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Hubble Space Telescope Uncovers Long-Suspected Underlying Population of Galaxies

A team of scientists led by astronomers at the University of California, Riverside has used NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope to uncover the long-suspected underlying population of galaxies that produced the bulk of new stars during the universe’s early years.

9 Jan 2014

Frequency Comb Laser Could Help Discover ‘Earth-Like’ Planets

A team of Heriot-Watt scientists is developing a new kind of laser that could help astronomers to find small, ‘Earth-like’ planets outside our solar system or detect the presence of hazardous chemicals at a safe distance.

9 Jan 2014

Hubble Peers into Pandora's Cluster

This image of Abell 2744 is the first to come from Hubble's Frontier Fields observing programme, which is using the magnifying power of enormous galaxy clusters to peer deep into the distant Universe. Abell 2744, nicknamed Pandora's Cluster, is thought to have a very violent history, having formed from a cosmic pile-up of multiple galaxy clusters.

9 Jan 2014

NEOWISE Spacecraft Spots Never-Before-Seen Asteroid

NASA's Near-Earth Object Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (NEOWISE) spacecraft has spotted a never-before-seen asteroid -- its first such discovery since coming out of hibernation last year.

8 Jan 2014

Hubble and Spitzer Space Telescopes Characterize Four Unusually Bright Galaxies

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope and Spitzer Space Telescope joined forces to discover and characterize four unusually bright galaxies as they appeared more than 13 billion years ago, just 500 million years after the big bang. Although Hubble has previously identified galaxies at this early epoch, astronomers were surprised to find objects that are about 10 to 20 times more luminous than anything seen previously.

8 Jan 2014

New Hubble Findings Highlighted at AAS Conference

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope is providing a new perspective on the remote universe, including new views of young and distant galaxies bursting with stars. Scientists described the findings Tuesday in a news conference sponsored by the American Astronomical Society (AAS).

8 Jan 2014

Novel Technique Enables Deceleration of Continuous Beams of Polyatomic Polar Molecules

Does the electron possess an electric dipole moment? Will it be possible to achieve perfect control over chemical reactions between polyatomic molecules, or can one envisage quantum simulations and quantum computation with cold polar molecules? The fast-growing investigation of cold polar molecules holds promise for delivering answers to these long-standing questions that concern fundamental physics as well as future applications.

8 Jan 2014

Planet-Size Storms Present in Most Brown Dwarfs

Swirling, stormy clouds may be ever-present on cool celestial orbs called brown dwarfs. New observations from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope suggest that most brown dwarfs are roiling with one or more planet-size storms akin to Jupiter's "Great Red Spot."

8 Jan 2014

Study Reveals Universal Existence of ‘Charge-Density-Waves’

UBC researchers have discovered a universal electronic state that controls the behavior of high-temperature superconducting copper-oxide ceramics.

8 Jan 2014

First-Ever Gamma-Ray Measurements of Gravitational Lens

An international team of astronomers, using NASA's Fermi observatory, has made the first-ever gamma-ray measurements of a gravitational lens, a kind of natural telescope formed when a rare cosmic alignment allows the gravity of a massive object to bend and amplify light from a more distant source.

7 Jan 2014

Scientists Develop Tabletop Magnetic Pulse Generator

Rice University scientists have pioneered a tabletop magnetic pulse generator that does the work of a room-sized machine – and more.

7 Jan 2014

White Dwarf Stars and Superdense Pulsar System Provide a Natural Cosmic Laboratory

A newly discovered system of two white dwarf stars and a superdense pulsar--all packed within a space smaller than the Earth's orbit around the sun -- is enabling astronomers to probe a range of cosmic mysteries, including the very nature of gravity itself.

7 Jan 2014

ALMA Captures Remains of Supernova Brimming With Freshly Formed Dust

Galaxies can be remarkably dusty places and supernovas are thought to be a primary source of that dust, especially in the early Universe. Direct evidence of a supernova's dust-making capabilities, however, has been slim and cannot account for the copious amount of dust detected in young, distant galaxies.

7 Jan 2014

Astronomers Discover First Earth-Mass Planet That Transits Host Star

An international team of astronomers has discovered the first Earth-mass planet that transits, or crosses in front of, its host star. KOI-314c is the lightest planet to have both its mass and physical size measured. Surprisingly, although the planet weighs the same as Earth, it is 60 percent larger in diameter, meaning that it must have a very thick, gaseous atmosphere.

7 Jan 2014

Free CQT Course on Inherent Randomness in Quantum Theory

More than 42,000 students today begin the course "Unpredictable? Randomness, Chance and Free Will" by CQT Principal Investigator Valerio Scarani. The eight-week course is being offered online for free on Coursera.org.

7 Jan 2014

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Hubble Space Telescope Uncovers Long-Suspected Underlying Population of Galaxies

Frequency Comb Laser Could Help Discover ‘Earth-Like’ Planets

Hubble Peers into Pandora's Cluster

NEOWISE Spacecraft Spots Never-Before-Seen Asteroid

Hubble and Spitzer Space Telescopes Characterize Four Unusually Bright Galaxies

New Hubble Findings Highlighted at AAS Conference

Novel Technique Enables Deceleration of Continuous Beams of Polyatomic Polar Molecules

Planet-Size Storms Present in Most Brown Dwarfs

Study Reveals Universal Existence of ‘Charge-Density-Waves’

First-Ever Gamma-Ray Measurements of Gravitational Lens

Scientists Develop Tabletop Magnetic Pulse Generator

White Dwarf Stars and Superdense Pulsar System Provide a Natural Cosmic Laboratory

ALMA Captures Remains of Supernova Brimming With Freshly Formed Dust

Astronomers Discover First Earth-Mass Planet That Transits Host Star

Free CQT Course on Inherent Randomness in Quantum Theory

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