Largest ever survey of very distant galaxy clusters completed Washington, July 1 (ANI): An international team of researchers led by a UC (University of California) Riverside astronomer has completed the largest ever survey designed to find very distant clusters of galaxies....
New calculations may further limit habitable zones around distant suns Washington, June 11 (ANI): New calculations by scientists indicate that tidal forces exerted on planets by the parent star's gravity could limit what is regarded as a star's habitable zone and change the criteria for planets where life could potentiall...
Astronomers spot most distant object in the Universe London, April 28 (ANI): Astronomers have spotted the most distant object yet confirmed in the universe, which is a self-destructing star that exploded 13.1 billion light years from Earth....
Astronomers find most distant signs of water in the Universe to date Washington, April 23 (ANI): Astronomers have found the most distant signs of water in the Universe to date, in the form of water vapor contained in a jet ejected from a supermassive black hole at the center of a galaxy....
NASA's Mars rover Opportunity catches first glimpse of distant destination Washington, March 19 (ANI): The panoramic camera on NASA's Mars rover Opportunity has caught a first glimpse on the horizon of the uplifted rim of the big crater that has been Opportunity's long-term destination for six months....
NASA plans to reduce sonic booms to distant rumbles in jets London, Feb 11 (ANI): If NASA has its way, the sonic booms coming out of jets might be reduced to distant rumbles. ...
Astronomers get a sizzling weather report from a distant planet Washington, Jan 30 (ANI): Astronomers have observed the intense heating of a distant planet as it swung close to its parent star, providing important clues to the atmospheric properties of the planet. ...
Astronomers see stars bursting from 'dusty cocoons' in distant galaxy Munich, Jan 22 (ANI): Astronomers have uncovered a host of new young, massive and dusty stellar nurseries in nearby galaxy NGC 253, which are, in a way, bursting from their cocoons. ...