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Study Reveals the Largest Galaxy Cluster Formed in the Early Universe

A new study headed by scientists from the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) and performed with OSIRIS—an instrument on the Gran Telescopio Canarias (GTC) —has identified the formation of the most thickly populated cluster of galaxies in the primitive universe.

1 Mar 2021

Study Sheds New Light on Role of Angular Momentum in Nuclear Fission

A set of experiments performed at the ALTO particle accelerator facility based in Orsay, France, has demonstrated that the fragments ensuing from nuclear fission achieve their inherent angular momentum (or spin) only after the fission reactions and not before them, as is generally believed.

26 Feb 2021

Magnetic Field Misalignment Regulates Astrophysical Jet Formation

Matter outflows are common attributes arising from systems driven by compact objects like active galactic nuclei, black holes, accreting objects like Young Stellar Objects (YSO), pulsar wind nebulae, and mature stars like the sun.

25 Feb 2021

Merger of Two Boson Stars Could Explain Existence of Dark Matter

An international research team has now demonstrated that the heaviest collision of black holes to be ever visualized and created by the gravitational-wave GW190521 could be more mysterious than previously believed—that is, the merger of a pair of boson stars.

25 Feb 2021