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Unveiling Complex Chemistry In Planet-forming Disks With The SKAO
11+ hour, 43+ min ago (289+ words) Astrobiology Web [astro-ph. SR] The chemical composition of planets is inherited from that of the natal protoplanetary disk at the time of planet formation. In recent years, we have made huge progress in characterizing disk chemistry. (Sub-)millimeter interferometers, such…...
Two enormous structures " the Giant Arc and the Big Ring " appear in the same region of deep space at the same cosmic distance, a pairing so unexpected that Alexia Lopez, one of the astronomers who discovered them, says current cosmology struggles to explain even one of them, let alone both together.
4+ hour, 21+ min ago (973+ words) Two of the largest reported structures in the distant universe do not just look strange on their own. Published July 5, 2026 Two of the largest reported structures in the distant universe do not just look strange on their own. They appear…...
Why galaxies spin. If you take a large number of point" | by Giuseppe Frisella | Jul, 2026
5+ hour, 13+ min ago (35+ words) Why galaxies spin If you take a large number of point masses and just let gravity act on them, without adding anything else, something interesting happens. You can simulate this in an N-body model "...
HKU Astronomer Joins Study Weighing Ancient Black Hole
2+ hour, 16+ min ago (444+ words) Artist's illustration showing JWST, aided by gravitational-lensing, enabled the team to measure the mass of an inactive black hole in the early Universe. Image credit: Navid Marvi/Carnegie Science The study was recently published in'Science'and was led by Dr Andrew…...
Hidden baby stars emerge in stunning new Webb image
16+ hour, 23+ min ago (718+ words) Young stars spend their earliest years hidden inside thick clouds of gas and dust." Ordinary visible light struggles to escape those cocoons. This leaves much of the action concealed, even from some powerful telescopes." Infrared light, however, can pass through…...
Webb detects unknown molecule on Pluto and Titan
23+ hour, 41+ min ago (326+ words) Unknown Molecule Detected on Pluto and Titan by Webb Telescope inkorr. com Unknown Molecule Detected on Pluto and Titan by Webb Telescope Discovery of a New Molecule on Pluto and Titan According to " " ": Data from the James Webb Space Telescope…...
Astronomers spot an extremely rare galaxy mega-merger
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Hubble has spotted "impossible" light in deep space, and scientists are trying to explain where it came from
15+ hour, 37+ min ago (316+ words) Hubble has spotted "impossible" light in deep space, and scientists are trying to explain where it came f The Times of India Astronomers have detected light from a tiny but powerful galaxy that existed when the universe was still emerging…...
Scientists Edge Closer to Hearing the Universe's Ancient Supernova Whisper
16+ hour, 37+ min ago (466+ words) The Daily Galaxy...
Webb Telescope Finds Unknown Molecule on Pluto and Titan
22+ hour, 13+ min ago (346+ words) Unknown Molecule Spotted on Pluto and Titan by Webb Telescope inkorr. com Unknown Molecule Spotted on Pluto and Titan by Webb Telescope Discovery by the James Webb Space Telescope According to " " ": The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has made a…...