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Observing a gigantic blinking star near the centre of the Milky Way

Astronomers have observed a huge 'blinking' star near the centre of the Milky Way, more than 25,000 light-years away.

Finding astronomical bodies needed for the beginning of life on Earth

Researchers at Kobe University have conducted research that will allow for an increased number of astronomical bodies to be considered as candidates for the source of the water and organic substances necessary for the beginning of life on Earth.

Gravitational waves research and understanding the Universe

EGO’s and VIRGO’s role in pushing the frontiers of science, how that is achieved, and the importance of collaboration and co-operation in the field of the experimental and theoretical gravitational waves.

Dark Energy Survey gives accurate insight to the Universe’s evolution

The Dark Energy Survey uses observations of 226 million galaxies to gain the most precise insight to the Universe’s composition and evolution.

Phenomena at the heart of the Milky Way revealed

A new study has unveiled ferocious phenomena at the centre of the Milky Way galaxy, potentially providing details of our galaxy’s evolution.

CU Aerospace: reducing space debris with micropropulsion systems

CU Aerospace is working to reduce dangerous space debris with the development of its responsible space micropropulsion systems. Spun out of the University of Illinois...

Research reveals the first very events of the Big Bang

A study has potentially provided fresh insights on the inception of the Big Bang, explaining how everything we know came into existence.

Furthering our understanding of the origins of cosmic rays

Researchers at the University of Notre Dame have developed a simulation model to improve our understanding of the origins of cosmic rays.

UGC 10738 investigation reveals mysterious origins of the Milky Way

Scientists have revealed the origins of the Milky Way, indicating that our home galaxy evolved gradually instead of in a violent collision.

Dwarf galaxies had simultaneous ‘baby boom’ of new stars

In a groundbreaking discovery that challenges current notions of how galaxies grow, 36 dwarf galaxies light-years apart have had a simultaneous ‘baby boom’ of new stars.

Plasma jets reveal magnetic fields in galaxy clusters

Researchers at Nagoya University have discovered plasma jets interacting with magnetic fields in a gigantic galaxy cluster 600 million light-years away, utilising radio telescopes and supercomputer simulations.

ALMA discovers the most ancient galaxy with Spiral Morphology

Researchers at the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan (NAOJ) have examined data obtained with the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) and discovered an ancient galaxy with a spiral morphology by only 1.4 billion years after the Big Bang.

Unprecedented insight into the precise age of the stars in our galaxy

Researchers have been successful in ascertaining the age of some of the oldest stars in our galaxy with extraordinary accuracy by merging data from the stars’ oscillations with information about their chemical composition.

The Astrophysics of planet formation and searching for baby planets

Andrea Isella of the Department of Physics and Astronomy at Rice University discusses the search for baby planets and the astrophysics of planet formation. As of...

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