Spiral Galaxies Might Have Been Lentil-Shaped before Becoming Starry Whirls

Spiral Galaxies Might Have Been Lentil-Shaped before Becoming Starry Whirls

TEHRAN (ANA)- Over their unfathomably long lifetimes, spiral galaxies like the Milky Way are generally thought to morph into lentil-shaped “lenticular” galaxies and then into elliptical blobs, scientists at the University of Manchester reported.
Scientists Accelerate Hunt for Dark Matter with Gravitational Waves

Scientists Accelerate Hunt for Dark Matter with Gravitational Waves

TEHRAN (ANA)- Using computer simulations, a team of researchers at the University of Sydney has made further steps in the hunt for dark matter.
Quasar 'Clocks' Show Universe Was 5 Times Slower Soon after Big Bang

Quasar 'Clocks' Show Universe Was 5 Times Slower Soon after Big Bang

TEHRAN (ANA)- Scientists at the University of Sydney have for the first time observed the early universe running in extreme slow motion, unlocking one of the mysteries of Einstein's expanding universe.
Neutrinos Offer New View of Milky Way

Neutrinos Offer New View of Milky Way

TEHRAN (ANA)- Physicists at Drexel University used the ghostly subatomic particles coming from within our galaxy to make a new map.
Alien Life Possible Even at Milky Way’s Edges

Alien Life Possible Even at Milky Way’s Edges

TEHRAN (ANA)- The discovery of phosphorus in a cloud at the edge of the Milky Way has extended the region in our galaxy where life might be found, researchers at the University of Arizona said.
Weird Black Holes May Hold Secrets of Early Universe

Weird Black Holes May Hold Secrets of Early Universe

TEHRAN (ANA)- Growing evidence found by scientists at the University of Arizona suggests that rogue black holes and other eccentric behemoths exist.
Webb Detects Complex Organic Molecules 12 Billion Light-Years from Earth

Webb Detects Complex Organic Molecules 12 Billion Light-Years from Earth

TEHRAN (ANA)- Researchers from the University of Illinois have identified complex organic molecules 12 billion light-years from Earth using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST).
Observations Shed Light on Neutron Star Paradox

Observations Shed Light on Neutron Star Paradox

TEHRAN (ANA)- Astronomers of the National Institute of Astrophysics’ Cagliari Observatory have observed neutron stars that emit more energy than is theoretically possible, and now an explanation might be in the works.
Galaxy Clusters Help Confirm Standard Model of Cosmology

Galaxy Clusters Help Confirm Standard Model of Cosmology

TEHRAN (ANA)- Comparing simulated X-ray emissions from galaxy clusters to real observations by scientists at Stanford University provides support for the Standard Model of Cosmology.
James Webb Telescope Images ‘Pillars of Creation’

James Webb Telescope Images ‘Pillars of Creation’

TEHRAN (ANA)- NASA's James Webb Telescope captured images of the Pillars of Creation in breathtaking detail.
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