STELLAR CHEMISTRY - SKY NIGHTLY

Dark matter is the most likely source of excess of gamma rays from galactic center

Mar 29, 2021 (SPX)

Two recent theoretical studies carried out by Mattia di Mauro, researcher of the Turin division of INFN, one of which appeared in Physical Review D, confirm tha...

Launch of Europe's largest astronomy network

Mar 29, 2021 (SPX)

Launched with funding to the tune of euro 15 million under the H2020 programme, the project aims to harmonise observational methods and tools, and provide acces...

Supernova simulations reveal how stellar explosions shape debris clouds

Mar 29, 2021 (SPX)

When certain types of stars die, they go out in a blaze of glory-an incredibly powerful explosion known as a supernova. One of the most common forms of supernov...

Harnessing light to enable next-generation microwave systems

Mar 24, 2021 (SPX)

Such impairments, broadly quantified as phase noise, ultimately limit the performance of many military radars and commercial 5G systems. The issue is becoming i...

Scientists uncover warehouse-full of complex molecules never before seen in space

Mar 19, 2021 (SPX)

"We had always thought polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons were primarily formed in the atmospheres of dying stars," said Brett McGuire, Assistant Professor of Che...

Hubble Shows Torrential Outflows from Infant Stars May Not Stop Them from Growing

Mar 19, 2021 (SPX)

Scientists know that stars form from the collapse of huge hydrogen clouds that are squeezed under gravity to the point where nuclear fusion ignites. But only ab...

Astronomers see a 'space jellyfish'

Mar 19, 2021 (SPX)

Published in The Astrophysical Journal, an Australian-Italian team used the Murchison Widefield Array (MWA) telescope to observe a cluster of galaxies known as ...

Missing baryons found in far-out reaches of galactic halos

Mar 18, 2021 (SPX)

Invisible dark matter and dark energy account for about 95% of the universe's total mass and energy, and the majority of the 5% that is considered ordinary matt...

Capturing all of light's data in one snapshot

Mar 17, 2021 (SPX)

Funded by a five-year, $7.5 million grant through the Department of Defense's Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative (MURI) competition, the team will...

Ancient light illuminates matter that fuels galaxy formation

Mar 17, 2021 (SPX)

"There is uncertainty on the formation of stars within galaxies that theoretical models are unable to predict," said lead author Stefania Amodeo, a Cornell post...

LAMOST reveals new footprints of the Gaia-Sausage-Enceladus merger event

Mar 17, 2021 (SPX)

Recently, SCIENCE CHINA: Physics, Mechanics and Astronomy published an (Editor's Focus) article titled "Low-a Metal-rich stars with sausage kinematics in the LA...

Whispers from the dark side: What can gravitational waves reveal about dark matter?

Mar 16, 2021 (SPX)

Gravitational waves open a window into the early universe. While the ubiquitous cosmic microwave background yields no clues about the first 300,000 years of our...

Uncovering exotic molecules of potential astrochemical interest

Mar 16, 2021 (SPX)

Recent research by a multinational team led by Prof. Robert Koos from the Institute of Physical Chemistry of the Polish Academy of Sciences has revealed an unus...

NASA releases brilliant image of star from James Webb Space Telescope

Mar 16, 2021 (UPI)

The image shows a brilliant, blazing orange star know as 2MASS J17554042+6551277. NASA officials said the telescope is working better than its minimum requireme...

Gamma Ray Observatory discovers origin of highest-energy cosmic rays in galaxy

Mar 16, 2021 (SPX)

"The origin of the highest-energy cosmic rays in the galaxy has been an open question in astrophysics for more than 60 years," said Patrick Harding, a Los Alamo...

Scientists sketch aged star system using over a century of observations

Mar 15, 2021 (SPX)

"There are only about 300 known RV Tauri variables in the Milky Way galaxy," said Laura Vega, a recent doctoral recipient at Vanderbilt University in Nashville,...

Russia deploys giant space telescope in Lake Baikal

Mar 13, 2021 (AFP)

The deep underwater telescope, which has been under construction since 2015, is designed to observe neutrinos, the smallest particles currently known. Dubbed Ba...

Hubble set to resume science operations

Mar 12, 2021 (SPX)

The spacecraft has been moved out of safe mode into a pre-science state with the plan of returning to normal operations by Thursday night. Safe mode puts the te...

Arecibo Observatory reopens visitor center after telescope collapse

Mar 11, 2021 (UPI)

The visitor center and observation deck are now open to visitors who make reservations in advance. From the outdoor deck, visitors can see the valley and remain...

IceCube detection of a high-energy particle proves 60-year-old theory

Mar 11, 2021 (SPX)

IceCube had seen a Glashow resonance event, a phenomenon predicted by Nobel laureate physicist Sheldon Glashow in 1960. With this detection, scientists provided...