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Compelling Evidence of Planet Forming at a Great Distance from its Star

Astronomers using NASA's Hubble Space Telescope have found compelling evidence of a planet forming 7.5 billion miles away from its star, a finding that may challenge current theories about planet formation.

15 Jun 2013

Researchers Stack up Galaxy Signals to Determine Hydrogen Content

Researchers from the International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research (ICRAR) have proven a new technique that will provide a clearer picture of the Universe’s history and be used with the next generation of radio telescopes such as the Square Kilometre Array (SKA).

14 Jun 2013

New Strategy for Collaboration, Communication and Investment in Particle Physics across Europe

On May 30, the CERN Council adopted an update on its 2006 European strategy for particle physics in a meeting hosted by the European Commission in Brussels. EPFL Professors Tatsuya Nakada and Oliver Schneider participated in the historical event as Secretary of the European Strategy Session of Council and Swiss Scientific Delegate to the CERN Council, respectively.

14 Jun 2013

Quantum Mechanical Coupling of Atoms to Fiber Cables May Help Realize Global Quantum Networks

Researchers at the Vienna University of Technology quantum mechanically couple atoms to glass fiber cables. Now, they have shown that their technique enables storage of quantum information over a sufficiently long period of time to realize global quantum networks based on optical fibers.

14 Jun 2013

Unprecedented Bonanza of Black Holes Discovered in the Andromeda Galaxy

Using data from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory, astronomers have discovered an unprecedented bonanza of black holes in the Andromeda Galaxy, one of the nearest galaxies to the Milky Way.

14 Jun 2013

Astronomers Discover New Type of Variable Star

Astronomers using the Swiss 1.2-metre Euler telescope at ESO’s La Silla Observatory in Chile have found a new type of variable star. The discovery was based on the detection of very tiny changes in brightness of stars in a cluster. The observations revealed previously unknown properties of these stars that defy current theories and raise questions about the origin of the variations.

13 Jun 2013

Blueprint Published for International Linear Collider Particle Physics Project

A five-volume report containing the blueprint for a future particle physics project, the International Linear Collider (ILC), was published today. In three consecutive ceremonies in Asia, Europe and the Americas, the authors of the Technical Design Report for the International Linear Collider, a next-generation particle collider to complement and advance beyond the physics of the Large Hadron Collider at CERN, officially handed the report over to the international oversight board for projects in particle physics, the International Committee for Future Accelerators ICFA.

13 Jun 2013

Spin-Resolved ARPES Needed to Study Magnetism and Spintronics

One of the world’s brightest sources of soft x-rays, Berkeley Lab’s Advanced Light Source (ALS) is a premier facility for studying the properties of materials. It’s no surprise that ALS beamlines excel at ARPES – angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy – a fundamental technique for examining electronic structure.

12 Jun 2013

Saturn’s Density Waves May Help Probe it’s Interior

Astronomers know that gravity from Saturn’s various moons tug at the planet’s rings and make spirals in them. But the catalyst for certain spiral patterns has been difficult to pin down. Now, two Cornell astronomers have determined the source: Saturn itself.

12 Jun 2013

Scientists Measure Least Massive Galaxy in the Known Universe

The least massive galaxy in the known universe has been measured by UC Irvine scientists, clocking in at just 1,000 or so stars with a bit of dark matter holding them together.

11 Jun 2013