8+ hour, 24+ min ago  (823+ words) The Lambda Cold Dark Matter model unified gravity, cosmic expansion, dark matter, and dark energy into a single framework. Fresh data are now probing its limits. For decades, cosmologists believed they had a coherent framework describing how the Universe works…...

15+ hour ago  (710+ words) Ohio State University scientists are melting Moon dirt with lasers to build the foundations of lunar bases. Scientists from Ohio State University have shown that laser 3D printing could be used to turn Moon dust into viable lunar buildings. Not only…...

19+ hour, 15+ min ago  (969+ words) WR 112 produces as much dust yearly as three Moons, raising new questions about how galaxies build and recycle carbon. Some stars don't just shine; they also manufacture the raw ingredients of future worlds. In a surprising new study, researchers report…...

3+ day, 7+ hour ago  (545+ words) A striking new image of our Milky Way's center, captured by ALMA, spans more than 650 light-years. A team of astronomers has captured the heart of our Milky Way galaxy like never before. Obtained using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array…...

6+ day, 21+ hour ago  (706+ words) A surprising planetary arrangement around LHS 1903 is pushing scientists to rethink how gas and dust disks evolve over time. Astronomers have long believed that planetary systems follow a familiar blueprint. Small rocky planets stay close to their star, while large…...

1+ week, 20+ hour ago  (386+ words) The observations provide the most detailed picture yet of where Uranus' auroras form and how energy moves through its atmosphere. A research team has successfully created the first-ever three-dimensional map of Uranus's upper atmosphere This reveals how the ice giant's…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (860+ words) Astronomers are used to dramatic endings. When a massive star dies, it usually explodes in a spectacular supernova, briefly shining brighter than its entire galaxy. However, in the nearby Andromeda galaxy, a giant star seems to have taken a very…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (473+ words) The upgraded IceCube system may help reveal the origins of neutrinos from supernovae. The world's largest neutrino detector just got even more powerful after scientists successfully deployed six new strings of advanced sensors nearly 8,000 feet (2,400 meters) beneath the Antarctic ice…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (653+ words) New simulations link Titan's formation to a moon merger and show how that event may have created Saturn's rings. Saturn's largest moon, Titan, may have formed in a collision with another moon, and the same chain of events may have…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (411+ words) The plasma instability produced a 1,000-Tesla magnetic field, helping scientists study cosmic rays and distant astrophysical events. SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory researchers have captured, for the first time, detailed images of a plasma instability that could advance both fusion energy…...