Limb darkening correction can boost transit depth accuracy fivefold
Image of a light curve graph during the transit of an exoplanet. The graph shows how understanding the brightness profile...
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New research suggests red dwarf systems are unlikely to have advanced civilizations
Artist's impression of an Earth-like planet orbiting a red dwarf sun. Credit: Lynette Cook The Copernican Principle, named in honor...
How black holes produce powerful relativistic jets
A chain of plasmoids is created on the equatorial plane along the current sheet, where the particle density (left part)...
VERITAS observations explore a unique microquasar
SS 433 region acceptance corrected livetime map: Computed by dividing the exposure map by the VERITAS on axis effective area...
Rocket test proves bacteria survive space launch and re-entry unharmed
The payload section of the Suborbital Express 3—M15 59 sounding rocket on the assembly pad. Credit: Gail Iles, RMIT University...
Strange ‘rogue’ planet spotted guzzling matter like a star
An artist's impression of the rogue planet Cha 1107-7626 sucking in matter from the disc that surrounds it. A mysterious...
See Titan’s shadow transit Saturn – next chance 2038! – Astronomy Now
by Mark Armstrong On 6 October the shadow of Titan, Saturn’s giant moon, can be seen crossing Saturn’s creamy cloud...
Mysterious molecule found on brown dwarf casts further doubt on potential signs of life on Venus
Brown dwarfs: too small to be stars, too big to be planets. Only discovered in the 1990s, these in-between cosmic...
New approach to gravitational wave detection opens the milli-Hz frontier
Gravitational waves from merging black holes. 3D illustration. Credit: Peter Jurik/Alamy Scientists have unveiled a new approach to detecting gravitational...
Detection of phosphine in a brown dwarf atmosphere raises more questions
Schematic of the Wolf 1130ABC triple system, composed of the red dwarf star Wolf 1130A (l), its close and compact...