Astronomy
Machine Learning Tidies Up the Cosmos
Amanda Morris, a press release writer at Northwestern University, describes an important astronomical effect in terms entertaining enough to be…
A New Membrane Could Lead to Space Telescopes with Flexible Mirrors!
A team from the Max Planck Institute of Extraterrestrial Physics (MPE) has developed a technique for creating thin, flexible mirrors…
The First Radiation Map of the Skies Over Africa
Astronomers have developed a way to cheaply and easily measure the radiation exposure experienced by airline crews over Africa. (more…)
When Clouds Collide, Destruction and Creation Go Hand-in-Hand
All stars are born from the collapse of clouds of dust and gas. But triggering star formation is a tricky…
Astronomers Find Out What Happens to Rocky Planets That Wander too Close to Their Stars
The massive Kepler survey found a treasure trove of exoplanets. But in all that wealth they found three anomalies: what…
Forget the Habitable Zone – We Need to Find the Computational Zone
Astronomers are currently searching for signs of life in the "habitable zones" of nearby stars, which is defined as the…
Hubble Sees Two Quasars Side by Side in the Early Universe
When it comes to the brightest, most powerful objects in the Universe, not much can beat a Quasar. A Gamma…
Physicists Discover that Gravity Can Create Light
Researchers have discovered that in the exotic conditions of the early universe, waves of gravity may have shaken space-time so…
Brightest Gamma-ray Burst Shines Light on Milky Way Structure
The brightest gamma-ray burst ever seen in 2022 still puzzles astronomers.
This JWST Image Shows Gravitational Lensing at its Finest
The latest image release from the James Webb Space Telescope shows another beautiful field filled with galaxies and gravitational lenses