Scientists look for dark matter close to home
Eighty-five percent of the universe is composed of dark matter, but we don't know what, exactly, it is.
A new study from the University of...
Evolutionary elements arrived on Earth much later than thought
A large proportion of the elements carbon and nitrogen, as well as the compound water, were not delivered to Earth until very late in...
Scientists capture new star maps in nearby interstellar clouds
Astronomers have captured new, detailed maps of three nearby interstellar gas clouds containing regions of ongoing high-mass star formation.
The results of this survey, called...
Is this what our solar system’s ‘force field’ looks like
You are living in a bubble.
Not a metaphorical bubble—a real, literal bubble.
But don’t worry, it’s not just you. The whole planet, and every other...
Scientists find strange orbits of ‘Tatooine’ planetary disks
Astronomers using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) have found striking orbital geometries in protoplanetary disks around binary stars.
While disks orbiting the most compact...
Physicist proposes new way to search for the elusive graviton
Physics has two superb theories explaining our universe.
The problem is no one can join them together.
Einstein’s general relativity describes how physics plays out on...
The axion particle solves three mysteries of the universe
A hypothetical particle called the axion could solve one of physics’ great mysteries: the excess of matter over antimatter, or why we’re here at...
Mercury’s 400 C heat may help it make its own ice
It is already hard to believe that there is ice on Mercury, where daytime temperatures reach 400 degrees Celsius, or 750 degrees Fahrenheit.
Now an...
Scientists discover new minor planets beyond Neptune
Using data from the Dark Energy Survey (DES), researchers have found more than 300 trans-Neptunian objects (TNOs), minor planets located in the far reaches...
Scientists find an exoplanet where it rains iron
Researchers using ESO's Very Large Telescope (VLT) have observed an extreme planet where they suspect it rains iron.
The ultra-hot giant exoplanet has a day...