Astronomy

Careers

In medicine’s orbit

USP student receives award for asteroid discovery during program coordinated by NASA

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ASTROPHYSICS

The restless heart of the Milky Way

A high-resolution image of the Milky Way's galactic core reveals an abundance of highly energetic events

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Space

James Webb telescope nearly ready

James Webb telescope nearly ready

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Astronomy

Lone planets in the Milky Way

An international group of astronomers has identified at least 70 new free-floating planets roaming the Milky Way

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PHYSICS

Manuscript by Einstein sells for US$13 million at auction

Manuscript by Einstein sells for US$13 million at auction

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ASTROPHYSICS

The heavyweight of the Milky Way

Black hole holds 99.9% of the matter at the center of the galaxy

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Profile

Data on the Universe

Work by Brazilian researcher at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory recognized by the International Astronomical Union

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Astrophysics

The world’s largest space telescope

The James Webb Space Telescope is due to be launched in late December; Brazilian astronomers will lead two observation programs and collaborate on another nine

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Geology

Exoplanets with exotic rocks

The rocky planets orbiting stars outside our Solar System may have a very different chemical composition to Earth

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Cosmology

Super-impact on Titan

Collision with celestial body may have created an environment on Saturn's largest moon in which primitive life could emerge

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Video

The search for life on one of Saturn’s moons

Asteroid collision may have created favorable conditions to the appearance of primitive life forms on Titan | 4'10

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ASTROPHYSICS

Devourers of worlds

At least a quarter of Sun-like stars may have swallowed Earth-like planets

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Profile

Universe Laboratory

Angela Villela Olinto, an expert in astroparticle physics, has twice been recognized by science academies in the USA

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ASTROPHYSICS

Star fossil

New survey of celestial bodies finds rare and ancient star over 10 billion years old

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Astrophysics

The oldest spiral galaxy

Astrophysicists have identified the oldest spiral galaxy ever observed

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Interview

Ivair Gontijo: On Martian time

A Brazilian engineer is one of those responsible for monitoring NASA's robotic jeep Perseverance, as it searches for traces of life on Earth's closest neighbor

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Astrophysics

A planet with a renewed atmosphere

Data obtained by the Hubble Space Telescope suggest that an exoplanet (GJ 1132 b) was able to develop a new atmosphere after its original was lost

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PROFILE

Cosmic dance

Brazilian astronomer has been collaborating with NASA for more than two decades and discovered a supernova

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Profile

Shining stars

Scientist uses astronomy concepts to discuss race and gender issues

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Astronomy

A galaxy destined to fade

Astronomers observed a galaxy ejecting immense quantities of cold gas, enough to form 10,000 new stars the size of the Sun every year

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Astrophysics

Persistent connection

International team captures unexpected simultaneous creation of star and planet in system continuously sustained by cloud of gas

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Astronomy

Space 1.6 million years from now

Using new data astronomers have predicted the movement of the 300,000 stars within 326 light-years of the Sun over the next 1.6 million years

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Hayabusa2

Successful return

The Japanese space mission has successfully collected samples from the asteroid Ryugu and brought them safely back to Earth

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Geophysics

Hidden light

Brazilian group identifies rare light in the upper atmosphere over northeastern Brazil, created by the Moon passing in front of the Sun

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Astronomy

A 10-billion-year-old fossil

In the center of the Milky Way lie the remains of another galaxy that it cannibalized some 10 billion years ago

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Astrophysics

Holes of every size

Gravitational waves reveal black holes of new sizes

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Geology

Water on the near side of the moon

There is water on the Moon, and not only in the dark craters located near its poles

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Obituary

João Steiner’s legacy

The USP astrophysicist studied black holes and created partnerships giving Brazil access to large international telescopes

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Astrophysics

Where the “day” lasts half a minute

Brazilians discover the fastest white dwarf star, which completes one rotation on its axis in less than 30 seconds

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Astronomy

Heading for Mars

The United Arab Emirates launched its first interplanetary space probe from a space center in Japan

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