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Scientists suggest newly detected X-ray emissions from neutron stars could be evidence of axions

As published in Physical Review Letters, evidence of long-sought hypothetical particles, known as axions, could be found in X-ray emissions.

The first direct measurement of the acceleration of the Milky Way

Researchers have obtained the first direct measurement of the average acceleration of the Milky Way and its stars.

The Milky Way’s metal-poor stars move in previously unpredicted patterns

An investigation into the orbits of the Milky Way's metal-poor stars has found that some of them travel in previously unpredicted patterns.

The discovery of a gas filament confirms theories on the evolution of our Universe

Researchers confirm models on the evolution of our Universe by observing a gas filament with a length of 50 million light years.

Scientists discover that a storm on Neptune may have changed direction

Astronomers have used the Hubble Space Telescope to observe a mysterious dark vortex on Neptune, which has steered away from a likely death.

Astronomers suggest that the oldest galaxy in the Universe is located at the boundary of the observable Universe

Astronomers have measured the distance to the oldest galaxy in the Universe, which is located at the boundary of the observable Universe.

Researchers publish a catalogue of the stars in the Milky Way, bringing us closer to understanding the origins of the galaxy

Astronomers have created a detailed catalogue of the stars in the Milky Way, furthering our understanding of the origin of the galaxy.

The Stingray Nebula has changed in shape and faded significantly over the last 20 years

Scientists have discovered that the Stingray Nebula has changed in shape and faded significantly since 1996.

Physicists report the discovery of bursts of cosmic ray electrons accelerated by shock waves from the Sun

Physicists report the detection of bursts of cosmic ray electrons accelerated by shock waves originating from major eruptions on the Sun.

Exploring matter 10 microseconds after the Big Bang

Professor John W Harris, from Yale University’s Department of Physics, discusses how a better understanding of what happened immediately after the Big Bang could...

Interstellar travel: reaching out to other worlds

Innovation News Network International Editor Clifford Holt spoke to Breakthrough Starshot Executive Director Dr Pete Worden about his vision for interstellar travel and the...

New Outrigger telescope will allow researchers to pinpoint  locations of fast radio bursts

A new telescope at the Green Bank Observatory will allow researchers at West Virginia University, USA, to pinpoint the locations of fast radio bursts.

Black hole simulations to drive innovation in gravitational wave detectors

Researchers for RIT have developed new black hole simulations that could further the development of gravitational wave detectors.

Solving the mystery behind dark energy and the cosmological constant

A team of Columbian researchers suggest that an early model could solve the mystery behind the relationship between dark energy and the cosmological constant. The...

Major astrophysics study sheds new light on the evolution of galaxies

Astrophysicists have conducted the first major survey of distant star systems and challenged our understanding of the evolution of galaxies. Around 12 billion years ago,...

New tools for nuclear astrophysics experiments

Professor Arthur Champagne, from the University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill and the Triangle Universities Nuclear Laboratory, describes a new accelerator facility for...

Astrophysicists mitigate gravitational lensing using self-calibration methods

Scientists from the University of Texas at Dallas, USA, have demonstrated the first use of self-calibration to remove contamination from gravitational lensing signals, paving...

Astrophysicists observe the spaghettification of a star

Astrophysicists at the European Southern Observatory (ESO) have observed the death of a star as it was sucked into a supermassive black hole in...

Astronomers find six galaxies trapped in a web around a supermassive black hole

Astronomers using ESO’s Very Large Telescope have discovered that when the Universe was less than a billion years old six galaxies were trapped in...

Cosmologists successfully measure the amount of matter in the Universe

A team led by scientists at the University of California, Riverside (UCR), USA, has precisely measured the total amount of matter in the Universe. As...

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