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  Paris (AFP) April 17, 2025 Astronomers raised hopes that humanity might not be alone in the universe by announcing on Thursday they have detected the most promising hints yet of life on a distant planet. But given the age and vastness of the universe, a different question has long puzzled some scientists: why haven't we already come in contact with aliens? "Where is everybody?" Enrico Fermi asked fellow famous physicists including Edward Teller over lunch in 1950. This quandary was named Fermi's Paradox. "It's a ... read more |
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How Webb Telescope Opens New Avenues in the Quest for Extraterrestrial LifeLos Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 23, 2025 NASA's James Webb Space Telescope is ushering in a transformative chapter in the pursuit of life beyond Earth. Although Webb was not purpose-built for life detection, its remarkable capabilities in ... more 
Turning Down Starlight to Reveal Distant WorldsLos Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 23, 2025 Researchers at the University of Arizona have introduced a breakthrough coronagraph that could make previously invisible exoplanets detectable by suppressing the overwhelming light from their parent ... more  
The most ancient Milky Way-like galaxy yet observedBerlin, Germany (SPX) Apr 22, 2025 An international research collaboration led by the University of Geneva (UNIGE) has identified the most remote spiral galaxy candidate ever recorded. Existing just one billion years after the Big Ba ... more  
Cosmic rotation may help resolve universe expansion mysteryLos Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 22, 2025 A bold new theory from astrophysicists at the University of Hawaii Institute for Astronomy suggests the universe itself may be rotating-albeit at a nearly imperceptible pace. The study, led by Istva ... more |
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Further backing secured for German role in Mu3e particle physics projectBerlin, Germany (SPX) Apr 10, 2025 Scientists at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU) will continue their involvement in the cutting-edge Mu3e experiment thanks to renewed financial support from the German Research Foundation (D ... more |
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First Spectrum: Strongest biosignature signal yet found on exoplanetLondon, UK (SPX) Apr 10, 2025 Astronomers have reported their most compelling evidence to date of potential biological activity on a planet beyond our solar system, though they emphasize further verification is needed. ... more 
Shockwave mapping reveals hidden plasma structures near EarthSydney, Australia (SPX) Apr 23, 2025 A team of Australian scientists has harnessed the flickering of a nearby pulsar to map invisible plasma structures within our local galactic neighborhood, offering unprecedented insight into the tur ... more
The eukaryotic leap as a shift in life's genetic algorithmBerlin, Germany (SPX) Apr 22, 2025 A collaborative effort between researchers from Mainz, Valencia, Madrid, and Zurich has revealed new insights into one of biology's greatest leaps in complexity: the emergence of the eukaryotic cell ... more 
Cosmic radio tuning may reveal dark matter within 15 yearsLondon, UK (SPX) Apr 22, 2025 Researchers from King's College London, Harvard University, and UC Berkeley have introduced a new approach to dark matter detection that they believe could yield results within 15 years. The propose ... more |
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Astronomers detect exoplanet on rare perpendicular path around binary brown dwarfs London, UK (SPX) Apr 22, 2025 Astronomers have identified an unusual exoplanet, 2M1510 (AB) b, which travels on a polar orbit around a unique pair of brown dwarfs. This marks the first confirmed case of a planet circling two sta ... more  Available on Amazon Books |
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Big discovery reveals planet in upright orbit around brown dwarf binary Paris, France (SPX) Apr 22, 2025 Astronomers using the European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope (VLT) have uncovered the first robust evidence of a planet following a polar orbit around a binary system-a configuration l ... 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 
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 
Do "completely dark" dark matter halos exist?San Diego CA (SPX) Apr 14, 2025 Every galaxy is thought to form at the center of a dark matter halo - a region of gravitationally bound matter that extends far beyond the visible boundaries of a galaxy. Stars are formed when gravi ... more |
Research reveals tidal forces disrupting nearby dwarf galaxyTokyo, Japan (SPX) Apr 14, 2025 New research led by Satoya Nakano and Kengo Tachihara at Nagoya University has uncovered compelling evidence that the Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC), one of the Milky Way's closest galactic neighbors, ... more
Blue Skies Space to Design CubeSat Constellation for Lunar-Based Cosmology ResearchLos Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 15, 2025 Blue Skies Space has secured funding from the Italian Space Agency (ASI) to explore the design of a CubeSat-based satellite constellation capable of orbiting the Moon and conducting observations of ... more 
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 
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 |
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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 
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
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 
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 |
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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 |
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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  
NASA prepares to launch space-based quantum gravity sensorLos Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 10, 2025 In a major step forward for quantum sensing and Earth science, NASA is preparing to fly the first quantum gravity sensor in space. Developed in partnership with academic institutions and private ind ... more 
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 |
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