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Massive Stars in Dwarf Galaxies Delay Superwinds, Boost Star Formation

The enormous galaxies crowded with stars can be assumed as star factories, whirling out brilliant balls of gas. In reality, fewer developed dwarf galaxies have larger regions of star factories, with higher rates of star formation.

22 Nov 2023

The Old Cosmic Conundrum Resolved

The Milky Way galaxy is part of a significantly larger structure, the local Supercluster structure, which encompasses many enormous galaxy clusters and hundreds of individual galaxies. It is also known as the Supergalactic Plane due to its pancake-like form and size of about a billion light years.

21 Nov 2023

Webb Camera Captures New Features in the Milky Way

The most recent image obtained by NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope provides remarkable clarity of a region of the galaxy’s dense center, including previously unseen characteristics that astronomers have not yet been able to explain. Sagittarius C (Sgr C), the star-forming area, is located around 300 light-years away from Sagittarius A*, the central supermassive black hole of the Milky Way.

21 Nov 2023

Emergent Symmetry: An Ideal On/Off Switch in Future Quantum Technologies

An uncommon occurrence identified by quantum scientists could be the key to developing a ‘perfect switch’ in quantum devices that can switch between being an insulator and a superconductor.

21 Nov 2023

Scientists Observe "Dead-Cone" Effect in Particle Collisions

Particle collisions produce quarks and gluons that interact in structured ways. Scientists have for the first time directly observed a predicted "dead cone" in this structure.

21 Nov 2023

Determination of the Closest Earth-Sized Exoplanet

The Hubble Space Telescope of NASA has measured the size of the nearest Earth-sized exoplanet that crosses the face of a neighboring star. This alignment, known as a transit, opens the door to further research into the rocky world’s atmosphere if it has one.

17 Nov 2023

Researchers Take a Step Closer to Developing an Even More Precise Nuclear Clock

For decades, the standard reference tool for ultraprecise timekeeping has been the atomic clock. Scientists have known that an even more precise and reliable timepiece was possible, but technical limitations kept it only a theoretical prospect.

17 Nov 2023

Understanding the Basic Nature of the World with Quantum Technologies

Nicholas Bigelow, a professor at the University of Rochester, contributed to the development of experiments carried out at NASA’s Cold Atom Lab to investigate the underlying principles of the natural world.

16 Nov 2023

Determination of Lead-208’s Neutron Skin via Heavy-Ion Collisions

The nucleus of lead-208 is fascinating. With 126 neutrons and 82 protons, it is neutron-rich. Its structure is one of its more intriguing features; protons and neutrons coexist at its center, while a diffuse shell made primarily of neutrons surrounds the periphery. It is known as the neutron “skin” by scientists.

16 Nov 2023

Camera Captures Indications of Life in a Stellar Explosion

Thanks to a camera developed and constructed at the University of Sheffield, astronomers have resolved the controversy around the nature of a unique kind of stellar explosion.

16 Nov 2023