University of Arizona astronomers have identified five examples of a new class of stellar system. They're not quite galaxies and only exist in isolation. The new stellar systems contain only young, … [+5582 chars]
The destination for NASA's Artemis 1 mission looks big and bright in stunning new photos from the agency taken Tuesday (June 14). In the new images, the full moon looms large behind Launch Complex 3… [+2488 chars]
Newswise — LEXINGTON, Ky. (June 16, 2022) — Arnab Sarkar, a graduate student in the University of Kentucky Department of Physics and Astronomy, will reveal data and images that — for the first time —… [+3743 chars]
Electrons are some of the most basic building components of matter that we are familiar with. They have several distinguishing characteristics, including a negative charge and the existence of an exa… [+4587 chars]
Is it true that many languages in the world use words similar to "mama" and "papa" for "mother" and "father"? If a language uses only one word for both "arm" and "hand," does it also use only one wor… [+4656 chars]
In the field of electron microscopy, 4D STEM is becoming increasingly popular. In this article, the subject of this fascinating family of techniques is explored in more detail. Image Credit: Lawrenc… [+9337 chars]
TEMPE, Ariz. — A star in deep space is giving new meaning to the saying “here today, gone tomorrow.” Astronomers have witnessed the fastest star explosion ever recorded from Earth. They watched as t… [+5502 chars]
An international team of astronomers reports the detection of a new luminous quasi-stellar object, or quasar. The newly found object, designated SMSS J114447.77-430859.3 (or J1144 for short) turns ou… [+3259 chars]
450 million years ago, the Earth was going through a rough time—the planet cooled down dramatically, leading to a glaciation, and soon the planet was seeing one of the most dramatic mass extinctions … [+1539 chars]
Scientists from the University of Tsukuba demonstrated how ultrafast spectroscopy can be used to improve the temporal resolution of quantum sensors. By measuring the orientation of coherent spins ins… [+3174 chars]
The end-Permian extinction (EPE) was the greatest biotic crisis in Earth's history, eliminating more than 90% of species in the oceans and more than 70% of species on land. Researchers led by Dr. Li… [+2991 chars]
One look at this stunning new image and you're likely to repeat the immortal words of "2001: A Space Odyssey's" astronaut Dave Bowman as he enters the mysterious black monolith… "My god, it's full of… [+2172 chars]
