Miniaturized Atomic Clocks: Accelerating the Search for Dark Matter – And Beyond
In the search for dark matter — the mysterious, invisible substance that makes up more than 80% of matter in our universe — scientists and…
In the search for dark matter — the mysterious, invisible substance that makes up more than 80% of matter in our universe — scientists and…
Rambunctious Star Pummels Young World with Torrential Winds and Blistering Radiation Life around an ill-tempered red dwarf star is no fun for accompanying newborn planets….
Precise mapping of temperature changes provides insights into its evolution. A multinational team of astronomers has developed a temperature map for the cosmic dust swirling…
A group of scientists from EPFL have discovered a method to utilize the phenomenon of strong gravitational lensing, achieving a precision approximately three times superior…
Astronomers have confirmed the existence of a unique stellar object, an ultra-long period magnetar, challenging current understanding of neutron star physics. The enigmatic object, discovered…
International research led by the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) and the University of La Laguna (ULL) has found the first evidence of a…
Astrophysicists at the Flatiron Institute and their colleagues have created the first computer simulations showing how convection in the cores of massive stars generates waves…
An international team of scientists reports the first detection of a quasi-periodic oscillation signal in the radio band from a Galactic black hole system. An…
A team from the University of Geneva has developed the first method for testing together Einstein’s and Euler’s theories for the accelerating expansion of the…
A spectacular new image released by the European Southern Observatory (ESO) gives us clues about how planets as massive as Jupiter could form. Using ESO’s…
The gold that makes up your most precious jewelry may have been forged in a violent cosmic collision millions or billions of light years away…
Using the VERA network of radio telescopes, astronomers have gained new insights into the growth of young supermassive black holes in Narrow-line Seyfert 1 galaxies….
Researchers have discovered a new stellar object, potentially an ultra-long period magnetar, that challenges existing understanding of neutron stars. Emitting radio waves every 22 minutes,…
A team of researchers led by Associate Professor Kazuhiro Nakazawa from Nagoya University/KMI and doctoral student Yuki Omiya at the Graduate School of Science has…
By combining the efforts of professional and citizen scientists, the study of cosmic cataclysms expands our understanding of the universe’s extraordinary phenomena. In an unprecedented…
So far, gravitational waves have been only detected by astrophysicists from binary systems – the fusion of either two black holes, two neutron stars, or…
Unusual white dwarf star is made of hydrogen on one side and helium on the other. In a first for white dwarfs, the burnt-out cores…
Last year, telescopes around the world registered the brightest cosmic explosion of all time. Astrophysicists can now explain what made it so dazzling. Few cosmic…