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Carbon dioxide cold traps on the moon have been confirmed

Lunar carbon dioxide cold traps discovered could be used to sustain robot or human presence on the moon. After decades of uncertainty, researchers in Washington...

Revealing the formation site of planetary systems at a solar system scale

Takayuki Muto of Kogakuin University discusses how ALMA has delivered images of the formation site of planetary systems similar to our Solar System. Planets are...

Detecting exoplanets with high precision

Editor Georgie Whitworth spoke to Ana Heras Pastor, Head of the Astrophysics Observatories Section at the European Space Agency, to learn more about the PLATO mission to detect and study exoplanets.

Astrophysicists reveal the source of uncommonly heavy neutron star binaries

Researchers conduct a unique study highlighting how the explosion of a stripped massive star in a supernova can lead to the development of a heavy neutron star or a light black hole.

Dwarf planet Vesta: an insight into the early solar system

A collaboration of researchers is utilising data from the dwarf planet Vesta to better comprehend the earliest era of our solar system.

Process behind supernova explosions and cosmic radio bursts revealed

Researchers unearth the process – known as quantum electrodynamic cascades – that can result in supernova explosions and cosmic radio bursts.

Livestream of observations of Uranus to be shared with the public

The Royal Astronomical Society is holding a dedicated livestream of observations of Uranus, led by researchers at the University of Leicester.

Finding Earthlike planets in other solar systems by searching for moons

Researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign have developed a method for detecting Earthlike planets in other solar systems.

The origins of elusive ultradiffuse galaxies have been revealed 

Astronomers at University of California, Riverside, have utilised simulations to uncover how elusive ultradiffuse galaxies are born.  

Astronomers detect supernova explosion caused by two colliding stars

Astronomers have identified a gigantic supernova explosion caused by two stars crashing together for the first time ever.

A cosmic vision: how ESA’s Ariel will change the way we see exoplanets

Ariel is one of the European Space Agency’s Cosmic Vision programmes; its mission is to measure and examine exoplanets and explore their atmospheric properties.

Astronomical breakthrough in categorising mysterious brown dwarfs

A team of international researchers has detected five celestial bodies that may potentially illuminate the nature of enigmatic brown dwarfs.

Alien life may soon be discovered on a new class of habitable exoplanets

Scientists have identified a new class of habitable exoplanets that may potentially support life, despite being vastly different from Earth.

Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell becomes second woman to win Copley Medal

Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell, a pioneering astrophysicist, has been named the 2021 winner of the Royal Society’s esteemed Copley Medal, becoming the second woman in history to receive the award.

Applications for the James Webb Space Telescope in the UK

Two new dedicated fellows will facilitate the introduction of the James Webb Space Telescope and its scientific capacities to public life in the UK.

Astronomers detect radio waves in Large Magellanic Cloud for the first time

Astronomers have conducted an in-depth investigation of the Large Magellanic Cloud, identifying radio waves for the first time ever.

Accurately forecasting solar activity with innovative Sun clock

Scientists have made a groundbreaking advancement in predicting solar activity, pioneering the development of an innovative Sun clock.

Ophiuchus constellation analysis reveals the inception of our solar system

Astronomers have identified that star formation in the Ophiuchus constellation may explain how our solar system came into existence.

The Gaia Mission: one spacecraft, a billion stars to survey

Discussing the Gaia mission, what it has taught us so far and what we still have to learn as the spacecraft nears seven years of operation.

Studying neutron star matter in the laboratory

Goethe University’s Professor Joachim Stroth explores neutron star matter and what happens when two of the densest macroscopic objects we know of merge. What happens...

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