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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...

Observing nuclear reactions in the formation of heavy elements

Professor Gabriel Martínez-Pinedo from GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung discusses the r-process and its role in the formation of heavy elements.

Analysis of Universe expansion could lead to new model of astrophysics

An international group of researchers, monitoring the expansion of the Universe with Supernovae, have made observations that could dramatically alter our understanding of astrophysics.

Evolution of the Universe influenced by light-emitting small galaxies

Researchers have solved an interstellar mystery, with small galaxies conducting a vital function in the early evolution of the Universe.

Black hole collisions provide new evidence of the Universe’s expansion

The University College London has established a new method that utilises black hole collisions to measure the Universe’s expansion.

How studying neutrinos can help us to better understand the Universe

Professors Luis A Anchordoqui from CUNY and Vanderbilt University’s Thomas J Weiler explain how neutrinos help us to understand the Universe.

Mysterious fast radio bursts found at lower-frequency than ever before

A new investigation has discovered radio waves transmitted at lower frequencies than ever detected before in mysterious fast radio bursts.

Gas accretion responsible for the mass of stars

Researchers from Japan have discovered that a star's mass is determined by the gas accretion from its core, not the mass at its inception. The...

Using NANOGrav to detect very low-frequency gravitational waves

Professor Pedro Schwaller and Wolfram Ratzinger discuss the recent detection of very low-frequency gravitational waves.

Mysterious black hole photon sphere explained by string theory

Researchers at Kavli IPMU have utilised string theory to understand the behaviour of particles outside the photon sphere of a black hole.

Astronomers discover supernova remnant far from the galactic plane

Astronomers at the Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics have identified a previously unknown supernova remnant, named Hoinga.

Jupiter’s Great Red Spot is shrinking

Jupiter's Great Red Spot has been shrinking and researchers have found that small anticyclones have been changing its 90-day oscillation.

RNO-G: the next-generation ultra-high energy neutrino observatory

Professor Nick van Eijndhoven from Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB-ELEM) speaks to The Innovation Platform’s International Editor, Clifford Holt, about the Radio Neutrino Observatory, a...

Jet of particles found exiting supermassive black hole in the early Universe

Astronomers have discovered evidence of a long jet of particles coming from a supermassive black hole in the early Universe.

New data on speed in which Universe is expanding

Determining how rapidly the Universe is expanding is key to our cosmic fate, however, the current data is conflicting with previous estimates.

The mysterious origins of solar-mass black holes

Scientists led by the KIPMU have established the origins of solar-mass black holes and their connection to dark matter.

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