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Tree rings reveal devastating radiation storms

A new study has shed new light on a mysterious, unpredictable and potentially devastating kind of astrophysical event. A team led by Dr Benjamin Pope...

Astronomers discover cosmic rays driving galaxy’s winds

Astronomers have discovered an important new clue about how galaxies put the brakes on vigorous episodes of star formation.

Ancient bacteria might lurk beneath Mars’ surface, shows study

New study finds the chances of uncovering life on Mars are better than previously expected When Mars’ first samples return to Earth, scientists should be...

This asteroid was once a comet that lost its tail

An analysis of rock scooped directly from the surface of an asteroid by a Japanese spacecraft suggests that it was once a comet that...

A black hole is hurling a jet of material at its neighboring galaxy

It’s been a banner time for black hole research! In recent months, astrophysicists have announced the discovery of the most powerful gamma-ray burst ever recorded...

A nearby star has completely blasted away the atmosphere from its planet

What if you placed an Earth-sized planet in a close orbit around an M-dwarf star? It’s more than an academic question since M dwarfs are...

Scientists discover an unusual Jupiter-like planet orbiting a cool red dwarf star

This Jupiter-like Planet is the lowest-density gas giant ever detected around a red dwarf Astronomers using the WIYN 3.5-meter Telescope at Kitt Peak National Observatory...

Scientists find potential source of shock-darkened meteorites

Planetary scientists have identified a potential source of shock-darkened meteorites. When the Chelyabinsk fireball exploded across Russian skies in 2013, it littered Earth with a...

Scientists conduct the most precise accounting yet of dark energy and dark matter

Astrophysicists have performed a powerful new analysis that places the most precise limits yet on the composition and evolution of the universe. With this analysis,...

Scientists find new way to decode asteroid’s interior structure

Astronomers have found a way to determine an asteroid’s interior structure based on how its spin changes during a close encounter with Earth. NASA hit...