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Jan 28, 2025 · A 20-Year Journey of Discovery. Confirming the presence of HD 20794 d took years of patient research and advanced data analysis. Researchers combined two decades’ worth of observations from high-precision instruments such as ESPRESSO and HARPS.

Feb 14, 2025 · New research from Penn State questions whether humanity’s path to intelligence was just a rare stroke of luck. The study suggests that Earth’s changing environment may have naturally paved the way for more complex life—potentially repeating the same process on countless other planets.

3 days ago · The supermassive black hole in the heart of our galaxy appears busier than ever. New observations from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) reveal that this black hole — known as Sagittarius A* — is giving off bursts of …

In a recent cosmic event that sounds more like science fiction than reality, astronomers reported the sighting of two ice giant exoplanets (planets outside our solar system) crashing into each other around a star similar to our sun.

Nov 30, 2023 · In a groundbreaking discovery, astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have found that planets resembling Earth, complete with water, can form in the most unlikely places: regions of space with extreme conditions, drenched in harsh ultraviolet radiation from massive stars.

Aug 14, 2021 · We’ve known for some time now our universe is expanding, and in recent years discovered this was happening considerably faster than we’d expected. Yet despite momentous innovations in telescope and satellite technology, it’s thought much of what’s out there in the cosmos lies beyond our line of sight — beyond the “observable universe”, as it’s called.

Jan 24, 2025 · A Universe in a Grapefruit. It might sound astonishing, but the visible universe—now so big that its farthest galaxies lie more than 13 billion light-years away—was once packed into a volume roughly the size of a grapefruit. At the very beginning, all matter and energy were crammed together, resulting in extremely high temperatures and densities.

Feb 9, 2024 · Dr Emmanuel Joffrin, member of the Tokamak Exploitation Task Force, stated that he and his team not only figured out how to reduce the extreme heat moving from the plasma to the exhaust but also managed to stabilize the edge of the plasma in the JET, stopping sudden surges of energy from hitting the walls.

Mar 12, 2024 · The team developed their special coating for use on materials like magnesium alloys, which are common in aerospace and optics. By applying this ultra-black coating, these materials can absorb an impressive 99.3% of light. This is crucial for astronomy and other fields that rely on precision optics, as even a little bit of stray light can blur images and reduce the quality of the data collected.