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  Berlin, Germany (SPX) Apr 10, 2025 Gravitational waves, the faint tremors in spacetime triggered by cataclysmic cosmic phenomena like black hole collisions and stellar explosions, have opened a groundbreaking observational frontier in astrophysics. But detecting these elusive signals demands precision instruments whose design complexity has long challenged scientists. Now, researchers at the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light (MPL) have harnessed artificial intelligence to revolutionize this process, unveiling a host of novel ... read more |
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Scientists replicate cosmic light traps using new optical deviceLondon, UK (SPX) Apr 10, 2025 Researchers at the University of Southampton have engineered a groundbreaking optical device that mimics the light-trapping properties of black holes and the theoretical expulsion behavior of white ... more  
Scientists uncover why carbon-rich space rocks rarely reach EarthSydney, Australia (SPX) Apr 15, 2025 A comprehensive international study may finally explain why carbon-rich meteorites, which are thought to contain key ingredients for life, are so rarely found on Earth despite being common in space. ... more 
SwRI analysis reveals exotic nature of TOI-270 d atmosphereLos Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 10, 2025 A new study led by Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) has unveiled a detailed geochemical model of TOI-270 d, an exoplanet roughly midway in size between Earth and Neptune, suggesting it may be a m ... more 
SwRI study reveals exotic chemistry of superheated sub-Neptune TOI-270 dwarLos Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 10, 2025 A new study led by the Southwest Research Institute offers groundbreaking insights into TOI-270 d, an exoplanet orbiting 73 light years from Earth. The planet, falling between Earth and Neptune in s ... more |
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From dormant giant to erupting beacon black hole Ansky shocks astronomersParis, France (SPX) Apr 14, 2025 ESA's XMM-Newton telescope has become instrumental in monitoring an extraordinary cosmic awakening: a massive black hole in a galaxy 300 million light-years away has transitioned from complete dorma ... more |
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How alien energy patterns may reveal extraterrestrial lifeLos Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 14, 2025 Are we alone in the cosmos? The search for extraterrestrial life has long captivated scientists, but a new theoretical approach suggests we might be looking in the wrong place. Mikhail Tikhonov, ass ... more 
Satellite alignment around Andromeda galaxy defies cosmological modelsBerlin, Germany (SPX) Apr 14, 2025 New research from the Leibniz Institute for Astrophysics Potsdam (AIP) has revealed a striking anomaly in the satellite galaxy system surrounding Andromeda (M31), casting doubt on long-held assumpti ... more  
Research reveals gravitational forces may be dismantling Milky Way's small neighborTokyo, Japan (SPX) Apr 14, 2025 A new study led by researchers at Nagoya University has uncovered compelling evidence that the Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC), one of the Milky Way's closest galactic neighbors, may be undergoing grav ... more 
In the quest for alien life, even empty results hold valueBerlin, Germany (SPX) Apr 10, 2025 What if future planetary surveys yield no evidence of life beyond Earth? A research team led by physicist Dr. Daniel Angerhausen from ETH Zurich's Exoplanets and Habitability Group, working in colla ... more |
Massive black hole 'waking up' in Virgo constellationParis (AFP) April 11, 2025 A massive black hole at the heart of a galaxy in the Virgo constellation is waking up, shooting out intense X-ray flares at regular intervals that have puzzled scientists, a study said Friday. ... more  Available on Amazon Books |
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Saturn's moon Titan could harbor life, but only a tiny amount, study findsTucson AZ (SPX) Apr 10, 2025 Titan, Saturn's largest moon, is a strange, alien world. Covered in rivers and lakes of liquid methane, icy boulders and dunes of soot-like "sand," its topography has long fascinated scientists and ... more
Scientists uncover dominant new microbe group deep in Earth's soilLos Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 10, 2025 Leonardo da Vinci once remarked that humanity understands the heavens better than the earth beneath its feet. James Tiedje at Michigan State University echoes that sentiment, but he's working to cha ... more 
