Scientists finally solve the mysteries behind interstellar buckyballs
Scientists have long been puzzled by the existence of so-called "buckyballs" - complex carbon molecules with a soccer-ball-like structure - throughout interstellar space.
Now, a...
Scientists find an ultrafast star ejected from the galactic heart of darkness
Astronomers have spotted an ultrafast star, traveling at a blistering 6 million km/h, that was ejected by the supermassive black hole at the heart...
SpaceX Starlink launch a milestone for lower cost spaceflight
SpaceX is expected to launch 60 Starlink internet satellites into space on Monday, in its Falcon 9 rocket.
The launch is part of an effort...
Ancient gas cloud reveals universe’s first stars formed quickly
The discovery of a 13 billion-year-old cosmic cloud of gas enabled a team of Carnegie astronomers to perform the earliest-ever measurement of how the...
Human heart cells are altered by spaceflight, but return to (mostly) normal on Earth
Heart muscle cells derived from stem cells show remarkable adaptability to their environment during and after spaceflight, according to a study publishing in the...
Scientists unveil galactic fountains and carousels by simulation
Scientists from Germany and the United States have unveiled the results of a newly-completed, state of the art simulation of the evolution of galaxies.
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The most spectacular celestial vision you’ll never see
Contrary to previous thought, a gigantic planet in wild orbit does not preclude the presence of an Earth-like planet in the same solar system—or...
Scientists confirm NASA’s Voyager 2 reaches interstellar space
Voyager 1 has a companion in the realm of the stars.
Researchers at the University of Iowa report that the spacecraft Voyager 2 has entered...
Scientists find better way to detect stellar-mass black hole collision in the Universe
Scientists at The Australian National University (ANU) have found a way to better detect all collisions of stellar-mass black holes in the Universe.
Stellar-mass black...
Ancient gas cloud shows that the first stars must have formed very quickly
Astronomers found a pristine gas cloud in the proximity of one of the most distant quasars known, seen just 850 million after the Big...