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James Webb reveals sub-Saturn mass exoplanet in young star systemParis, France (SPX) Apr 10, 2025 The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has directly imaged a previously unknown exoplanet, marking a significant milestone since the telescope's launch in 2022. Led by a CNRS researcher at the Observ ... more 
New exoplanet discovery reveals rare gas giant through global citizen science effortAlbuquerque, NM (SPX) Jun 26, 2025 A collaborative team of astronomers led by The University of New Mexico has confirmed a rare gas giant exoplanet, TOI-4465 b, located about 400 light-years from Earth. The discovery was enabled by a ... more  
NASA working to fix space station's NICER X-ray telescopeWashington DC (UPI) Jun 24, 2025 The Neutron Star Interior Composition Explorer X-ray telescope has a bad motor that paused its tracking of cosmic objects until NASA engineers can fix it. ... more 
Fish biofluorescence evolved independently over 100 times in evolutionary historyLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jun 23, 2025 New research from the American Museum of Natural History has uncovered that fish biofluorescence-a phenomenon where organisms absorb light and emit it as a different color-has independently evolved ... more |
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SkyMapper and SETI launch real time global astronomy data networkLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jun 23, 2025 SkyMapper has partnered with the SETI Institute to create a decentralized astronomical data network aimed at providing continuous, real-time sky observations to scientists, educators, and citizen as ... more 
Shaping of rocky planets traced to final stages of formationLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jun 23, 2025 Southwest Research Institute and Yale University scientists have compiled recent advancements in understanding how late-stage accretion shaped the evolution of the solar system's rocky planets. Thei ... more 
Detection of ancient water ice suggests interstellar origins predating the SunBerlin, Germany (SPX) Jun 17, 2025 A team of astronomers from Leiden University and the National Radio Astronomy Observatory has confirmed the first robust detection of semi-heavy water ice surrounding a young sunlike star, strengthe ... more  
Missing Matter in Universe FoundPasadena CA (SPX) Jun 17, 2025 The vast majority of matter in the universe is dark-it is entirely invisible and detected only through its gravitational effects. Ordinary matter-everything from protons to planets to people-makes u ... more |
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What if the Big Bang wasn't the beginning? Our research suggests it may have taken place inside a black holePortsmouth UK (SPX) Jun 17, 2025 The Big Bang is often described as the explosive birth of the universe - a singular moment when space, time and matter sprang into existence. But what if this was not the beginning at all? What if o ... more |
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A cosmic map emerges as astronomers trace missing matter to intergalactic spaceLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jun 17, 2025 Astronomers have successfully traced the bulk of the Universe's "missing" ordinary matter to the intergalactic medium, using fast radio bursts (FRBs) as cosmic probes. Researchers from the Center fo ... more 
Cosmic magnifying effect to unlock dark matter mysteries with Roman telescopeLouis, MO (SPX) Mon Jun 17, 2025 NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, set to begin science operations in 2027, is expected to uncover more than 160,000 gravitational lenses-cosmic alignments where a foreground galaxy bends and ... more 
Meteorite amino acid triggers nanocavity formation in common clayBerlin, Germany (SPX) Apr 10, 2025 Researchers from the University of Amsterdam and Utrecht University have discovered that gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA), an amino acid commonly found on meteorites, can induce the formation of nanoc ... more 
Rice researchers search for ultralight dark matter using a magnetically levitated particleHouston TX (SPX) Jun 26, 2025 Dark matter, although not visible, is believed to make up most of the total mass of the universe. One theory suggests that ultralight dark matter behaves like a continuous wave, which could exert rh ... more |
Physicists confirm elusive quantum spin liquid in new studyHouston TX (SPX) Jun 26, 2025 An international team of scientists led by Rice University's Pengcheng Dai has confirmed the existence of emergent photons and fractionalized spin excitations in a rare quantum spin liquid. Publishe ... more  Available on Amazon Books |
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Hot gas filament spanning galaxy clusters may resolve missing matter puzzle Berlin, Germany (SPX) Jun 23, 2025 A European-led team of astronomers has identified a colossal, high-temperature filament of gas stretching across 23 million light-years and connecting four galaxy clusters. The discovery sheds light ... more 
