Astronomers studying the formation of three planets in the disk surrounding a young star found that planets and their atmospheres likely form in gaps between gas and dust-filled rings in the disk, according to a study released Wednesday.
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Astronomers have learned how energy inside gaseous, dust-filled disks surrounding stars help prevent young planets from smashing into the stars they orbit, according to a study released Thursday.
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An international team of astronomers wielding the observational power of three massive telescopes have discovered a 13 billion-year-old galaxy cluster, the oldest grouping of star systems observed to date in the cosmos, according to a study released Thursday.
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The universe is looking younger every day. New calculations suggest the universe could be a couple billion years younger than scientists have estimated, and even younger than suggested by two other calculations published this year that trimmed hundreds of millions of years from the age of the cosmos.
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Using the combined power of three U.S observatories, astronomers discovered a planet three times the mass of Jupiter that orbits around its star on an unusual, oval-shaped path, according to a study released Tuesday.
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A “glitch” in a neutron star 1,000 light-years from Earth offered astronomers the first-ever glimpse into the forces generating rotation for the universe’s most dense objects.
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Astronomers have discovered 39 massive and ancient galaxies that defy current models of the known universe and contain clues about the interactions of black holes with dark matter, a study published Wednesday revealed.
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The Milky Way galaxy is home to countless stars, planets, and other celestial objects. Currently, scientists’ knowledge of its shape is based on what is known about other galaxies and models of our own solar system – but it is not the whole picture.
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Scientists using a planet-hunting NASA satellite announced Monday the discovery of three new planets orbiting a nearby star, including one that may have had liquid water oceans.
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No one knows what happens inside a black hole, but Einstein’s theory of general relativity still explains the phenomena occurring just outside.
Read moreSilica aerogels have been used to keep NASA exploration rovers warm at night, and a study released Monday shows it could be the solution to sustaining life in the most uninhabitable of places – Mars.
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Before Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin knew they would be the first to walk on the moon, they took crash courses in geology at the Grand Canyon and a nearby impact crater that is the most well-preserved on Earth.
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Tens of thousands of tourists and locals gaped skyward Tuesday as a total eclipse of the sun darkened the heavens over Chile and Argentina.
Read moreThe question of how clouds form in Mars’ atmosphere may have been answered in a new study released Monday: meteors.
Read moreThe universe is expanding faster than it used to, meaning it’s about a billion years younger than we thought, a new study by a Nobel Prize winner says. And that’s sending a shudder through the world of physics, making astronomers re-think some of its most basic concepts.
Read moreAstronomers have noticed an X-ray pulse near a black hole that was recently observed tearing apart a star, uncovering new information about the physical properties of black holes.
Read moreMore than 100 times farther than the Earth is from the sun, a pink dwarf planet nicknamed Farout was recognized by astronomers Monday as the most-distant body ever observed in our solar system.
Read moreA huge lake of salty water appears to be buried deep in Mars, raising the possibility of finding life on the red planet.
Read moreAfter a year of peering deep into the outer edge of space, Carnegie scientists have discovered 12 new moons orbiting Jupiter.
Read moreAstronomers say they’ve captured the first confirmed image of a planet forming in the dust swirling around a young star.
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