Universe
Most distant quasar with powerful radio jets discovered
With the help of the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope (ESO’s VLT), astronomers have discovered and studied in detail the most distant source of radio emission known to date….
Supercomputer turns back cosmic clock
Astronomers have tested a method for reconstructing the state of the early Universe by applying it to 4000 simulated universes using the ATERUI II supercomputer at the National Astronomical Observatory…
First study with CHEOPS data describes one of the most extreme planets in the universe
CHEOPS keeps its promise: Observations with the space telescope reveal details of the exoplanet WASP-189b – one of the most extreme planets known. CHEOPS is a joint mission by the…
The measurements of the expansion of the universe don't add up
Physicists use two types of measurements to calculate the expansion rate of the universe, but their results do not coincide, which may make it necessary to…
HKU astronomy research team unveils one origin of globular clusters around giant galaxies
Globular clusters are the oldest visible objects in the Universe – each contains hundreds of thousands to occasionally over ten million stars all born at…
Giant neutrino telescope to open window to ultra-high-energy universe
A decades-old mystery: where are the most energetic particles coming from?