20 April 2017
ALMA research team captures first clear image of accretion disk around a star
...: ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO)/Lee et al. Accretion disks are most likely made of silicate, iron, and other interstellar matter. Due to their triple-layer appearance, the research team has described the accretion disk as very...
10 July 2017
First glimpse at how gravity effects star formation
... in large accumulation of matter and the formation of massive cores. Hence, our results reveal that this type of interstellar filament and hub system represents a privileged location for the formation of the most massive of stars in the...
30 August 2017
Star formation history of the Universe revealed
... using ALMA. The simple molecule is carbon hydride (CH+); one of the first three molecules ever discovered in the interstellar medium. It was first discovered in the early 1940s, but its presence has proved somewhat of a mystery because...
02 January 2018
2017 - What a year!
... to one of the most distinguished planetary missions of our time - Cassini. However we also said hello to the first interstellar visitor from another system as it passed briefly through our solar neighbourhood. Hoping to do for Jupiter what Cassini...
29 June 2018
All things asteroid: Who, What, Where and When
... notable asteroid to date appeared on our radar late last year in November 2017. `Oumuamua, our planet’s first interstellar visitor shook up our idea of what an alien asteroid might look like. Its unusual shape caused a flurry...
15 August 2018
Space is dark and not as full of galaxies as we thought, new study shows
... region in question had far fewer galaxies than they expected – proving that starlight was unable to penetrate interstellar gas. "It is not that the opacity is a cause of the lack of galaxies," said Steven Furlanetto, a UCLA professor of astronomy...