Unprecedented new device at PPPL will help to unravel the mysteries of the universePrinceton NJ (SPX) Jun 16, 2025 Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory unveils a machine with unmatched capabilities to explore the phenomenon known as magnetic reconnection In a spacious room with towering ceilings, a gleaming ... more 
ALMA maps evolution of planet-forming gas disks over millions of yearsLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jun 16, 2025 An international astronomy collaboration has uncovered new details about the life cycles of gas and dust disks that form planets, using observations from the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter A ... more  
Unlocking new insights into space with multi-messenger lensingLondon UK (SPX) Jun 16, 2025 Combining gravitational lensing with new instruments capable of detecting gravitational waves and electromagnetic signals could revolutionize cosmology, astrophysics, and fundamental physics, accord ... more |
UAH researcher unveils new map of Milky Way galaxy in atomic hydrogenHuntsville AL (SPX) Jun 12, 2025 Dr. Sukanya Chakrabarti, the Pei-Ling Chan Endowed Chair at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), a part of The University of Alabama System, has co-authored a paper that uses young stars t ... more 
Decades-old mystery of AlCl dipole moment resolvedRiverside CA (SPX) Jun 12, 2025 In a study that closes a long-standing knowledge gap in fundamental science, researchers Boerge Hemmerling and Stephen Kane at the University of California, Riverside, have successfully measured the ... more
Earth-based telescopes offer a fresh look at cosmic dawnBaltimore MD (SPX) Jun 12, 2025 For the first time, scientists have used Earth-based telescopes to look back over 13 billion years to see how the first stars in the universe affect light emitted from the Big Bang. Using tele ... more
Deciphering the behavior of heavy particles in the hottest matter in the universeMadrid, Spain (SPX) Jun 11, 2025 An international team of scientists has published a new report that moves towards a better understanding of the behaviour of some of the heaviest particles in the universe under extreme conditions, ... more |
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Discovery of giant planet orbiting tiny star challenges theories on planet formation London, UK (SPX) Jun 11, 2025 Star TOI-6894 is just like many in our galaxy, a small red dwarf, and only ~20% of the mass of our Sun. Like many small stars, it is not expected to provide suitable conditions for the formation and ... more
Silicate clouds discovered in atmosphere of distant exoplanetDublin, Ireland (SPX) Jun 11, 2025 Astrophysicists have gained precious new insights into how distant "exoplanets" form and what their atmospheres can look like, after using the James Webb Telescope to image two young exoplanets in e ... more
Out of the string theory swamplandParis, France (SPX) Jun 11, 2025 String theory has long been touted as physicists' best candidate for describing the fundamental nature of the universe, with elementary particles and forces described as vibrations of tiny threads o ... more 
Where did cosmic rays come from? MSU astrophysicists are closer to finding outEast Lansing MI (SPX) Jun 11, 2025 Star and planet formation has largely been considered separate, sequential processes. But in a new study, scientists at Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) have modeled a different scenario where pl ... more |
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Physicists observe a new form of magnetism for the first timeBoston MA (SPX) Jun 11, 2025 MIT physicists have demonstrated a new form of magnetism that could one day be harnessed to build faster, denser, and less power-hungry "spintronic" memory chips. The new magnetic state is a m ... more |
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Space pebbles and rocks play pivotal role in giant planet's formationLondon, UK (SPX) Jun 04, 2025 Scientists analysing an ultra-hot giant planet believe it was formed by absorbing lightweight gases like methane evaporating from tiny space pebbles, whilst being bombarded with large rocky objects. ... more 
New measure of the universe's expansion suggests resolution of a conflictChicago IL (SPX) Jun 04, 2025 For the past decade, scientists have been trying to get to the bottom of what seemed like a major inconsistency in the universe. The universe expands over time, but how fast it's expanding see ... more 
How does life rebound from mass extinctions Chicago IL (SPX) Jun 04, 2025 If you're an animal living through a mass extinction, it's best to be one that's found a unique way to make a living. A new analysis of the species that lived or died out in the wake of the as ... more 
Super-Earth discovered in habitable zone of Sun-like star via TTV technique, paving way for 'Earth 2.0' searchesTokyo, Japan (SPX) Jun 04, 2025 "Are we alone?" This ancient question has occupied humanity's mind for a long time. In 1995, the discovery of the first exoplanet orbiting a Sun-like star opened the door to exploring this profound ... more |
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