1st October 2024

Sub-Earth-mass planet found orbiting Barnard's star

Astronomers have today reported the discovery of a sub-Earth-mass planet orbiting Barnard's star, the closest single star to our Sun at less than six light-years away.

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23rd September 2024

Largest black hole jets ever seen are 23 million light-years in length

The largest known pair of astrophysical jets has been discovered in a radio galaxy called Porphyrion, extending 23 million light‑years from end to end.

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20th September 2024

Earth to get temporary "mini-moon"

A newly discovered object will temporarily become our second moon, as it partially orbits the Earth from 29th September until 25th November. It will return in the year 2055.

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25th August 2024

Egg-shaped planet discovered by astronomers

Extreme tidal distortion from a nearby star has caused an exoplanet to resemble a giant egg. These intense forces and its decaying orbit are likely to tear the planet apart within 400 million years.

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4th August 2024

Warp drive failure simulated by researchers

Scientists have published research on the simulation of gravitational waves from a failing warp drive.

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9th July 2024

A new super-Earth with potential for life

The exoplanet LHS 1140 b, first discovered in 2017, is now considered a top candidate for habitability, thanks to new and improved data from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST).

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26th June 2024

Trio of Super-Earths found, with one in habitable zone

Astronomers report the discovery of three Super-Earth candidates, located 55 light-years away. One planet lies within the habitable zone.

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1st June 2024

Most distant galaxy ever observed

NASA reports that the Webb Telescope has discovered JADES-GS-z14-0, the most distant known galaxy, which existed only 290 million years after the Big Bang. Its redshift of 14.3 shatters the previous record of 13.2.

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27th May 2024

Potentially habitable Earth-sized planet found 40 light-years away

Astronomers report the discovery of Gliese 12 b – the nearest transiting, temperate, Earth-sized exoplanet located to date. Its equilibrium temperature is estimated at 42 °C (107 °F).

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17th April 2024

Warp drive research boosted by new modelling tool

A numerical toolkit designed for modelling warp drive spacetimes has been released by Applied Physics.

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