctoral researcher Thomas Stuber and published in the Astronomical Journal, is the highest-co...

DEVILS survey maps how galaxy environments shape their evolution

Nov 27, 2025 (SPX)

DEVILS is an extensive galaxy evolution survey that combines observations from multiple ground and space-based telescopes to analyse hundreds of thousands of ga...

Gamma-ray observation may provide first direct evidence for dark matter

Nov 26, 2025 (SPX)

Researchers have targeted areas dense in dark matter to find signals predicted by theoretical models. A leading hypothesis holds that dark matter consists of we...

High-power optical vortex beams targeted for future light-matter research across Europe

Nov 25, 2025 (SPX)

Optical vortex beams, which transport orbital angular momentum, hold potential for material processing, particle acceleration, communications, and emerging phot...

Astrophysics study sets new bounds on speed of light across photon energies

Nov 24, 2025 (SPX)

Over time, quantum theory developed alongside Lorentz invariance, with the Standard Model of particle physics standing as its most rigorously tested framework. ...

White dwarf magnetic field study reveals inner accretion dynamics

Nov 21, 2025 (SPX)

Now, MIT astronomers have used an X-ray telescope in space to identify key features in the system's innermost region - an extremely energetic environment that h...

NASA's Mars Spacecraft Capture Images of Comet 3I/ATLAS

Nov 21, 2025 (JPL)

At the start of October, three of NASA's Mars spacecraft had front row seats to view 3I/ATLAS, only the third interstellar object so far discovered in our solar...

JUNO delivers early precision insights in neutrino physics following detector activation

Nov 20, 2025 (SPX)

Researchers analyzed initial data from August 26 to November 2, 2025, demonstrating that the detector matches or exceeds all key performance criteria. JUNO's ea...

Comet sparks scientific fascination, online furor over 'alien' origins

Nov 20, 2025 (AFP)

Questions on whether the comet could actually be an alien spacecraft are coming from sources as varied as the reality TV star, a member of US Congress and a Har...

LHAASO identifies black holes as source of cosmic ray knee phenomenon

Nov 18, 2025 (SPX)

Recent studies published in National Science Review and Science Bulletin reveal that micro-quasars powered by black hole accretion serve as major particle accel...

Simulated Milky Way with AI and supercomputing sets star modeling milestone

Nov 18, 2025 (SPX)

Current galaxy simulations have struggled to display high-resolution star modeling. Traditional approaches treat large clusters as single simulation particles a...

Confirmed stellar coronal mass ejection observed by XMM Newton and LOFAR

Nov 13, 2025 (SPX)

The burst was a coronal mass ejection (CME), eruptions we often see coming from the Sun. During a CME, massive amounts of material are flung out from our star, ...

Distant Siblings Revealed as Pleiades Star Cluster Expands

Nov 13, 2025 (SPX)

Young stars are typically fast rotators, while older stars spin at a slower rate. Using this relationship, the team traced the distribution of Pleiades family m...

Unprecedented snapshot reveals how supernova blast shapes emerge in hours

Nov 13, 2025 (SPX)

The initial detection of SN 2024ggi occurred on the night of April 10, 2024, local time. Yang, just arriving in San Francisco from Beijing, learned of the super...

The Pleiades is part of an enormous stellar complex birthed by the same star-forming event

Nov 13, 2025 (SPX)

Stars are born in clouds of dust and gas. Pockets of this material clump together, eventually collapsing in on themselves to create what becomes a star's hot co...

China's Mars orbiter captures detailed images of interstellar object 3I ATLAS

Nov 06, 2025 (SPX)

Data obtained from the mission, processed by the ground application system, revealed distinct cometary features in the new images. Researchers compiled an anima...

Revealed properties of dark matter align with classical gravitational theory

Nov 04, 2025 (SPX)

Ordinary matter interacts through gravity, electromagnetism, and the strong and weak nuclear forces at the atomic level. Dark matter, by contrast, remains large...

How Water Forms on Planets During Early Formation Stages

Nov 04, 2025 (SPX)

Nearly six thousand exoplanets have been identified in the Milky Way, with Sub-Neptunes being the most frequent. These planets are smaller than Neptune yet more...

Scientists recreate cosmic fireballs to probe mystery of missing gamma rays

Nov 04, 2025 (SPX)

Blazars are active galaxies powered by supermassive black holes that launch narrow, near-light-speed beams of particles and radiation towards Earth. These jets ...

VLT telescope images cosmic nebula resembling a bat above Chile

Oct 31, 2025 (SPX)

Located roughly 10,000 light-years away, this nebula lies between the southern constellations Circinus and Norma. It acts as a stellar nursery, giving birth to ...