Space : Science World Report

Jun 18, 2019 12:01 PM EDT

NRL Researchers Find Insights Into the Formation of the Solar System in Ancient Comet Dust

WASHINGTON -- Materials science researchers with the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory have found a remnant of ancient dust from the early stages of the solar system inside a primitive meteorite, named La Paz Icefield 02342 after the location of its discovery in Antarctica.

Jun 17, 2019 04:59 PM EDT

NASA Scientists Find sun's History Buried in Moon's Crust

When the Sun was just a baby four billion years ago, it went through violent outbursts of intense radiation, spewing scorching, high-energy clouds and particles across the solar system. These growing pains helped seed life on early Earth by igniting chemical reactions that kept Earth warm and wet. Y...

Jun 12, 2019 10:28 AM EDT

The Atmosphere of a New Ultra Hot Jupiter is Analyzed

MASCARA-2B/KELT-20b is an ultra hot Jupiter. It belongs to a new group of exoplanets, the hottest known until now, which can reach temperatures at the surface of over 2,000 K. The reason for its high temperature is the proximity of its orbit around its host star, causing it to receive a large flux o...

Jun 11, 2019 11:39 AM EDT

Citizen Scientists Re-tune Hubble's Galaxy Classification

Hundreds of thousands of volunteers have helped to overturn almost a century of galaxy classification, in a new study using data from the longstanding Galaxy Zoo project. The new investigation, published in the journal Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, uses classifications of over 6...

Jun 10, 2019 08:03 PM EDT

Astronomers Determine Mass of Small Black Hole at Center of Nearby Galaxy

ANN ARBOR--If astronomers want to learn about how supermassive black holes form, they have to start small--really small, astronomically speaking.

Jun 06, 2019 11:27 AM EDT

Exomoons May be Home to Extra-Terrestrial Life

Moons orbiting planets outside our solar system could offer another clue about the pool of worlds that may be home to extra-terrestrial life, according to an astrophysicist at the University of Lincoln.

May 31, 2019 10:17 AM EDT

NICER's Night Moves Trace the X-ray Sky

In this image, numerous sweeping arcs seem to congregate at various bright regions. You may wonder: What is being shown? Air traffic routes? Is information moving around the global internet? Are magnetic fields looping across active areas on the Sun?

May 29, 2019 01:07 PM EDT

The 'Forbidden' Planet has Been Found in the 'Neptunian Desert'

An exoplanet smaller than Neptune with its own atmosphere has been discovered in the Neptunian Desert, by an international collaboration of astronomers, with the University of Warwick taking a leading role.

May 24, 2019 11:40 AM EDT

Scientists Uncover Exotic Matter in the Sun's Atmosphere

Scientists from Ireland and France today [Thursday 23rd May] announced a major new finding of how matter behaves in the extreme conditions of the Sun's atmosphere.

May 18, 2019 12:19 PM EDT

Sedimentary, Dear Johnson: Is NASA Looking at the Wrong Rocks for Clues to Martian Life?

In 2020, NASA and European-Russian missions will look for evidence of past life on Mars. But while volcanic, igneous rock predominates on the Red Planet, virtually the entire Earth fossil record comes from sedimentary rocks.

Apr 09, 2019 04:14 PM EDT

NASA-NOAA satellite finds a more circular Tropical Cyclone Wallace

NASA-NOAA's Suomi NPP satellite passed over the Southern Indian Ocean and captured a visible image

Apr 08, 2019 09:39 AM EDT

NASA Researchers Catalogue all Microbes and Fungi on the International Space Station

A comprehensive catalogue of the bacteria and fungi found on surfaces inside the International Space Station (ISS) is being presented in a study published in the open access journal Microbiome.