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NASA Scientists Detect Mysterious Object in the Milky Way Galaxy

Earlier in 2004, researchers from NASA’s Galaxy Evolution Explorer detected a huge, faint blob of gas that appeared to have a star at its core.

19 Nov 2020

NMR Spectrometer Visualizes Atomic-Scale Structure of Complex Systems

The University of Warwick has successfully energized a new high-powered magnet for nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) in the United Kingdom.

18 Nov 2020

Orbits of Ancient Stars Prompt Rethink on Milky Way Evolution

Australian telescopes and European satellite combine to reveal unexpected motions among the Galaxy’s rarest objects

16 Nov 2020

Astronomers Record First Direct Discovery of a Cold Brown Dwarf

Researchers of a collaboration between the LOw Frequency ARray (LOFAR) radio telescope in Europe, the Gemini North telescope, and the NASA InfraRed Telescope Facility (IRTF), both on Maunakea in Hawai‘i, have reported the first-ever direct observation of a cold brown dwarf using its radio wavelength emission.

10 Nov 2020

Tiny Device can Pave the Way for High Performance Quantum Computers

Bristol researchers have developed a tiny device that paves the way for higher performance quantum computers and quantum communications, making them significantly faster than the current state-of-the-art.

10 Nov 2020

Galactic Bars Found to Generate Nuclear Starburst

A galactic bar is the roughly linear structure of stars and gas extending along the inner regions of certain galaxies.

9 Nov 2020

New Technique to See Elusive Dark Matter Haloes that Surround Galaxies

A new technique developed by a small group of astronomers offers a new means to “see” the elusive dark matter haloes surrounding galaxies.

6 Nov 2020

Using Quantum Properties of Light to Develop Communications Network

Researchers at the University of Rochester and Cornell University have taken an important step toward developing a communications network that exchanges information across long distances by using photons, mass-less measures of light that are key elements of quantum computing and quantum communications systems.

5 Nov 2020

Astronomers Detect Source of Powerful Radio Burst Within the Milky Way

On April 28th, 2020, a supermagnetized stellar remnant, called magnetar, emitted a concurrent mix of radio signals and X-rays that were never seen before.

5 Nov 2020