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New Mathematical Techniques to Advance Study of Molecules at Quantum Level

Researchers at Sandia National Laboratories have developed new mathematical techniques to advance the study of molecules at the quantum level.

5 May 2017

VISTA Provides Clear Picture of the Small Magellanic Cloud Galaxy

The Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC) is a dwarf galaxy considered to be the more petite twin of the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC). These are two of the closest galaxy neighbors in space with the SMC located about 200 000 light-years away, just a twelfth of the distance to the more famous Andromeda Galaxy.

4 May 2017

New Finding Helps Understand How Intermediate-Mass Black Holes and Clusters Themselves Form and Evolve

An international team of astronomers led The University of Manchester have found evidence of a new ‘missing-link’ black hole in the Milky Way galaxy, hidden in the Sagittarius constellation.

3 May 2017

Researchers Discover Vast Wave of Hot Gas in Nearby Perseus Galaxy Cluster

Combining data from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory with radio observations and computer simulations, an international team of scientists has discovered a vast wave of hot gas in the nearby Perseus galaxy cluster. Spanning some 200,000 light-years, the wave is about twice the size of our own Milky Way galaxy.

3 May 2017

New Analysis Concludes Milky Way’s Mysterious Gamma-Ray Glow is Most Likely Caused by Pulsars

A mysterious gamma-ray glow at the center of the Milky Way is most likely caused by pulsars – the incredibly dense, rapidly spinning cores of collapsed ancient stars that were up to 30 times more massive than the sun. That’s the conclusion of a new analysis by an international team of astrophysicists, including researchers from the Department of Energy’s SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory.

3 May 2017

Study Reveals Nearby Star can Provide Hints at How Our Solar System Evolved

NASA’s SOFIA aircraft, a 747 loaded with a 2.5-meter telescope in the back and stripped of most creature comforts in the front, took a big U-turn over the Pacific west of Mexico.

3 May 2017

Northwestern University Astrophysicist Honored with Walder Research Award

Vicky Kalogera, a Northwestern University astrophysicist who played a key role in the historic discovery of gravitational waves — confirming a major prediction of Einstein’s theory of relativity and launching a new field in astronomy — has been named the 16th recipient of the Martin E. and Gertrude G. Walder Award for Research Excellence.

2 May 2017