Earth has a hot new neighbour — and it’s an astronomer’s dream
A newly discovered planet could be our best chance yet of studying rocky planet atmospheres outside the solar system, a new international study involving UNSW Sydney shows.
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Astronomy
Engineering marvel: Sixth mirror cast for Giant Magellan Telescope
The 8.4-meter mirror joins five of the world’s largest mirrors previously cast for the Giant Magellan Telescope, one of the world’s largest and most anticipated extremely large telescopes.
Read moreSixth mirror casting brings Giant Magellan Telescope closer to completion
In a marvel of modern engineering that takes four years of effort, the 8.4-meter mirror is the second-to-last being made for the Giant Magellan Telescope, one of the world’s largest and most anticipated telescopes
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Volcanoes might light up the night sky of this planet
On Earth, plate tectonics is not only responsible for the rise of mountains and earthquakes.
Read moreNew microcomb could help discover exoplanets and detect diseases
Tiny photonic devices could be used to find new exoplanets, monitor our health, and make the internet more energy efficient.
Read moreA super-Earth is discovered which can be used to test planetary atmosphere models
During the past 25 years astronomers have discovered a wide variety of exoplanets, made of rock, ice and gas, thanks
Read moreEarth has a hot new neighbour — and it’s an astronomer’s dream
A rocky planet discovered in the Virgo constellation could change how we look for life in the universe
Read morePlanetary science intern leads study of Martian crust
Team explored the relationships between the strength of the magnetic field on planet’s surface and the composition of the crust in the Terra Sirenum-Terra Cimmeria region
Read moreSource of hazardous high-energy particles located in the Sun
The source of potentially hazardous solar particles, released from the Sun at high speed during storms in its outer atmosphere, has been located for the first time by researchers at UCL and George Mason University, Virginia, USA.
Read moreThree elder sisters of the Sun with planets
Elder suns with low-mass companions
Read moreAstrophysicist’s 2004 theory confirmed: Why the Sun’s composition varies
WASHINGTON — About 17 years ago, J. Martin Laming, an astrophysicist at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, theorized why the
Read moreNRL physicist earns 2020 AAAS Newcomb Cleveland Prize
WASHINGTON — Imagine living in a large city. New York City, Los Angeles, or Washington. One morning you hear a
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