With help from next-generation particle accelerators, the approach may nail down the rate of oxygen production in the universe

With help from next-generation particle accelerators, the approach may nail down the rate of oxygen production in the universe
We take a look at the atmospheres of some distant worlds to find out
This oxygen detection provides strong evidence that star formation occurred just 250 million years after the Big Bang
Hint: it’s not good news
Dwarf galaxy J0811+4730 may serve well as a proxy for better understanding the developing chemistry of the young cosmos
Research over the past three decades has suggested that water is frozen on the first rock from the Sun
Astronomers have found that the earliest galaxies have been turning an unusual colour
“Now we can do real astrophysical analysis on the burst source and the galaxy that harbours it,” says James Cordes of Cornell University
New research suggests that GJ 1132b’s atmosphere has a thin wispy atmosphere baked to a temperature of around 450 degrees Fahrenheit
Quantifying the gas is key to understanding how matter cycles in and out of galaxies
The new discovery provides a glimpse into what the universe was like in ancient times
Galaxies “waste” large amounts of material generated by star formation, according to new research
We find out if a supernova could kick-start a mass extinction
We find out how long astronauts can feasibly spend on board the Space Station
Using ESO’s Very Large Telescope, a binary star with two extreme components has been discovered
We spoke to Professor Abel Méndez at the Planetary Habitability Laboratory at the University of Puerto Rico at Arecibo, to learn more about the potential for life on super-Earths
We zoomed into this fascinating structure and took a look
We take a look at whether early Mars was suitable for life as we know it
What lurks beneath this mysterious moon of Jupiter?