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Neutron Star Collisions Do Not Account for the Sheer Abundance of Heaviest Elements

Neutron star collisions do not create the quantity of chemical elements previously assumed, a new analysis of galaxy evolution finds.

16 Sep 2020

Scientist Explores the Evolution of a Primordial Interstellar Gas Cloud

Four-hundred fifty light-years from Earth, a young star is glowing at the center of a system of concentric rings made from gas and dust, and it is producing planets, one for each gap in the ring.

16 Sep 2020

Astronomers May Have Found a Signature of Life on Venus

The search for life beyond Earth has largely revolved around our rocky red neighbor.

15 Sep 2020

Researchers Propose Theory to Explain Unusual Properties of Neutrinos

Under the guidance of Kanazawa University, a group of researchers has recommended a new mathematical framework to interpret the properties of the underlying particles known as neutrinos.

15 Sep 2020

Warm Jupiter-Sized Planet Transiting a Low-Mass Star

A planet observed crossing in front of, or transiting, a low-mass star has been determined to be about the size of Jupiter.

15 Sep 2020

Astronomers Discover a Rare Molecule in the Clouds of Venus

An international team of astronomers, led by Professor Jane Greaves of Cardiff University, today announced the discovery of a rare molecule - phosphine - in the clouds of Venus.

15 Sep 2020

New Form of Magnetoelectric Effect Discovered

Electricity and magnetism are closely related: Power lines generate a magnetic field, rotating magnets in a generator produce electricity.

15 Sep 2020

Study Reveals Mechanism that Produces Magnetic Field in Plasma

A group of physicists from India and Japan has challenged a 60-year old old notion that the massive magnetic field in a high-intensity laser created plasma that originates from the small, nanoscale in the bulk plasma.

15 Sep 2020

New Quantum Thermometer Senses “Fever” in Live, Microscopic Animals

Quantifying the temperature of objects at a nanoscale has been a challenge for a long time, particularly in live biological specimens, because of the absence of dependable and accurate nanothermometers.

14 Sep 2020

Electrons in the Van Allen Radiation Belts can be Accelerated to Very High Speeds, Study Shows

The Earth's magnetic field is trapping high energy particles. When the first satellites were launched into space, scientists led by James Van Allen unexpectedly discovered the high energy particle radiation regions, which were later named after its discoverer Van Allen Radiation Belts.

11 Sep 2020