Credit: Rebecca Farnham / University at Buffalo Summary: This new research builds on evidence that the last mammoths on a lonely Arctic island suffered from a variety of genetic defects Original author and publication date:…
Large Amounts of Oxygen Detected in Ancient Star’s…
Artistic image of the supernova explosions of the first massive stars that formed in the Milky Way. Credit: Gabriel Pérez, SMM (IAC) Summary: An international team of astronomers have detected large amounts of oxygen in…
Surprise discovery shakes up our understanding of gene…
Image for illustration purposes only. Source: Pablo Buffer Summary: Breakthrough in gene understanding opens field of study, potential avenues for drugs Original author and publication date: University of Chicago - January 22, 2020 Futurizonte Editor's…
Second planet discovered in Proxima Centauri star system
Proxima Centauri - Source: ESA/Hubble Summary: The nearest star system to Earth, beyond the sun, is the interesting star system known as Proxima Centauri and it has at least two planets. One of them could…
Our Galaxy Has Thousands of Alien Stars That…
An image shows the location of the newfound stars and Magellanic Stream's locations in the sky as seen from our vantage point in the Milky Way (Image: © D. Nidever; NASA) Summary: Researchers found a…
NASA planet hunter finds its 1st Earth-size habitable-zone…
Credit: NASA's Goddard Space Flight CenterThe three planets of the TOI 700 system orbit a small, cool M dwarf star. TOI 700 d is the first Earth-size habitable-zone world discovered by TESS. Summary: NASA's Transiting…
NASA’s Hubble Surveys Gigantic Galaxy
Credit: NASA, ESA, and B. Holwerda (University of Louisville)This Hubble Space Telescope photograph showcases the majestic spiral galaxy UGC 2885, located 232 million light-years away in the northern constellation Perseus. Summary: The galaxy, UGC 2885,…
Astronomers Find Wandering Massive Black Holes in Dwarf…
Source: National Radio Astronomy Observatory Summary: Astronomers seeking to learn about the mechanisms that formed massive black holes in the early history of the Universe have gained important new clues with the discovery of 13…
If We Find Life on Europa or Enceladus,…
An up-close look at the "tiger stripes" on Saturn's moon Enceladus, which is thought to harbor a big ocean of liquid water beneath its icy surface. (Image: © NASA, ESA, JPL, SSI, Cassini Imaging Team)…