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  Paris, France (SPX) Oct 16, 2024 On 15 October 2024, ESA's Euclid space mission unveiled the first segment of its vast cosmic map, showcasing millions of stars and galaxies. Presented at the International Astronautical Congress in Milan, Italy, by ESA's Director General Josef Aschbacher and Director of Science Carole Mundell, this initial section is an impressive 208-gigapixel mosaic. Compiled from 260 observations conducted between 25 March and 8 April 2024, the map spans 132 square degrees of the Southern Sky, covering an area ... read more |
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Black Hole Devours Star, Slams Remnants Into AnotherLos Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 10, 2024 NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory, alongside several other telescopes, has uncovered a rare cosmic phenomenon-a black hole destroying a star and using the resulting debris to batter another celestial ... more  
Using AI to find the smallest and closest exoplanets around sun-like starsSydney, Australia (SPX) Oct 16, 2024 An international research team led by Professor Jian Ge from the Shanghai Astronomical Observatory has announced the discovery of five new ultra-short-period planets (USPs), each smaller than Earth ... more 
Main reflector installed for 40-meter radio telescope in ShigatseSydney, Australia (SPX) Oct 10, 2024 The main reflector for the 40-meter-aperture radio telescope's antenna system was successfully installed on Monday in Shigatse, located in the Xizang autonomous region of Southwest China, according ... more 
A new machine learning model sharpens view of the Milky Way using Gaia dataMadrid, Spain (SPX) Oct 13, 2024 A team of scientists from the Leibniz Institute for Astrophysics Potsdam (AIP) and the Institute of Cosmos Sciences of the University of Barcelona (ICCUB) have applied advanced machine learning tech ... more |
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Exoplanet map reveals Neptunian Ridge separating planetary regionsLondon, UK (SPX) Oct 02, 2024 Scientists from the University of Warwick have revealed a detailed "map" of distant planets, highlighting a newly identified area in deep space called the Neptunian Ridge. This ridge separates two d ... more |
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Key gravitational structures unveiled in new cosmic researchParis, France (SPX) Sep 30, 2024 A group of international scientists has made significant strides in understanding the large-scale structure of the Universe by identifying critical gravitational regions, termed "basins of attractio ... more 
Cosmic neighborhood may be vastly larger than previously thoughtLos Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 30, 2024 Astronomers at the University of Hawaii Institute for Astronomy, in collaboration with international researchers, have unveiled findings that suggest our cosmic neighborhood may be significantly lar ... more 
Cosmic-ray ionization rate in Milky Way significantly lower than estimatedBerlin, Germany (SPX) Sep 30, 2024 A team of astrophysicists led by Marta Obolentseva, Alexei Ivlev, Kedron Silsbee, and Paola Caselli from the Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics (MPE) has re-evaluated the cosmic-ray i ... more 
Ultrafast switching of trions in 2D materials achieved with terahertz photonsBerlin, Germany (SPX) Sep 30, 2024 An international team led by researchers from TU Dresden has successfully demonstrated an extremely fast switching process between electrically neutral and charged luminescent particles within ultra ... more |
This rocky planet around a white dwarf resembles Earth - 8 billion years from nowBerkeley CA (SPX) Sep 27, 2024 The discovery of an Earth-like planet 4,000 light years away in the Milky Way galaxy provides a preview of one possible fate for our planet billions of years in the future, when the sun has turned i ... more  |
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Hubble finds that a black hole beam promotes stellar eruptionsGreenbelt MD (SPX) Sep 27, 2024 In a surprise finding, astronomers using NASA's Hubble Space Telescope have discovered that the blowtorch-like jet from a supermassive black hole at the core of a huge galaxy seems to cause stars to ... more 
ESO telescope reveals the most detailed infrared map of the Milky WayBerlin, Germany (SPX) Sep 27, 2024 Astronomers have unveiled a massive infrared map of the Milky Way, the most detailed ever created, featuring over 1.5 billion celestial objects. The map was produced using the European Southern Obse ... more 
How special is the Milky Way Galaxy?Salt Lake City UT (SPX) Sep 26, 2024 Is our home galaxy, the Milky Way Galaxy, a special place? A team of scientists started a journey to answer this question more than a decade ago. Commenced in 2013, the Satellites Around Galactic An ... more 
