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Mapping the universe made faster with new computational toolWaterloo, Canada (SPX) Oct 01, 2025 As cosmology data sets grow larger and increasingly complex, a new tool allows researchers to run advanced analyses with only a laptop in a fraction of the time once required. Dr. Marco Bonici ... more  
Patchwork planets: Piecing together the early solar systemNew Haven CT (SPX) Oct 06, 2025 Our solar system is a smashing success.... A new study suggests that from its earliest period - even before the last of its nebular gas had been consumed - Earth's solar system and its planets looke ... more 
Simulations of Exoplanet Formation May Help Inform Search for Extraterrestrial LifeMelbourne FL (SPX) Sep 25, 2025 Florida Tech astrophysicist Howard Chen is offering new insights to help aid NASA's search for life beyond Earth. His latest theoretical work investigates the TRAPPIST-1 planetary system, one of the ... more 
The first animals on Earth may have been sea sponges, study suggestsBoston MA (SPX) Sep 30, 2025 A team of MIT geochemists has unearthed new evidence in very old rocks suggesting that some of the first animals on Earth were likely ancestors of the modern sea sponge. In a study appearing i ... more |
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Cosmic constants may explain away dark matter and dark energyLos Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 06, 2025 For decades, astronomers have assumed that dark matter and dark energy dominate the cosmos. Now, new research from the University of Ottawa challenges that foundation, proposing that these unseen co ... more  
Worlds most powerful centrifuge begins operations in ChinaTokyo, Japan (SPX) Sep 30, 2025 China has launched CHIEF1300, the worlds largest and most capable centrifuge, able to generate up to 300 times Earth gravity on a 20 tonne payload. The facility is a core element of the Centrifugal ... more 
Webb maps hidden stellar nurseries in Sagittarius B2Los Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 25, 2025 NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has delivered its most detailed view yet of Sagittarius B2, the Milky Way's largest star-forming cloud, uncovering vast populations of massive stars and intricate w ... more 
New tabletop detector to capture gravitational waves in the milli-Hz rangeLondon, UK (SPX) Oct 06, 2025 Scientists have proposed a groundbreaking method to detect gravitational waves in the milli-Hertz frequency range, unlocking a new observational window into the universe. This advance could allow re ... more |
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Rogue planet devours matter at record pace of six billion tonnes a secondParis, France (SPX) Oct 06, 2025 Astronomers using the European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope (ESO's VLT) have witnessed an extraordinary growth spurt in a free-floating planet, observing it accumulate mass at a rate ... more |
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Most powerful cosmic radio ring yet found by citizen scientistsLondon, UK (SPX) Oct 06, 2025 The most distant and powerful odd radio circle (ORC) ever detected has been discovered by astronomers working with citizen scientists. ORCs are giant, faint rings of radio emission surrounding ... more
Young rogue planet displays record-breaking 'growth spurt'Baltimore MD (SPX) Oct 06, 2025 A young rogue planet about 620 light-years away from Earth has experienced a record-breaking "growth spurt," hoovering up some six billion tons of gas and dust each second over a couple of months. ... more 
Giant double-ring radio galaxy found halfway across the universeLondon UK (SPX) Oct 06, 2025 Astronomers have discovered the most distant and powerful odd radio circle (ORC) ever observed, revealing a rare cosmic structure nearly halfway across the universe. The newly identified source, RAD ... more 
Physicists tighten the net on elusive dark matterSanta Barbara CA (SPX) Sep 30, 2025 Determining the nature of dark matter, the invisible substance that makes up most of the mass in our universe, is one of the greatest puzzles in physics. New results from the world's most sensitive ... more |
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Dark energy's shifting role explored through advanced supercomputer simulations Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Oct 06, 2025 Since the early 20th century, scientists have known that the Universe is expanding at an accelerating pace. This acceleration has been attributed to dark energy, a mysterious property of spacetime t ... more  |
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Milky Way hosts giant wave of stars revealed by GaiaParis, France (SPX) Oct 01, 2025 Scientists using the European Space Agency's Gaia telescope have discovered a vast stellar wave rippling across the Milky Way's disc, extending tens of thousands of light-years from the Sun. The fin ... more
