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- Astronomers in South Africa discover mysterious alignment of black holes https://www.ras.org.uk/news-and-press/2816-astronomers-in-south-africa-discover-mysterious-alignment-of-black-holes 2 comments
- The last survivors of the end of the world https://www.ras.org.uk/news-and-press/224-news-2013/2299-the-last-survivors-of-the-end-of-the-world 29 comments
- First interstellar immigrant discovered in the Solar System - A new study has discovered the first known permanent immigrant to our Solar System. The asteroid, currently nestling in Jupiter’s orbit, is the first known asteroid to have been captured from another star system. http://www.ras.org.uk/news-and-press/3126-first-interstellar-immigrant-discovered-in-the-solar-system 5 comments space
- Citizen Scientist Spots Comet Tails Streaking Past Distant Star https://www.ras.org.uk/news-and-press/3061-citizen-scientist-spots-comet-tails-streaking-past-distant-star 7 comments science
- A group of scientists have turned exoplanet-hunting on its head, in a study that instead looks at how an alien observer might be able to detect Earth using our own methods. They find that at least nine exoplanets are ideally placed to observe transits of Earth https://www.ras.org.uk/news-and-press/3042-are-we-being-watched-tens-of-other-worlds-could-spot-the-earth 32 comments science
- Thousands of processors, terabytes of data, and months of computing time have helped a group of researchers in Germany create some of the largest and highest resolution simulations ever made of galaxies like our Milky Way. http://www.ras.org.uk/news-and-press/2994-biggest-ever-simulations-help-uncover-the-history-of-the-galaxy 44 comments science
- New survey hints at ancient origin for the Cold Spot; Supervoid cannot explain the cold spot, giving rise to explanations as exciting as a collision with another universe https://www.ras.org.uk/news-and-press/2982-new-survey-hints-at-exotic-origin-for-the-cold-spot 6 comments space
- Researchers capture first “image” of a dark matter web that connects galaxies https://www.ras.org.uk/news-and-press/2975-waterloo-researchers-capture-first-image-of-a-dark-matter-web-that-connects-galaxies 7 comments science
- Researchers have been able to capture the first composite image of a dark matter bridge that connects galaxies together. http://www.ras.org.uk/news-and-press/2975-waterloo-researchers-capture-first-image-of-a-dark-matter-web-that-connects-galaxies 27 comments science
- Explaining the accelerating expansion of the universe without dark energy http://www.ras.org.uk/news-and-press/2968-explaining-the-accelerating-expansion-of-the-universe-without-dark-energy 9 comments science
- World-first images show what the universe would look like if humans could see radio waves http://www.ras.org.uk/news-and-press/2914-australian-desert-telescope-views-sky-in-radio-technicolour 28 comments science
- Modeling of imagery from the Hubble Space Telescope estimates there are two trillion galaxies in the Universe, 90% of which exist beyond our view http://www.ras.org.uk/news-and-press/2910-a-universe-of-two-trillion-galaxies 29 comments science
- New mathematical model shows how dwarfs can detonate https://www.ras.org.uk/news-and-press/2908-detonating-white-dwarfs-as-supernovae 3 comments space
- Students at Columbia University are researching a Laser Cloaking Device could help us hide from aliens https://www.ras.org.uk/news-and-press/2813-laser-cloaking-device-could-help-us-hide-from-aliens 5 comments aliens
- Irregular heartbeat of the Sun driven by double dynamo https://www.ras.org.uk/news-and-press/2680-irregular-heartbeat-of-the-sun-driven-by-double-dynamo 7 comments science
- The central supermassive black hole of a recently discovered galaxy is 30 times larger than should be possible. http://www.ras.org.uk/news-and-press/2718-too-big-for-its-boots-black-hole-is-30-times-expected-size 7 comments technology
- The central supermassive black hole of a recently discovered galaxy is 30 times larger than should be possible. http://www.ras.org.uk/news-and-press/2718-too-big-for-its-boots-black-hole-is-30-times-expected-size 26 comments science
- [Astronomy] Irregular heartbeat of the Sun driven by double dynamo http://www.ras.org.uk/news-and-press/2680-irregular-heartbeat-of-the-sun-driven-by-double-dynamo 3 comments science
- Scientists believe they have found a way to explain why there are not as many galaxies orbiting the Milky Way as expected. Computer simulations of the formation of our galaxy suggest that there should be many more small galaxies around the Milky Way than are observed through telescopes. http://www.ras.org.uk/news-and-press/2503-interactive-dark-matter-could-explain-milky-way-s-missing-satellite-galaxies 6 comments science
- Astronomers find stream of gas – 2.6 million light years long: Astronomers and students have found a bridge of atomic hydrogen gas 2.6 million light years long between galaxies 500 million light years away http://www.ras.org.uk/news-and-press/2495-astronomers-find-stream-of-gas-2-6-million-light-years-long 11 comments science
- Should the Higgs boson have caused our Universe to collapse? Cosmologists are puzzled: they predict that the Universe should not have lasted for more than a second. This startling conclusion is the result of combining the latest observations of the sky with the recent discovery of the Higgs boson. http://www.ras.org.uk/news-and-press/2469-should-the-higgs-boson-have-caused-our-universe-to-collapse 9 comments science
- Milky way amidst a ‘council of giants’: A new paper, published today in the journal Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, maps out bright galaxies within 35-million light years of the Earth, offering up an expanded picture of what lies beyond our doorstep http://www.ras.org.uk/news-and-press/news-archive/254-news-2014/2419-milky-way-amidst-a-council-of-giants 4 comments science
- Observe Jupiter ‘up close’ during National Astronomy Week http://www.ras.org.uk/news-and-press/news-archive/254-news-2014/2404-observe-jupiter-up-close-during-national-astronomy-week 4 comments space
- How the largest star known is tearing itself apart "An international team of astronomers has observed part of the final death throes of the largest known star in the Universe as it throws off its outer layers." http://www.ras.org.uk/news-and-press/224-news-2013/2347-how-the-largest-star-known-is-tearing-itself-apart 6 comments space
- Astronomers have found a new way of measuring the spin in supermassive black holes, which could lead to better understanding about how they drive the growth of galaxies. http://www.ras.org.uk/news-and-press/224-news-2013/2320-capturing-black-hole-spin-could-further-understanding-of-galaxy-growth 25 comments science
- Astronomers anticipate 100 billion Earth-like planets http://www.ras.org.uk/news-and-press/224-news-2013/2239-astronomers-anticipate-100-billion-earth-like-planets 619 comments science
- What do they mean by saying that the recently discovered LQG "challenges the Cosmological Principle"? http://www.ras.org.uk/news-and-press/224-news-2013/2212-astronomers-discover-the-largest-structure-in-the-universe 6 comments askscience
- Astronomers Discover Largest Structure in the Universe http://www.ras.org.uk/news-and-press/224-news-2013/2212-astronomers-discover-the-largest-structure-in-the-universe 14 comments science
- Dark energy is real, astronomers say http://www.ras.org.uk/news-and-press/219-news-2012/2167-dark-energy-is-real-say-portsmouth-astronomers 31 comments science
- Plenty of dark matter near the Sun http://www.ras.org.uk/news-and-press/219-news-2012/2160-plenty-of-dark-matter-near-the-sun 3 comments science