. Scientific Frontline: Astrophysics
Showing posts with label Astrophysics. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Astrophysics. Show all posts
Thursday, May 21, 2026

Spacetime Crystals & Microscopic Black Holes

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Left: visualization of a space-time-crystal. Right: a cubic crystal structure Image Credit: Technische Universität Wien Scientific Frontline...
Wednesday, May 20, 2026

Astronomers Uncover Why Some Solar Eruptions Die

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Full Sun views from different NASA solar cameras of a failed solar eruption from data collected in March 2024. Image Credit: Tingyu Gou Scie...
Monday, May 18, 2026

SwRI Reevaluates Europa's Vapor Plumes

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Water vapor plumes on Jupiter's Europa A new SwRI study has raised doubts about the existence of water vapor plumes on Jupiter’s moon Eu...
Wednesday, May 13, 2026

Dual Observation of Comet 3I/ATLAS

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In November 2025, 3I/ATLAS passed between ESA’s Juice and NASA’s Europa Clipper spacecraft. SwRI researchers informally coordinated efforts ...
Monday, May 11, 2026

Molecules shed light on dark matter

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Prof. Dr. Dmitry Budker, Dr. Konstantin Gaul, and Dr. Lei Cong Photo Credit: Courtesy of Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz Scientific Fro...
Wednesday, May 6, 2026

A new way to read the Universe

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Image Credit: Courtesy of University of Barcelona / CANVAS Scientific Frontline: Extended "At a Glance" Summary : The CIGaRS Frame...

Antarctic Ice Detects Cosmic Rays

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Scientists at work installing cables and electronic components for the Askaryan Radio Array, a detector for incoming cosmic particles locate...
Tuesday, April 28, 2026

Why stars spin down, or up, before they die

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Illustration of the inner regions of a massive star during its final oxygen (green) and silicon (teal) shell burning phase, before the colla...
Wednesday, April 22, 2026

How solar prominences form

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The new computer simulations are based on a magnetic field structure that is often associated with prominences: the magnetic field lines in ...
Wednesday, April 15, 2026

Dark matter could explain earliest supermassive black holes

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Dark matter decays could be the missing ingredient explaining how giant black holes formed before the first stars Image Credit: Scientific F...
Monday, April 13, 2026

New simulations reveal the cold, dusty reality of galaxy formation

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Visual impression of the dynamic range in the high-resolution COLIBRE simulation L025m5 at redshift z = 0.1. The top left panel shows a proj...
Saturday, April 11, 2026

The Local Universe’s Expansion Rate Is Clearer Than Ever, but Still Doesn’t Add Up

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Artist’s interpretation of the cosmic distance ladder — a succession of overlapping methods used to measure distances across the Universe, w...
Thursday, April 2, 2026

Ghostly particles: Is dark radiation masquerading as neutrinos?

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Bhupal Dev / Associate Professor of Physics Photo Credit: Courtesy of Washington University in St. Louis Scientific Frontline: Extended ...
Tuesday, March 31, 2026

SwRI-led research indicates a more complex Sun’s magnetic engine

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NASA's Parker Solar Probe is the first spacecraft to fly through the corona, the Sun's upper atmosphere, and offers a unique perspec...
Tuesday, March 24, 2026

A Solar System in the making? Two planets spotted forming in disc around young star

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This image shows two planets being born around the young star WISPIT 2. These observations were made with the SPHERE instrument at ESO’s Ver...
Monday, March 23, 2026

New Explanation for Unique ‘Negative Superhump’ Features of Deep-Space Binary Star Systems

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Image Credit: S. Lepp (UNLV) / AI illustration Scientific Frontline: "At a Glance" Summary : Negative Superhump Features in Deep-S...

'Space Archaeology' Reveals First Dynamic History of a Giant Spiral Galaxy

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An artist's impression shows the giant spiral galaxy NGC 1365 as it collides and merges with a smaller companion galaxy, stirring up sta...
Tuesday, March 17, 2026

Large craters offer clues to the origin of asteroid 16 Psyche

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Scientific Frontline: "At a Glance" Summary : Asteroid 16 Psyche Main Discovery : The internal porosity of asteroid 16 Psyche sign...

From dust to planets: a turbulent story

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Scientific Frontline: "At a Glance" Summary : Shear-Flow Instability in Planet Formation Main Discovery : Researchers have provide...
Wednesday, March 11, 2026

Exoplanets: Conditions suitable for life on distant moons

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A realistic depiction of a free-floating gas giant planet and its Earth-like moon  Image Credit: © Dahlbüdding/DALL-E Scientific Frontline: ...