How stars can limit life in the universe For the past few decades, scientists have been looking at planets outside of our solar system to see if they could host life. Now, scientists have discovered another factor for habitability: radiation from the planet’s central star. October 1, 2020 by Paulina Umansky Read More
Can Artificial Intelligence find new planets for us? Artificial intelligence could identify exoplanet signals faster in the data collected by NASA’s TESS mission. November 28, 2019 by Paul Kramer Rosado Read More
“Hulk”-like microorganisms in soil can survive high levels of gamma radiation Scientists exposed soil microorganisms to low, medium, and high doses of gamma radiation to see who could survive June 19, 2019 by Mary Sabuda Read More
Using The Big Bang As A Ruler Cosmologists use baryon acoustic oscillations to map distances as the universe expands February 15, 2018 by Crystal Riley Read More
An Interstellar Asteroid Just Flew Through Our Solar System Scientists are guessing the origins of an interstellar asteroid visitor they detected speeding through our solar system November 16, 2017 by Crystal Riley Read More
New Cavity Discovered in the Great Pyramid of Egypt Cosmic rays from space allowed scientists to detect a mysterious 4000 year old cavity deep in the Great Pyramid November 15, 2017 by Sanjoy Som Read More
What Protects Exoplanets from Damaging Solar Flares? Simulating different models to understand which factors affect an exoplanet’s ability to sustain life during high-energy stellar events. November 14, 2017 by Alexander Adranly Read More
A New Field of Science: Space Pasta and Nuclear Crusts Astromaterial science studies nuclear pasta and Coulomb crystals in neutron stars November 8, 2017 by Crystal Riley Read More
Gravitational Waves from A Neutron Star Merger Shake the Earth and Astrophysics The LIGO/Virgo gravitational wave detection on Oct 16 leads to major leaps in understanding of astrophysics. October 19, 2017 by Crystal Riley Read More
The Sleeping Giant in a Small Town A supermassive black hole, 17 billion times the size of our Sun, was found in a small galaxy October 16, 2017 by Crystal Riley Read More
