05 December 2018
New theory unifies dark matter with dark energy
...he would later describe it as his ‘biggest blunder,’ modern astrophysical observations prove that it is a real phenomenon. However no-one... galaxy halos (a theory known as MACHOs - massive astrophysical compact halo object)? But again, to date, despite...
20 March 2019
Webb telescope partly blamed for WFIRST funding cut
... Tweeted when first reacting to the news. “Why would anyone work with NASA if we stop a top ranked astrophysics project in the middle of its development. No science or technology roadblocks. Just a decision not to fund,” he wrote, pointing out...
20 May 2020
Twisted feature could be the first direct evidence of a baby planet being born
... a boat on a lake,” explains Emmanuel Di Folco of the Astrophysics Laboratory of Bordeaux (LAB), France, who also participated in the... This research can be found in the Astronomy & Astrophysics journal under the heading; “Possible evidence of ongoing ...
25 May 2020
Clashing galaxies may have triggered Solar System formation says new study
...’s ambitious mapping satellite Gaia. Since its launch in December 2013, ESA’s Gaia (Global Astrometric Interferometer for Astrophysics) satellite has transformed our understanding of the Milky Way by producing the most precise three-dimensional map...
12 August 2020
Distant Milky Way look-alike is a breakthrough in the field of galaxy formation
...by Francesca Rizzo, PhD student from the Max Planck Institute for Astrophysics in Germany, found that SPT0418-4 is devoid of spiral arms...Simona Vegetti, also from the Max Planck Institute for Astrophysics. “The big surprise was to find that this ...
02 September 2020
Heaviest black hole merger yet is a first for discoveries
... mass of the larger black hole in the pair puts it into the range where it's unexpected from regular astrophysics processes," said Peter Shawhan, a professor of physics at UMD, an LSC principal investigator and the LSC observational science...
