Phys.org – Astronomy

An international team of astronomers reports the discovery of two new exoplanets, a few times more massive than Earth, orbiting a sun-like star known as HD 35843. The finding was reported in a research paper […]

The universe is decaying much faster than thought. This is shown by calculations of three Dutch scientists on the so-called Hawking radiation. They calculate that the last stellar remnants take about 1078 years to perish. […]

A Soviet-era spacecraft plunged to Earth on Saturday, more than a half-century after its failed launch to Venus.This post was originally published on this site

The detection of energy signals from strong winter storms in the North Atlantic Ocean that travel through Earth’s core could enhance understanding of our solar system, according to new research from The Australian National University […]

One year ago today, representatives from NASA and about 30 other U.S. government agencies gathered for a special meeting to simulate and address a threat looming in space. The threat was not an asteroid or […]

The “afterglow” of the universe is an important piece of evidence for the Big Bang. This background radiation also provides important answers to the question of how the first galaxies were able to form. Researchers […]

New details about the crust on Venus include some surprises about the geology of Earth’s hotter twin, according to new research that describes movements of the planet’s crust.This post was originally published on this site

A research team led by Prof. Di Kaichang from the Aerospace Information Research Institute (AIR) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has developed an innovative method to enhance the study of lobate scarps—small reverse fault […]

A half-ton Soviet spacecraft that never made it to Venus 53 years ago is expected to fall back to Earth this weekend.This post was originally published on this site

Like a scene out of a sci-fi movie, astronomers using NASA telescopes have found “Space Jaws.” Lurking 600 million light-years away, within the inky black depths between stars, there is an invisible monster gulping down […]