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Cosmic radio tuning may reveal dark matter within 15 years
London, UK (SPX) Apr 22, 2025 Researchers from King's College London, Harvard University, and UC Berkeley have introduced a new approach to dark matter detection that they believe could yield results within 15 years. The proposed method involves a device they liken to a "cosmic car radio," capable of detecting hypothetical particles known as axions, widely considered among the most promising dark matter candidates. Dark matter, which remains invisible to direct observation, is believed to account for up to 85 percent of the Un ... read more |
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Shockwave mapping reveals hidden plasma structures near EarthSydney, Australia (SPX) Apr 23, 2025 A team of Australian scientists has harnessed the flickering of a nearby pulsar to map invisible plasma structures within our local galactic neighborhood, offering unprecedented insight into the tur ... more 
The most ancient Milky Way-like galaxy yet observedBerlin, Germany (SPX) Apr 22, 2025 An international research collaboration led by the University of Geneva (UNIGE) has identified the most remote spiral galaxy candidate ever recorded. Existing just one billion years after the Big Ba ... more 
New evidence suggesting magnetar origin of GRBsBeijing, China (SPX) Apr 16, 2025 How gamma-ray bursts (GRBs), the most powerful and spectacular explosions known in the universe since the Big Bang, fuel their high-energy radiations? What kind of physical reactions can trigger and ... more 
Half of the universe's hydrogen gas, long unaccounted for, has been foundBerkeley CA (SPX) Apr 16, 2025 Astronomers tallying up all the normal matter - stars, galaxies and gas - in the universe today have come up embarrassingly short of the total matter produced in the Big Bang 13.6 billion years ago. ... more |
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Galaxies stopped growing sooner than cosmic models predict Berlin, Germany (SPX) Apr 03, 2025 For decades, astronomers believed that only star-forming galaxies populated the earliest epochs of the Universe. But new data from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has overturned this expectati ... more 
Space telescope Gaia sent into 'retirement' but legacy enduresParis (AFP) Mar 27, 2025 Europe's Gaia space telescope was powered down and sent into "retirement" on Thursday after a decade revealing the secrets of the Milky Way, but its observations will fuel discoveries for decades to come. ... more 
Fresh satellite data reveals spectacular space discoveriesLos Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 24, 2025 Data from the European Space Agency's Euclid satellite is already delivering significant scientific insights, even though the survey has only just begun. Launched in July 2023, Euclid is embarking o ... more 
FSU researchers part of TESSERACT's hunt for dark matterTallahassee, FL (SPX) Mar 25, 2025 For decades, people have been trying to directly detect dark matter: the missing mass in our universe. Now, research from the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering is making possible a new, super-sensitiv ... more 
AI boosts accuracy in stellar classification effortsSydney, Australia (SPX) Mar 25, 2025 AI tools are revolutionizing the way astronomers study celestial bodies, offering new levels of precision and automation in classifying stars. A global research collaboration recently demonstrated h ... more |
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NASA's SPHEREx Space Telescope Begins Skyward Mission After Shedding Protective Shield
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 24, 2025 NASA's SPHEREx mission, newly launched into low Earth orbit on March 11, has taken a major step toward beginning its cosmic survey by discarding its dust cover. On March 18, mission controllers successfully directed the observatory to jettison the shield that safeguarded the telescope's aperture from particles and moisture. This crucial component, which measured roughly 25 inches by 16 inches (64 cm by 40 cm), was designed to protect sensitive elements, including the trio of mirrors central to SPH ... read more 
Concept for interstellar object encounters developed, then simulated using a spacecraft swarmUrbana, IL (SPX) Mar 24, 2025 Interstellar objects are among the last unexplored classes of solar system objects, holding tantalizing information about primitive materials from exoplanetary star systems. They pass through our so ... more |
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Cosmic megajets reveal possible future threat to EarthLondon, UK (SPX) Mar 24, 2025 A startling cosmic discovery has shed light on a potential future for the Milky Way, revealing that it could one day generate powerful radiation jets capable of endangering life on Earth. Astr ... more 
New DESI results strengthen hints that dark energy may evolveColumbus OH (SPX) Mar 21, 2025 The discovery of dark energy, nearly 30 years ago, was already the biggest surprise of my scientific lifetime," said David Weinberg, a professor of astronomy at Ohio State who also contributed to th ... more 
DESI opens access to the largest 3D map of the universe yetBerkeley CA (SPX) Mar 20, 2025 The Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI) is mapping millions of celestial objects to better understand dark energy: the mysterious driver of our universe's accelerating expansion. This week, ... more 
Oxygen detected in most distant galaxy: 'astonished' astronomersParis (AFP) Mar 20, 2025 Oxygen has been detected in the most distant galaxy ever discovered, surprised astronomers said Thursday, offering further evidence that stars in the early universe matured far quicker than had been thought possible. ... more 
Chile reviews Chinese observatory plans slammed by USSantiago (AFP) Mar 19, 2025 Chile said Wednesday it was reviewing an agreement for the construction of a Chinese astronomical observatory on its soil, a project that has drawn criticism from Washington as it jostles with Beijing for influence in Latin America. ... more |
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