Astronomers using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA), of which the U.S. National Science Foundation National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NSF NRAO) is a partner, have captured the first direct, high-resolution images of a magnetic field wrapped tightly around the outflow of gas streaming away from a forming star — evidence that solves a decades-old puzzle about how young stars sculpt the powerful jets that form them. The post Twisted Physics: Astronomers Solve 30-Year-Old Stellar Mystery appeared first on National Radio Astronomy Observatory .
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A team of astronomers using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA), of which the U.S. National Science Foundation National Radio Astronomy Observatory is a partner, has captured a massive stream of gas—one trillion miles, or .2 light years long—feeding the young triple-star system GW Orionis. These new observations provide the clearest evidence yet for how such “streamers” can tilt and twist the disks where planets are born. The post A Trillion Mile Cosmic Stream of Gas Feeds GW Orionis appeared first on National Radio Astronomy Observatory .
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Astronomers studying a rare stellar explosion first spotted as a brief burst of X-rays used radio observations to help show that the dying star did not produce the powerful jet often associated with gamma-ray bursts. The post NSF NRAO radio observations help rule out a relativistic jet in rare stellar explosion appeared first on National Radio Astronomy Observatory .
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Particle interaction could be interpreted as a signal from a dark matter candidate — but more data is needed.
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NASA’s Ames Research Center in California’s Silicon Valley invites media to learn more about NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, scheduled to launch Sunday, Aug. 30, 2026, from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The Roman telescope will provide a wide, detailed view of the universe, helping scientists study dark energy, exoplanets, and cosmic structures. […]
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Researchers have successfully transmitted light particles containing quantum information through open air between Brookhaven Lab and Stony Brook University.
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CU Boulder astronomers use the power of the James Webb Space Telescope and a quirky planet's unusual orbit to help unravel the mysteries of a starspot far beyond Earth. The data could help in the hunt to find life far beyond Earth.
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An international research team led by scientists from the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) has discovered an isolated pulsar located within the tidal tail of NGC 6791, one of the oldest and most massive open clusters in the Milky Way. By combining observations from the Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical radio Telescope (FAST), the MeerKAT radio telescope and the Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope
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UAlbany PhD student Alejandro Mundo spent part of the past two summers deep in the Peruvian Amazon as a member of an exclusive scientific and educational expedition to Shanay-timpishka, more commonly known as the Boiling River of the Amazon.
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Nearly two-thirds of Australian children surveyed in a recent study have received at least one form of grooming-related communication from a stranger online in the past year, while almost one-third reported receiving direct requests for sexual information or interactions.
STEM majors are expected to know how to critically read scientific research, even if no one ever taught them how. UC San Diego alumni Genevive Bjorn and Adam Burgasser wrote “How to Critically Read the Scientific Research Literature: Introducing the CERIC Method” to help young researchers learn how
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In the vast cosmos, supernova explosions are widely regarded as the most brilliant fireworks in the universe. Among them, Type Ia supernovae (SNe Ia) are hailed as "standard candles" due to their highly consistent peak luminosity, making them a key tool for measuring cosmic distances. However, a recent study has found that even SNe Ia that appear nearly identical may hide small "genetic" differenc
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Are the large-scale magnetic fields of magnetars dominated by a dipolar structure, or is a significant magnetic-field twist required to explain the observations? A recent study by researchers from the Xinjiang Astronomical Observatory (XAO) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) has found that the observed X-ray polarization of two magnetars can be explained by dipole-dominated magnetic fields,
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NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is in space, taking its first steps to explore the cosmos. Relive Roman’s launch—and the emotion that goes along with the roar of a rocket—with NASA experts who worked on the telescope for years. Plus, learn what happens next and when to expect Roman’s first images.
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With a twist between layers of graphene, scientists supported by the DOE’s Office of Science created the foundation for twistronics.
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The BESIII Collaboration, led by the Institute of High Energy Physics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, has achieved the world's most precise measurement of the electric dipole moment (EDM) of the Lambda (Λ) hyperon using quantum-entangled Λ–anti-Λ pairs produced in J/ψ decays. The result improves the experimental sensitivity by about three orders of magnitude compared with the previous measurem
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The Multi-Object Optical and Near-infrared Spectrograph ( MOONS ) has achieved First Light at the European Southern Observatory's (ESO) Very Large Telescope (VLT) at the Paranal Observatory in Chile.
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