[ad_1] A smaller exoplanet than Neptune with its own atmosphere was discovered in the Neptunian desert around its star by an international collaboration of astronomers, with the University of Warwick playing a leading role. The rogue planet has been identified in the new research led by Dr. Richard West, including Professors Peter Wheatley, Daniel Bayliss … Read more
[ad_1] The Planets column – Brian Cox is the only man to hold this position. The Times The Planets, episode 1, summary: The stupid science of Brian Cox makes it a useful introduction to our galactic neighbors, The Telegraph Planet Review – you're so stunned that you're going 'whoa!' Every few seconds The Guardian CHRISTOPHER … Read more
[ad_1] Humans and our primate relatives differ in many ways, but the fact that we walk on two legs is one of the most obvious. It is precisely how our ancestors developed this trait is a well-debated mystery. Now, there is a new idea. And if one of the contributing factors was the giant explosion … Read more
[ad_1] The ROSETTA-Ice project, a multi-institutional triennial database gathering of Antarctic ice, gathered an unprecedented view of the Ross pack ice, its structure and evolution over the years time. In a study published today in Nature Geoscience, the Members of the ROSETTA-Ice team explain how they discovered an ancient geological system structure that limits where … Read more
[ad_1] Did the old supernovae cause proto-humans to walk on two legs, leading Homo sapiens with hands free to build cathedrals, design rockets and photograph selfies for iPhone? An article published today in the Journal of Geology explains: Supernovae bombed the Earth with cosmic energy beginning 8 million years ago, with a peak of 2.6 … Read more
[ad_1] The distant sphere at the center of NASA's Hubble photo is the distant galaxy NGC 4621, also known as Messier 59 (M59). Messier 59 is one of the largest elliptical galaxies of the Virgo galactic group, home to some 2,000 galaxies. And in the center of this beautiful galaxy is a supermassive black hole … Read more
[ad_1] (MENAFN – AFP) It looked like a scene from a sci-fi blockbuster: a Dutch astronomer captured the sequence of a train of highly-lit SpaceX satellites climbing into the night sky this weekend, amazing space enthusiasts around the world. But this vision has also provoked an uproar among astronomers who claim that the constellation, which … Read more
[ad_1] A team of astronomers from the Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research, the Georg August University of Göttingen and the Sonneberg Observatory has developed a new sensitive algorithm for searching planets in transit in the data of the NASA Kepler Space Telescope. In the first test of their new algorithm, researchers performed a … Read more
[ad_1] For the second year in a row, NASA researchers (Kelly Brunt and Adam Greeley) had to withstand low temperatures, high winds and high altitude to make another crossing at 88 degrees south. The 470-mile expedition in one of the world's driest landscapes provides the best way to assess the accuracy of the data collected … Read more
[ad_1] Two veteran sailors from Ukraine and the Bahamas are on the brink of despair after being stranded on a ship moored in Quebec City that was due to leave nearly three years ago. For more information: https://www.cbc.ca/1.5151687 »» »Subscribe to CBC News to watch more videos: http://bit.ly/1RreYWS Connect with CBC News Online: For the … Read more