Molecular oxygen detected in the nearest quasar Observations using the IRAM 30 meter telescope and the NOEMA Interferometer have unveiled the presence of molecular oxygen in Markarian 231—the nearest known quasar. The finding, detailed in […]
ALMA pinpoints the formation site of planet around nearest young star Researchers using ALMA (Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array) found a small dust concentration in the disk around TW Hydrae, the nearest young star. It is […]
Life could be evolving right now on nearest exoplanets Rocky, Earth-like planets orbiting our closest stars could host life, according to a new study that raises the excitement about exoplanets. When rocky, Earth-like planets were […]
Four Earth-sized planets detected orbiting the nearest sun-like star A new study by an international team of astronomers reveals that four Earth-sized planets orbit the nearest sun-like star, tau Ceti, which is about 12 light […]
Four Earth-sized planets detected orbiting the nearest sun-like star A new study by an international team of astronomers reveals that four Earth-sized planets orbit the nearest sun-like star, tau Ceti, which is about 12 light […]
Mapping the magnetic bridge between our nearest galactic neighbours For the first time, astronomers have detected a magnetic field associated with the Magellanic Bridge, the filament of gas stretching 75 thousand light-years between the Milky […]