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  San Antonio TX (SPX) Apr 30, 2025 The NASA New Horizons spacecraft's extensive observations of Lyman-alpha emissions have resulted in the first-ever map from the galaxy at this important ultraviolet wavelength, providing a new look at the galactic region surrounding our solar system. The findings are described in a new study authored by the SwRI-led New Horizons team. "Understanding the Lyman-alpha background helps shed light on nearby galactic structures and processes," said SwRI's Dr. Randy Gladstone, the study's lead investigat ... read more |
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Astronomers detect exoplanet on rare perpendicular path around binary brown dwarfsLondon, 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 
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  
Galaxies surged in size during early universe growth phaseLos Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 24, 2025 A new astronomical survey led by the University of Kansas using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has delivered fresh insight into galaxy evolution during the universe's peak star-forming era kn ... more 
Magnetar flares emerge as possible source of early cosmic goldWashington DC (SPX) Apr 30, 2025 as gold, get created and distributed throughout the universe? "It's a pretty fundamental question in terms of the origin of complex matter in the universe," said Anirudh Patel, a doctoral stud ... more |
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Astronomers find Earth-like exoplanets common across the cosmosColumbus OH (SPX) Apr 28, 2025 Using the Korea Microlensing Telescope Network (KMTNet), an international team of researchers has discovered that super-Earth exoplanets are more common across the universe than previously thought, ... 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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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  Available on Amazon Books |
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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 
AI revolutionizes gravitational wave detector designBerlin, Germany (SPX) Apr 22, 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 i ... more 
Further backing secured for German role in Mu3e particle physics projectBerlin, Germany (SPX) Apr 17, 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 
First Spectrum: Strongest biosignature signal yet found on exoplanetLondon, UK (SPX) Apr 17, 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 |
Strongest 'hints' yet of life detected on distant planetParis (AFP) April 17, 2025 Astronomers announced Thursday that they had detected the most promising "hints" of potential life on a planet beyond our solar system, though other scientists expressed scepticism. ... more 
New evidence suggesting magnetar origin of GRBsBeijing, China (SPX) Apr 16, 2025 How gamma-ray bursts (GRBs), the most powerful and spectacular explosions known in the universe since the Big Bang, fuel their high-energy radiations? What kind of physical reactions can trigger and ... more 
Half of the universe's hydrogen gas, long unaccounted for, has been foundBerkeley CA (SPX) Apr 16, 2025 Astronomers tallying up all the normal matter - stars, galaxies and gas - in the universe today have come up embarrassingly short of the total matter produced in the Big Bang 13.6 billion years ago. ... 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 |
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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 
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 |
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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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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 
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 |
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