Wednesday, 29 March 2017

Record-Breaker! Heftiest and Purest 'Failed Star' Identified

Artist's illustration of the newfound brown dwarf SDSS J0104+1535, which is 90 times more massive than Jupiter. The object is the most massive and purest "failed star" known, researchers said. Credit: John Pinfield An ancient brown dwarf is the most massive and purest such "failed star" ever discovered,...

Rugged Antarctica Shows Its Ice in New 3D Map

Scientists have created a 3D view of Antarctica by combining 250 million measurements taken by the European Space Agency's CryoSat mission between 2010 and 2016. Credit: CPOM  A new three-dimensional view of Antarctica shows off the southernmost continent in all of its rugged glory. Created...