Fomalhaut star’s warped ring shows evidence of sculpting by ancient planets
The bright star in the center, Fomalhaut, is surrounded by an ancient debris disk of uneven brightness. The…
Protostellar jet detection in Milky Way’s outer region reveals universal star formation
Protostellar outflows and jets discovered in the outer galaxy. The left panel shows CO line emission images obtained…
Fast-growing brains may explain how humans—and marmosets—learn to talk
Credit: SAULO LEITE from Pexels When a baby babbles and their parents respond, these back-and-forth exchanges are more…
New isolated early-type dwarf galaxy discovered
dE01+09 as seen in Legacy Survey images. The left panel shows a g − r − z combined…
Ring laser measures Earth’s axis wobble with unprecedented precision
Credit: Astrid Eckert / TUM As Earth moves through space, it wobbles slightly. A team of researchers from…
Chiral magnetic nanohelices control spins at room temperature
The twisting direction of metal nanoparticles is controlled to be right- or left-handed by adding chiral molecules, which…
New algorithm hushes unwanted noise in LIGO, may lead to more black hole discoveries
A view from above of LIGO Livingston in Louisiana. Credit: Caltech/MIT/LIGO Lab LIGO, the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory,…
Why we slip on ice: Physicists challenge centuries-old assumptions
The illustration shows what happens on the surface of ice when another object, such as skis, ice skates…