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Molecular & Computational biology Mar 25, 2024

Alternative proteins are here. The next 30 years could be crucial for NZ's meat and dairy sectors

The history of farming is seeded with technological "big bang" moments that have changed the trajectory of whole industries and countries.

Astronomy Mar 21, 2024

Unveiling the formation of the first galaxies

Utilizing high-resolution three-dimensional radiation hydrodynamics simulations and a detailed supernova physics model run on supercomputers, a research team led by Dr. Ke-Jung Chen from the Institute of Astronomy and Astrophysics, ...

Astronomy Mar 21, 2024

Astronomers explore stellar populations of an extremely metal-poor dwarf galaxy

Using the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have conducted near- and mid-infrared observations of an extremely metal-poor blue compact dwarf galaxy known as I Zwicky 18. Results of the observational campaign, presented ...

Astronomy Mar 18, 2024

The cosmic neutrino background would tell us plenty about the universe, says researcher

Readers of Universe Today are probably already familiar with the concept of the cosmic microwave background (CMB). Its serendipitous discovery by a pair of radio astronomers at Bell Labs is the stuff of astronomical legend. ...

Astronomy Mar 12, 2024

Detailed pictures show galaxy growth in the early universe was much faster than first thought

Astronomers are currently enjoying a fruitful period of discovery, investigating the many mysteries of the early universe. The successful launch of the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), a successor to NASA's Hubble Space ...

Astronomy Mar 11, 2024

Webb and Hubble telescopes affirm the universe's expansion rate, but the puzzle persists

The rate at which the universe is expanding, known as the Hubble constant, is one of the fundamental parameters for understanding the evolution and ultimate fate of the cosmos.

Astronomy Mar 11, 2024

More precise understanding of dark energy achieved using AI

A UCL-led research team has used artificial intelligence (AI) techniques to infer the influence and properties of dark energy more precisely from a map of dark and visible matter in the universe covering the last 7 billion ...

Environment Mar 7, 2024

A small earthquake and 'Moodus Noises' are nothing new for one Connecticut town

Donna Lindstrom was lying in bed and looking at her phone Wednesday morning when she heard a loud bang that rattled her 19th-century house in the central Connecticut town of East Hampton.

Astronomy Mar 7, 2024

Scientists solve the riddle of nitrogen-rich galaxy 440 million years after the Big Bang

For the first time, scientists have been able to explain the mystery behind the unusual chemical composition in one of the universe's most distant galaxies. The state-of-the-art theoretical model that the breakthrough research ...

Astronomy Mar 6, 2024

Astronomers spot oldest 'dead' galaxy yet observed

A galaxy that suddenly stopped forming new stars more than 13 billion years ago has been observed by astronomers.

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