20 April 2017
ALMA research team captures first clear image of accretion disk around a star
... in the disk. Credit: 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...
03 January 2018
Mass of black holes determines star formation history
... black hole on the star formation history of the galaxy." However, not all of the problems have been ironed out, as the precise nature of the feedback from the black hole that puts a stop to star formation...
09 February 2018
New research on rocky worlds helps identify Earth-like planets
... Science have found that planet b is roughly eight times the mass of Earth and is made up of roughly 50 percent iron. The masses for planet c and planet d are estimated to be about two and a half and four times...
09 March 2018
Juno gives insight into Jupiter's epic winds
... for hundreds of years and they are strong – much stronger than the fiercest winds on Earth, but ironically it is the flow of these bands that run from both east to west and west to east that have...
26 March 2018
Traveler program gets a boost with NanoRacks
... world's first personal jetpack with plans to develop novel aerial transportation platforms akin to those associated with Iron Man.
04 May 2018
NASA's InSight mission gears up for tomorrow's launch
... in turn should expose the depth at which Mars’s core becomes solid, and what other minerals, besides iron, may be present. These insights (ahem) into how the Red Planet works will not just benefit...
