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Massive simulations provide insights on space turbulence
News May 13, 2025

Massive simulations provide insights on space turbulence

New models show how magnetic fields and turbulence affect the Galaxy, star formation, and space weather predictions.
giulioprisco 2 min read
Advancing Euclid mission with AI
News May 6, 2025

Advancing Euclid mission with AI

NASA funds CAII to develop DeepDISC, enhancing galaxy analysis for Euclid’s dark matter and dark energy exploration.
giulioprisco 2 min read
Astronomers solve the 60-year mystery of quasars, the most powerful objects in the Universe
News Apr 26, 2023

Astronomers solve the 60-year mystery of quasars, the most powerful objects in the Universe

Quasars are powerful beacons to the history and future of the Universe
amara_angelica 2 min read
You are about to get a coded message from ET. Can you decode it?
News May 23, 2023

You are about to get a coded message from ET. Can you decode it?

This is only a test...
amara_angelica 1 min read
Peering into an alien sky
News Feb 18, 2025

Peering into an alien sky

Astronomers map the wild 3d atmosphere of ultra-hot tylos with powerful winds and strange weather patterns.
giulioprisco 2 min read
Astronomers discover star with six planets in orbits with 'rhythmic beat'
News Nov 30, 2023

Astronomers discover star with six planets in orbits with 'rhythmic beat'

Orbital waltz repeats itself so precisely it can be readily set to music
amara_angelica 2 min read
Euclid telescope reveals amazing images from the Universe's distant past
News May 24, 2024

Euclid telescope reveals amazing images from the Universe's distant past

Most precise map of our Universe over time 
amara_angelica 1 min read
A carbon-lite atmosphere could be a sign of water and life on a terrestrial planet
News Dec 29, 2023

A carbon-lite atmosphere could be a sign of water and life on a terrestrial planet

Signs of both ozone and depleted carbon dioxide could be a signal of habitability and could lead to discoveries within the next few years
amara_angelica 2 min read
Funding for next-generation telescopes to capture light from the Big Bang and search for gravitational waves announced
News Oct 27, 2023

Funding for next-generation telescopes to capture light from the Big Bang and search for gravitational waves announced

National Science Foundation and Dept. of Energy address the biggest question in astrophysics
amara_angelica 3 min read
Researchers find evidence of largest-ever solar storm in ancient 14,300-year-old tree rings
News Oct 9, 2023

Researchers find evidence of largest-ever solar storm in ancient 14,300-year-old tree rings

A similar solar storm today would be catastrophic for modern technological society
amara_angelica 1 min read