What null results in the search for life could still revealLos Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 10, 2025 BODY TEXT: What if, after decades of scanning the cosmos with cutting-edge telescopes, we still detect no signs of extraterrestrial life? A new study led by researchers at ETH Zurich, including SETI ... more
Microscopy study in Earths harsh environments informs alien life searchLos Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 10, 2025 Body Text: Researchers at Portland State University have demonstrated that signs of microbial life can be consistently detected across a variety of Earth's most extreme habitats, findings that may s ... more |
Sound waves reveal secrets of stellar evolution and galactic historySydney, Australia (SPX) Apr 03, 2025 A team led by UNSW Sydney has harnessed the sound frequencies emitted by stars to trace their life cycles and uncover the past and future of our galaxy. The research, focusing on 27 stars in the M67 ... more
NASA uncovers complex teamwork in magnetic bacteriaLos Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 03, 2025 In a breakthrough study, researchers backed by NASA have explored the remarkable cooperative behavior of a rare form of bacteria that function as if they were a unified multicellular entity. These o ... more 
Smartphone sensor array reimagined as ultra-precise antimatter imaging systemBerlin, Germany (SPX) Apr 03, 2025 In a major advance for antimatter research, scientists from CERN's AEgIS collaboration have engineered a groundbreaking imaging system by adapting the image sensors found in mobile phone cameras. Th ... more
Webb telescope captures images, insight from one of Milky Way's most extreme environmentsBoulder CO (SPX) Apr 03, 2025 Sagittarius C is one of the most extreme environments in the Milky Way Galaxy. This cloudy region of space sits about 200 light-years from the supermassive black hole at the center of our galaxy. He ... more |
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Galaxies stopped growing sooner than cosmic models predictBerlin, Germany (SPX) Apr 03, 2025 For decades, astronomers believed that only star-forming galaxies populated the earliest epochs of the Universe. But new data from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has overturned this expectati ... more 
NASA SPHEREx captures first light in space ahead of galaxy surveyLos Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 03, 2025 NASA's SPHEREx mission (Spectro-Photometer for the History of the Universe, Epoch of Reionization and Ices Explorer) has begun its in-space operations with a successful activation of its detectors. ... more 
Four Small Worlds Discovered Orbiting Nearby StarLos Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 02, 2025 A quartet of diminutive planets has been confirmed in orbit around Barnard's Star, a nearby red dwarf long known for stirring debate over questionable planet sightings. Thanks to cutting-edge observ ... more
A quantum fast track for generating NOON statesBerlin, Germany (SPX) Apr 01, 2025 Creating quantum superpositions of ultracold atoms has long been hampered by sluggish methods that were too slow for practical use in laboratory settings. Researchers at the University of Liege have ... more |
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A new clue to how multicellular life may have evolvedLos Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 01, 2025 Life began on Earth around 3.8 billion years ago, with organic molecules forming in watery environments under the influence of sunlight and electrical activity, according to the widely held primordi ... more |
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James Webb captures earliest hint of cosmic clarityBerlin, Germany (SPX) Apr 01, 2025 From a fiery origin to its slow expansion and eventual formation of structure, the Universe's evolution has long fascinated scientists. A key chapter in this story unfolded a few hundred million yea ... more
Incredible Journey of Pristine Meteorite Reveals Survival SecretsLos Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 01, 2025 In April 2019, an unusual meteorite fall near Aguas Zarcas in northern Costa Rica offered scientists a rare look at a well-preserved, water-rich space rock. Researchers have since analyzed the event ... more 
Rice physicists trace quantum entanglement in strange metalLos Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 01, 2025 Physicists at Rice University have taken a major step toward explaining the puzzling nature of strange metals, a class of materials that defy traditional understandings of electrical and magnetic be ... more 
How calcium may have guided early molecular directionalityTokyo, Japan (SPX) Mar 30, 2025 A new investigation from the Earth-Life Science Institute (ELSI) at Institute of Science Tokyo has revealed that calcium ions may have played a critical role in shaping life's early molecular asymme ... more |
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