By analyzing the data from ESA's XMM-Newton satellite, astronomers from the Astronomical Observatory of the Jagiellonian University in Kraków, Poland, and elsewhere, have investigated X-ray intraday … [+3884 chars]
For tens of millions of years, our newborn Universe was shrouded in hydrogen. Bit by bit, this vast mist was torn apart by the light of the very first stars in a dawn that defined the shape of the em… [+3510 chars]
The European Space Agency released a trove of data on Tuesday on almost two billion stars in the Milky Way, collected by its Gaia space observatory in an effort to create the most accurate and comple… [+1956 chars]
Two giant galaxy clusters crashing into each other triggered enormous shock waves stretching 1.6 million light-years through space. The findings, revealed by NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory , are … [+4834 chars]
Newswise — Scientists who study materials can be divided into three categories. “You have people who make things, people who make things do things, and people who try to understand why things do what… [+8968 chars]
image: The three reactants and their linkage: ketyl-type radical on the left, 1,3-diene on the center, and the nucleophile sulfinate on the right. The reactive atoms and the bond that are being forme… [+3215 chars]
A new joint study by Southwest Research Institute and Sandia National Laboratories examines the differences in oxide film growth on additively manufactured (AM) metals and wrought stainless steel in … [+3413 chars]
Later this month, skywatchers in Africa can watch a star blink out of sight thanks to a quirk of celestial arrangements. The European Space Agency (ESA) mission Gaia , which launched in 2013, has b… [+6393 chars]
The European Space Agency released a trove of data on Tuesday on almost two billion stars in the Milky Way, collected by its Gaia space observatory in an effort to create the most accurate and comple… [+1956 chars]
From a zoomed out, distant view, star-forming cloud L483 appears normal. But when a Northwestern University-led team of astrophysicists zoomed in closer and closer, things became weirder and weirder.… [+5021 chars]
From vivid supermoons to dazzling meteor showers, here are five upcoming and accessible celestial events that you wont want to miss. Theres something deeply humbling about watching the skies, someth… [+4536 chars]
Induced transparency: The precise control of the energy flow (indicated by glowing particles in the fog) makes the artificial material become entirely transparent for the optical signal. Credit: Andr… [+5617 chars]