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A one-in-a-million supernova seen five times could reveal the Universe's true speed
16+ hour, 16+ min ago (416+ words) The object at the center of this discovery is a superluminous supernova located about 10 billion light-years away. It shines much brighter than typical stellar explosions. What makes it especially remarkable is how it appears in the sky. Instead of a…...
Scientists just found the Milky Way's edge and it's closer than expected
17+ hour, 48+ min ago (875+ words) To reach this conclusion, researchers combined measurements of the ages of bright giant stars with advanced simulations of galaxy evolution. This approach revealed a distinct "U-shaped" pattern in how stellar ages are distributed, which marks the outer limit of active…...
NASA Curiosity rover finds mysterious life linked molecules on Mars
1+ day, 10+ hour ago (594+ words) NASA's Curiosity rover has identified a wide range of organic molecules on Mars, including compounds that scientists consider key ingredients for the origin of life on Earth. The discovery comes from a chemical experiment carried out on another planet for…...
This massive 3 D map of 47 million galaxies could unlock dark energy
1+ day, 16+ hour ago (610+ words) Scientists have achieved a significant breakthrough in their effort to understand dark energy by completing observations for the full target area of the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI)'s 3 D map of the universe. The project wrapped up ahead of…...
Students build a "cosmic radio" to listen for dark matter
2+ day, 10+ hour ago (571+ words) Modern cosmology is often associated with massive observatories, advanced instruments, and large international collaborations backed by significant funding. However, meaningful progress does not always require such scale. Even in the complex search for dark matter, smaller teams with creative approaches…...
This exotic particle could finally explain why matter has mass
4+ day, 9+ hour ago (511+ words) Evidence for a Rare and Exotic Particle State An international team of researchers has reported signs of a previously unseen but theoretically predicted state called an "-mesic nucleus. Their findings, which will appear in Physical Review Letters, point to the…...
Scientists stunned as JWST finds ice clouds on a giant alien planet
1+ week, 14+ hour ago (576+ words) The search for planets beyond our solar system has evolved over decades. Scientists ultimately hope to detect signs of life on distant worlds, possibly within the next few decades. Early efforts, from 1995 through about 2022, focused mainly on discovering new exoplanets....
Scientists just captured trees glowing with electricity during storms
1+ week, 1+ day ago (709+ words) A Long-Standing Mystery Finally Tested in the Field Florida was chosen because of its frequent thunderstorms, which seemed ideal for the study. However, the weather did not cooperate as expected. For three weeks, Mc Farland and Brune followed short-lived storms…...
This new camera captures what happens in a trillionth of a second
1+ week, 1+ day ago (512+ words) Researchers have created a powerful new imaging method that reveals far more detail about ultrafast events in the microscopic world than ever before. These processes unfold in incredibly short times, often within hundreds of femtoseconds, and have traditionally been difficult…...
Scientists sculpt Einstein onto a crystal using only light
1+ week, 1+ day ago (252+ words) Materials that respond strongly to light in this way are highly useful because they allow optical functions to be directly written into the material. Instead of relying on multiple mechanical or manufacturing steps, light itself can define how a device…...