Astronomy
History
405-year-old letter suggests Galileo toned down his beliefs
A letter found at the Royal Society in London suggests that Galileo Galilei softened his stance against the ecclesiastical doctrine that the Sun orbited Earth to avoid arrest by the Roman Inquisition
By Redação
Video
The eclipse which revolutionized physics
This Wednesday, May 29th, celebrates 100 years of the eclipse which was the first experimental proof of the Theory of General Relativity | 2'36"
By Redação
Astronomy
Devouring stars
According to a survey, the Milky Way cannibalized eleven neighboring galaxies
ASTROPHYSICS
Signs of new worlds
Gravitational waves could be used to detect exoplanets in close orbit around their parent star
ASTROPHYSICS
Cosmic accelerator
Supermassive black hole outside the Milky Way is first confirmed source of high-energy neutrinos
Astronomy
New frontiers of the Milky Way
The disc of the Milky Way may be twice as large as previously estimated, at up to 200,000 light-years in diameter
By Redação
Geology
The secret behind Pluto’s dunes
An international group of researchers seems to have found the explanation behind Pluto's dunes
By Redação
Astronomy
A swarm of black holes
Astrophysicists have discovered a dozen stellar-mass black holes (some larger than the Sun) in the center of the Milky Way
By Redação
Physics
Hawking’s legacy
The British physicist showed black holes can emit radiation and shrink in size
Astronomy
Reduced access to ESO telescopes
Brazilian astronomers will be granted less observation time at some of the world's most advanced telescopes
By Redação
Twins Study
Effects of a long space journey
A long stay in space causes changes to the body that can last for months, even after returning to Earth
By Redação
Astronomy
Rocky planets with water and an atmosphere that could support life
At least five of the seven Earth-like planets orbiting TRAPPIST-1 could hold as much as 250 times more water than the earth's oceans
By Redação
Astronomy
Black hole activity determines star formation
The formation and number of stars in a galaxy depend on the characteristics of the supermassive black hole at its center
By Redação
COVER
Cosmic cataclysm
Colliding neutron stars emit gravitational waves and light
By Igor Zolnerkevic and Ricardo Zorzetto
Engineering
Another mirror for the Giant Magellan Telescope
Another mirror for the Giant Magellan Telescope
By Redação
astrophysics
The rocks that remained
An alternative model suggests the asteroid belt originated in leftovers