Baby' Planet Photographed in a Ring around a Star for the First Time!Washington DC (SPX) Oct 01, 2025 Researchers have discovered a young protoplanet called WISPIT 2b embedded in a ring-shaped gap in a disk encircling a young star. While theorists have thought that planets likely exist in these gaps ... more 
Sharper than ever: New algorithm brings the stars into greater focusBaltimore MD (SPX) Oct 01, 2025 Johns Hopkins applied mathematicians and astronomers have developed a new method to render images from ground-based telescopes as clear as those taken from space, a process that stands to expand the ... more
More precise simulations unlock mysteries of the early universeBerlin, Germany (SPX) Sep 30, 2025 Researchers from the University of Jyvaskyla, working within an international collaboration, have developed advanced computer models that significantly improve the simulation of heavy ion collisions ... more |
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Webb reveals carbon rich disc around giant exoplanet Paris, France (SPX) Sep 30, 2025 NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has captured the first detailed measurements of a circumplanetary disc that may serve as a birthplace for moons around a massive exoplanet. The discovery, involving ... more
Spirals in young star disk reveal planet formation processTokyo, Japan (SPX) Sep 25, 2025 Observations with the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) have captured the motion of spiral structures in the disk of dust and gas surrounding the young star IM Lup, offering new ev ... more
White dwarf consumes icy Pluto-like planet fragment in deep spaceLondon, UK (SPX) Sep 22, 2025 University of Warwick astronomers have identified the chemical signature of an icy, water-rich planetary fragment being devoured by a white dwarf star. The finding offers strong evidence that volati ... more 
Quantum states rewrite the limits of heat-to-power conversionTokyo, Japan (SPX) Oct 06, 2025 Harnessing quantum states that resist thermalization, scientists in Japan have discovered a way to break through conventional thermodynamic efficiency barriers such as the Carnot limit. The study, l ... more |
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Rice scientists use electrons to pattern light sources and wiring directly onto crystalsHouston TX (SPX) Sep 25, 2025 Rice University researchers used a focused electron beam to pattern device functions with submicron precision directly into an ultrathin crystal. The approach produced traces narrower than the width ... more 
Spongy space dust reshapes understanding of star and planet formationEdinburgh, Scotland (SPX) Oct 01, 2025 Cosmic dust - the tiny particles that seed stars, planets and the chemistry of life - may be far less solid than once assumed. A new review by an international research team suggests many grains are ... more 
Interstellar objects may hold key to accelerating giant planet growth around young starsBerlin, Germany (SPX) Sep 25, 2025 Interstellar objects such as 3I/ATLAS, when captured in the planet-forming discs of young stars, may serve as the building blocks of giant planets, offering a solution to a long-standing problem in ... more
NASA's Tally of Planets Outside Our Solar System Reaches 6,000Greenbelt MD (SPX) Sep 25, 2025 The milestone highlights the accelerating rate of discoveries, just over three decades since the first exoplanets were found. The official number of exoplanets - planets outside our solar syst ... more |
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Galaxies reveal hidden maps of dark matter in the early universeNew Brunswick NJ (SPX) Sep 25, 2025 A Rutgers-led team of scientists has uncovered evidence of how galaxies expand by tracing the invisible scaffolding of the universe created by a mysterious substance known as dark matter. In a ... more |
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Rare Einstein cross with central image uncovers dark matter haloNew Brunswick NJ (SPX) Sep 25, 2025 Astronomers have identified an extraordinary Einstein Cross containing a fifth image, pointing to the presence of a massive halo of dark matter. The finding, led by an international team including R ... more 
Gaia delivers first 3D fly through map of star forming regions in the Milky WayParis, France (SPX) Sep 25, 2025 Scientists have produced the most detailed three-dimensional map yet of stellar nurseries within our galaxy, using data from the European Space Agency's Gaia mission. The new model reveals how massi ... more 
How quantum computers can be validated when solving unsolvable problemsMelbourne, Australia (SPX) Sep 25, 2025 Quantum computers are designed to tackle challenges that would take even the fastest supercomputers thousands or millions of years to resolve. But this raises a central paradox: how can researchers ... more
Record breaking gravitational waves confirm Hawking theory and reveal giant black hole mergerBerlin, Germany (SPX) Sep 22, 2025 For millions of years, two massive black holes circled each other until, in a split second, they merged at near light speed. The collision unleashed gravitational waves so strong and clear that rese ... more |
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