Nearby ‘Super-Earth’ could harbour life
A ‘Super-Earth’ discovered by NASA’s TESS mission, closer to Earth than any other yet found, could potentially host life.
Robert Lea
Three New Exoplanets discovered by TESS
NASA’s TESS planet hunter has discovered three exoplanets around a nearby star. Two of which, described as ‘sub-Neptunes’ are unlike anything found in our solar system.
Gravitational-wave detection hopes bolstered by fastest eclipsing White Dwarf binary
The discovery of the fastest yet eclipsing White Dwarf binary — expected to be a powerful source of gravitational waves — holds promise for this burgeoning realm of astronomy.
The evolution of swallowing in mammals revealed by newly unearthed fossil
The fossilised remains of a tiny shrew-like animal sheds new light on the evolution of swallowing and the mammals as a whole.
Mapping the Milky Way: Galactic bar measured by Gaia
The ESA’s Gaia satellite has made the first measurement of the twirling bar of stars at the centre of the Milky Way.
Meteor magnets may make life elsewhere in the Universe possible
Astronomers have uncovered further evidence that planets like Jupiter act as meteor magnets–shielding us from space objects that would otherwise slam into Earth. Questioning if giant planets act as guardians of solar systems elsewhere in the galaxy.
18 new Earth-Sized Exoplanets discovered
A new method to uncover small exoplanets planets has revealed 18 new Earth-sized exoplanets missed in previous surveys.
Galactic ‘hit and run’ spawned a new generation of stars
A galactic ‘hit and run’ collision caused a period of intense star formation in the galaxy NGC 4485 a new image from NASA shows.
First MU69–Ultima Thule–insights returned by New Horizons probe
The first data is back from NASA’s New Horizons probe’s encounter with Ultima Thule–a primordial object that likely formed at the very dawn of the solar system.
The Jeremy Kyle Show and the ‘lie detector test’ myth
ITV’s hugely successful and long-running Jeremy Kyle Show has been cancelled following the suspected suicide of a guest who failed a ‘lie detector’ test. Whilst a positive move, the myth of the accuracy of ‘lie detectors’ must be dispelled.