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Dwarf star explains water origins
June 11, 2015
By using data from a dwarf star, scientists found evidence that water could be delivered to Earth-like planets via asteroids and comets. A research team at the University of Warwick...
The mosaic of the Caloris basin, Mercury
June 8, 2015
This mosaic of the Caloris basin (main image) on the surface of the planet is an enhanced colour composite overlain on a monochrome mosaic.
NASA’s MESSENGER mission has come to an end
June 5, 2015
NASA's MESSENGER mission has come to an end.
Hiding in plain sight
May 28, 2015
What was the fate of the compact massive galaxies that populated the early Universe? This has been one of the biggest open questions in astronomy over the last decade. Giulia...
Capturing elusive anti-atoms
May 28, 2015
For the first time, scientists at CERN have measured the charge of an anti-atom to high precision. Dr William Bertsche, part of the ALPHA collaboration, tells us more. What is...
Rare particle decay found
May 21, 2015
After the four years of analysis of LHC data, scientists at CERN have detected a rare decay of a particle known as B0s particle. Scientist from the CMS and LHCb...
Metamaterial hails efficient wireless power transfer
May 13, 2015
By using metasurfaces rather than antennas, scientists created an electromagnetic energy collector that can achieve full absorption of waves. A research team at the University of Waterloo in Canada used...
Martian anti-freeze makes liquid water possible
May 11, 2015
Data from NASA’s rover – Curiosity – has shown that liquid water could exist on Mars. A research team at the University of Copenhagen used soil data and discovered that...
Low-energy collisions at the LHC
May 6, 2015
For the first time since the restart of the Large Hadron Collider – the world’s largest and most powerful particle accelerator – low-energy proton collisions have been delivered. Following two...
Quantum fluctuation explains missing neutrinos
May 4, 2015
After three years of data collection, scientists have discovered why only one form of neutrino can be recorded. A research team led by the University of Copenhagen used data from...
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