18 January 2016
Does a second black hole lurk near the centre of the Milky Way?
... and a compact but low density component with a very wide velocity dispersion of 100 km/s. As no holes were observed in the cloud and X-ray and infrared observations did not find any corresponding compact objects, a wide velocity dispersion...
03 September 2018
Water discovered in Jupiter's Great Red Spot suggests plenty more down below
... Journal detailing this research. “It's because there are thicker, deep clouds that are blocking the radiation in the Great Red Spot." The methane supports the theory that the clouds are made up of three different chemical layers; a lower layer made...
May 2022
The Space Industry in 2022
...and RS Metrics. Chinese astronaut Tang Hongbo of the Shenzhou-12 mission works inside the core module Tianhe of the Chinese space station during 2021. Rising tension The ‘Cloud’ is also transforming space and Cloud players will accelerate their reach...
27 March 2019
Storm-plagued exoplanet revealed in detail with GRAVITY
... monoxide from reacting with hydrogen to form methane.” And let’s not forget about the clouds that rain down ingredients which would give you a good facial if whipped up in a storm. “Our observations suggest a ...
February 2016
How to Build Planets
... are typically traced by species such as CO, 13CO and NH3, and observations of these molecules can provide information on the kinematic properties of the cloud, from the presence of rotation to infall and outflows. Small scale, dense ‘cores’ within...
17 May 2019
First science results released on Ultima Thule
.... These pebbles can then clump together to form gravitationally bound pebble clouds. As they jostle around inside such a cloud, the pebbles will stick to one another and as the cloud loses heat and energy over time, it gradually contracts. This...
