23 February 2016
Researchers probe black-hole mergers with fast-powered winds
The recent ground-breaking detection of gravitational waves by the Laser Interferometer Gravitational Wave Observatory (LIGO) provided confirmation of not only the elusive phenomena predicted by Albert Einstein's ...
21 March 2016
Using gravitational waves to search for Population III stars
Following the announcement earlier in February that gravitational waves were discovered with the Advanced Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (aLIGO), a completely new window to investigate astrophysical processes, which are ...
20 May 2016
Evidence for massive Tsunamis found on Mars
... the CTX (Context Camera), High Resolution Imaging System Experiment (HiRISE) images and the Mars Orbital Laser Altimeter (MOLA), the team analysed radar-sounding data of the raised deposits, known as the Late Hesperian...
28 June 2016
Oxides discovered on Mars hint at an oxygen-rich past
... oxygen once existed on the Red Planet, making it more Earth-like than previously thought. Found by firing lasers from Curiosity's Chemistry and Camera (ChemCam) instrument onto the Martian surface, the oxides, along with...