Webb Telescope Discovers Possible Link to Early Star FormationParis, France (SPX) Sep 26, 2024 In a remarkable discovery, astronomers using the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope have identified a galaxy with an unusual light pattern, which may offer critical insights into the evolution ... more |
Astronomers catch a glimpse of a uniquely inflated and asymmetric exoplanetTucson AZ (SPX) Sep 25, 2024 Astronomers from the University of Arizona, along with an international group of researchers, observed the atmosphere of a hot and uniquely inflated exoplanet using NASA's James Webb Space Telescope ... more 
DECam Study Reveals Dense Galactic Clusters Around Early Universe QuasarsLos Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 25, 2024 Astronomers using the Dark Energy Camera (DECam) have confirmed that early-Universe quasars are surrounded by densely packed galaxies, solving a long-standing debate. DECam's wide field of view and ... more 
Lab Findings Suggest Some Indicators of Life on Exoplanets May Be MisleadingLos Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 25, 2024 A new study led by the University of Colorado Boulder has shown that gases often seen as indicators of life on distant planets may not be as reliable as previously thought. Researchers managed to re ... more 
Magnetic Halo in the Milky Way Tied to Powerful Galactic OutflowsBerlin, Germany (SPX) Sep 25, 2024 A study led by the National Institute for Astrophysics (INAF), with contributions from Radboud University's Marijke Haverkorn, has provided critical new insights into the Milky Way. The research rev ... more |
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WASP-107b reveals new atmospheric features thanks to Webb TelescopeLos Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 25, 2024 New findings about the "popcorn planet" WASP-107b have emerged, thanks to NASA's James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). This gas giant, previously noted for its exceptionally low density and puffed-up a ... more 
Dark Matter May Experience Forces Beyond GravityMadrid, Spain (SPX) Sep 25, 2024 The mystery of dark matter continues to challenge scientists, and new findings from the Instituto de Astrofisica de Canarias (IAC) suggest that dark matter may not behave according to previous assum ... more 
SkAI Initiative aims to expand astrophysics research with AILos Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 22, 2024 With a $20 million, five-year grant from the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) and the Simons Foundation, the National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA) is partnering with academic ... more 
First data from XRISM offers new look at supermassive black holesAnn Arbor MI (SPX) Sep 22, 2024 Some of the first data from an international space mission is confirming decades worth of speculation about the galactic neighborhoods of supermassive black holes. More exciting than the data, ... more |
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New cosmic distance catalogue offers fresh insights into Universe formationLondon, UK (SPX) Sep 20, 2024 A newly released catalogue containing data from millions of distant galaxies, providing distance measurements with an unparalleled level of precision, has been made available today. This large-scale ... more |
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Astronomers identify new Neptunian Ridge between Exoplanet Desert and SavannaBerlin, Germany (SPX) Sep 19, 2024 A team of international astronomers, including members from the University of Geneva, NCCR PlanetS, and the Centro de Astrobiologia (CAB), has discovered the "Neptunian Ridge," a newly recognized fe ... more  
Magnifying deep space through the "Carousel Lens"Berkeley CA (SPX) Sep 19, 2024 In a rare and extraordinary discovery, researchers have identified a unique configuration of galaxies that form the most exquisitely aligned gravitational lens found to date. The Carousel Lens is a ... more 
A wobble from Mars could be sign of dark matter, MIT study findsBoston MA (SPX) Sep 19, 2024 In a new study, MIT physicists propose that if most of the dark matter in the universe is made up of microscopic primordial black holes - an idea first proposed in the 1970s - then these gravitation ... more 
Gargantuan black hole jets are biggest seen yetLos Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 19, 2024 Astronomers have spotted the biggest pair of black hole jets ever seen, spanning 23 million light-years in total length. That's equivalent to lining up 140 Milky Way galaxies back to back. "Th ... more |
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