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Could ‘epsilon machines’ help us find alien life?
Researchers say they have devised a new way of searching for extraterrestrial life on exoplanets using arithmetic-based algorithms called epsilon machines.
February 25, 2022
A hot Jupiter exoplanet’s dark side revealed
Scientists have revealed the dark side of a hot Jupiter exoplanet for the first time, finding iron clouds, titanium rain and violent winds.
February 25, 2022
3rd possible planet found orbiting nearest star
Astronomers say they have discovered a 3rd possible planet orbiting the closest star to our sun, Proxima Centauri. It is only about 1/4 of Earth's mass.
February 23, 2022
What are black holes?
Black holes are regions of space with gravitational fields so strong that nothing, not even light, can escape. Their sizes vary from stellar to supermassive.
February 23, 2022
A habitable zone planet for a dead star?
A possible habitable zone planet may be orbiting the white dwarf star WD1054–226. Weird, evenly spaced clouds of debris hint at its existence.
February 22, 2022
Why so many dead galaxies in this galaxy cluster?
Astronomers found a galaxy cluster in the early universe unlike others from its era. The newborn cluster - MAGAZ3NE J095924+022537 - has old, red, dead stars.
February 21, 2022
Largest galaxy yet seen, in radio: Alcyoneus
Astronomers have discovered the largest galaxy yet via radio astronomy. It would take 100 Milky Way galaxies laid end to end to equal its size.
February 20, 2022
February 18, 1930: Clyde Tombaugh discovers Pluto
On this date in 1930, Clyde Tombaugh, searching for a 9th planet, discovered Pluto. This opened the door to further exploration of the outer solar system.
February 18, 2022
Quadruple asteroid is 1st of its kind
Astronomers have found the 1st quadruple asteroid system. Elektra, a main belt asteroid, has three small moonlets in orbit around it.
February 17, 2022
History of Milky Way mergers revealed in Gaia data
Astronomers analyzed Gaia data to create an atlas of Milky Way mergers with smaller galaxies, using data about stellar streams and globular clusters as well.
February 17, 2022
