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Astronomers discover a new nearby Earth-like planet

An international team of astronomers have discovered the existence of an Earth-like planet orbiting the closest star in the solar system, Proxima Centauri. As published...

Researchers identify ‘bright burst’ as a fast blue optical transient

Researchers have discovered that a previously unidentified ‘bright burst’ is in fact a fast blue optical transient located in a tiny galaxy 500 million...

New study to develop the world’s largest astronomical telescope

The European Union has funded a new design study of the world's largest sub-millimetre astronomical telescope. The study, named Towards an Atacama Large Aperture Submillimeter...

Solar One – a concept for interstellar travel

J. Gouw outlines the idea for Solar One – a concept for manned interstellar travel proposed by astronomer Alberto Caballero. In 2015, the Planetary Society,...

£1.2m research grant awarded to further understanding of the Sun

A team of scientists from Northumbria University have been awarded a research grant to advance human understanding of the Sun and its impact on...

Astronomers use infrared interferometry to study planet-forming disks

Using infrared interferometry, astronomers have successfully captured fifteen images of the inner rims of planet-forming disks. Discovered by an international team of researchers, these planet-forming...

New mathematical model for predicting the temperatures of exoplanets

Astronomers from Cornell University have improved a mathematical model to accurately predict the temperatures of exoplanets from solar systems hundreds of light-years away. The newly...

Discussing innovation in the space sector with the European Commission

The Innovation Platform met with the Director General of the European Commission’s DG CONNECT in Brussels to discuss innovation in the space sector. The 12th...

23,000 space objects and counting

The Innovation Platform speaks to ESA Director of Operations Rolf Densing about deorbiting space debris to avoid overcrowding in space. In almost 60 years of...

The connection between galaxy size and dark matter

Based on satellite galaxy simulations, scientist have made a stronger connection between the size of galaxies and the dark matter halos that surround them. Large...

Scientists detect gamma rays coming from distant galactic sources

The High Altitude Water Cherenkov (HAWC) observatory, Mexico, detected gamma rays coming from distant galactic sources. The High Altitude Water Cherenkov has detected gamma rays...

Astrophysical challenges tackled at CEA: multiwavelength observations of the cosmos

Dr Anne Decourchelle of CEA Saclay outlines the intriguing science results from the CEA's astrophysics department based on multiwavelength observations. When it comes to the...

New research unveils important data on how stars form

A team of researchers, based in Japan, have successfully mapped three nearby interstellar gas clouds, improving our understanding of how stars form. Researchers have successfully...

eROSITA: Revealing the beauty of the hidden Universe

First observations of the eROSITA X-ray telescope promise a breakthrough in our understanding of the energetic Universe. AT 14:17 on 21 June 2019, the Russian-German...

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