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Scientists Suggest Alternative Explanation for Accelerating Expansion of the Universe

Enigmatic dark energy, thought to make up 68% of the universe, may not exist at all, according to a Hungarian-American team.

31 Mar 2017

NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory Discovers Mysterious Cosmic Explosion

A mysterious flash of X-rays has been discovered by NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory in the deepest X-ray image ever obtained. This source likely comes from some sort of destructive event, but it may be of a variety that scientists have never seen before.

31 Mar 2017

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope Traces Gauzy Remains of Supernova Explosion in Large Magellanic Cloud

Of all the varieties of exploding stars, the ones called Type Ia are perhaps the most intriguing. Their predictable brightness lets astronomers measure the expansion of the universe, which led to the discovery of dark energy.

31 Mar 2017

Hubble Observations Reveal Three Speedy Stars Ejected from Unstable Multi-Star System

A remarkable new discovery using NASA's Hubble Space Telescope reveals three stars that now hold the record as the youngest-known examples of a super-fast-flying breed.

31 Mar 2017

Researchers Develop New Protocol to Avoid Noise in Quantum Information Transfer

Scientists from the University of Innsbruck and TU Wien (Vienna) have come up with new solutions that will help in transferring quantum information in a reliable manner when the connecting channels are affected by detrimental noise.

30 Mar 2017

Discovery of New Mechanism can Significantly Impact Study of Quantum Physics

A new mechanism that plays a vital role in creating paired light particles has been discovered by researchers. The discovery might have a remarkable influence on the research in the field of quantum physics.

30 Mar 2017

Researchers Develop Iterative Simulation Model that Predicts Strong Plasma Turbulence

Plasma, the ionised state of matter found in stars, is still not fully understood, largely due to its instability.

30 Mar 2017

Researchers Use Subaru Telescope to Create Most-Extensive Map of Neutral Hydrogen Gas in Early Universe

A team led by researchers from Osaka Sangyo University, with members from Tohoku University, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) and others, has used the Suprime-Cam on the Subaru Telescope to create the most-extensive map of neutral hydrogen gas in the early universe.

29 Mar 2017

Researchers Design Quantum Gadget that Could Make Contactless and Wireless Transactions More Secure

A prototype gadget that sends secret keys to encrypt information passed from a mobile device to a payment terminal, could help to answer public concerns around the security of contactless and wireless transactions, a new Oxford University collaboration has found.

29 Mar 2017

Astronomers Use Radio Telescope to Observe the Halo of Nearby Starburst Galaxy

Astronomers have used a radio telescope in outback Western Australia to see the halo of a nearby starburst galaxy in unprecedented detail.

28 Mar 2017

NuSTAR Mission Helps Scientists Explore the Mystery Behind Galaxy Merger

A supermassive black hole inside a tiny galaxy is challenging scientists' ideas about what happens when two galaxies become one.

28 Mar 2017

New Study Reveals that Satellite Galaxies at Poles of Milky Way Coexist with Dark Matter

Research conducted by scientists at Rochester Institute of Technology rules out a challenge to the accepted standard model of the universe and theory of how galaxies form by shedding new light on a problematic structure.

28 Mar 2017

Bristol University's Quantum Physicist Awarded Prestigious 2016 Cozzarelli Prize

A professor of physics from the University of Bristol's new Quantum Information Institute has been awarded the prestigious 2016 Cozzarelli Prize for a paper published in the journal, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

28 Mar 2017

ESO's Very Large Telescope Spots Star Formation from Supermassive Black Holes

A UK-led group of European astronomers used the MUSE and X-shooter instruments on the Very Large Telescope (VLT) at ESO’s Paranal Observatory in Chile to study an ongoing collision between two galaxies, known collectively as IRAS F23128-5919, that lie around 600 million light-years from Earth.

28 Mar 2017

NASA Selects Science Mission to Untangle Complexities of the Interstellar Medium

Emissions from the interstellar medium, which is the cosmic material present between stars, can be measured by a science mission selected by NASA.

27 Mar 2017

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Scientists Suggest Alternative Explanation for Accelerating Expansion of the Universe

NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory Discovers Mysterious Cosmic Explosion

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope Traces Gauzy Remains of Supernova Explosion in Large Magellanic Cloud

Hubble Observations Reveal Three Speedy Stars Ejected from Unstable Multi-Star System

Researchers Develop New Protocol to Avoid Noise in Quantum Information Transfer

Discovery of New Mechanism can Significantly Impact Study of Quantum Physics

Researchers Develop Iterative Simulation Model that Predicts Strong Plasma Turbulence

Researchers Use Subaru Telescope to Create Most-Extensive Map of Neutral Hydrogen Gas in Early Universe

Researchers Design Quantum Gadget that Could Make Contactless and Wireless Transactions More Secure

Astronomers Use Radio Telescope to Observe the Halo of Nearby Starburst Galaxy

NuSTAR Mission Helps Scientists Explore the Mystery Behind Galaxy Merger

New Study Reveals that Satellite Galaxies at Poles of Milky Way Coexist with Dark Matter

Bristol University's Quantum Physicist Awarded Prestigious 2016 Cozzarelli Prize

ESO's Very Large Telescope Spots Star Formation from Supermassive Black Holes

NASA Selects Science Mission to Untangle Complexities of the Interstellar Medium

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