Here and Gone: Outbound Comets Are Likely of Alien Origin
Not all comets follow closed orbits around the Sun
astronomy
Taking the Temperature of Dark Matter
The standard model for dark matter is that it is 'cold,' meaning that the particles move slowly compared to the speed of light
NASA Planet Hunter Finds Its First Earth-Size Habitable-Zone World
Scientists confirmed the find, called TOI 700 d, using NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope and have modeled the planet's potential environments to help inform future observations
ESO Observations Reveal Black Holes' Breakfast at the Cosmic Dawn
Gas halos are the perfect food for supermassive black holes at the center of early galaxies, which are now seen as they were over 12.5 billion years ago
New Space Image Reveals Cosmic 'Candy Cane'
Center of milky way galaxy stitched together by new wavelength data
Water Common—yet Scarce—in Exoplanets
Researchers found that while water vapor is common in the atmospheres of many exoplanets, the amounts were surprisingly lower than expected
Astronomers Find Evidence of Missing Neutron Star
Scientists uncover the relic at the heart of Supernova 1987A that has been hidden for over 30 years
New Laser Opens up Large, Underused Region of the Electromagnetic Spectrum
Terahertz frequency laser paves the way for better sensing, imaging, and communications
New Study Suggests 'Pac-Man-Like' Mergers Could Explain Massive, Spinning Black Holes
RIT associate professor Richard O'Shaughnessy contributes to study in Physical Review Letters
Voyager 2 Reaches Interstellar Space
Iowa-led instrument detects plasma density jump, confirming spacecraft has entered the realm of the stars